Bar and Operations Manager

We need an exceptional individual to oversee operations and run the bar function in this heritage building, now an exciting independent music and arts venue on Bangor seafront. You will lead the Court House bar team with flair and vision, to support a year-round programme of music, arts and cultural events. You will help us to maintain an outstanding reputation for our venue and contribute to the regeneration of Bangor city centre and seafront.  

The venue has one outdoor and three indoor performance spaces and three bars of varying sizes. It operates under a theatre licence for alcohol, so normal hours of operation mean that the bar only serves until 11pm, unless under occasional late licences, and only opens when we are hosting events.

This will be a busy and fast paced role covering building management, bar staff management, financial sustainability and day-to-day operations. You will need to be available to work evenings and weekends, as well as daytime office hours.

Your aim will be to balance the preservation of this heritage building and the delivery of our year round programme of music and arts events with the need to reach income targets and achieve business sustainability. It will be your job to create a culture that balances an efficient and safe working environment with a friendly, welcoming, community atmosphere.

You will work as part of the Open House Team, liaising with the Finance Manager, the Events Manager and the Development Director, and reporting directly to the Open House Group Director.