House Manager at Two Temple Place

Job Title: House Manager
Reporting to: Head of Events & Commercial
Based at: Two Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD
Contract: Zero Hour
Salary: £25 per hour for weekdays, £30 per hour for weekends

Two Temple Place and the Bulldog Trust
Two Temple Place is a dazzling architectural gem in central London, built in 1895 by William Waldorf Astor and owned by the registered charity The Bulldog Trust. We run a growing year-round programme of community activity, projects and cultural events - including a major annual free exhibition - designed to open our doors more often to more people. To generate the funds for this, we make our beautiful and utterly unique building available for commercial hire, for both corporate and private events, from weddings to conferences.

Two Temple Place is now looking for a House Manager to join the team who will look after the house during corporate, private and charitable events. This role will report directly to the Head of Events & Commercial and take over the on-site event management responsibilities once the Event Manager leaves the premises.

The Role:
The role of the House Manager is varied and requires a flexible, proactive approach. Key aspects of the include liaising with caterers, production companies, florists and other suppliers for the duration of events including set up and pack down to ensure the safe execution of all events activity and the preservation and avoidance of damage of this Grade II listed building. The House Manager will need to be dedicated, proactive and responsive to ensure that events run smoothly and to the satisfaction of our clients. This can include general maintenance of the house, for example: changing light bulbs, alerting the cleaner to spillages and occasional manual labour such as lifting chairs and moving equipment around. The House Manager is required to undertake full Health training which will be given by the Health and Safety Manager.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Maintaining security of the building.
• Support the care and conservation of the building, reviewing suppliers actions.
• Overseeing the on-site security personnel.
• Acting as the fire marshal. Responsible for the safe evacuation of Two Temple
• Place if the fire alarm is activated during an event and is required to brief all event suppliers on the fire evacuation procedures for the house during event set up.
• Knowledge of use of specialised equipment (Stair Climber).
• Management of the heating/cooling and water systems for the duration of the events.
• Ensuring that no unwanted people enter the building during the event and that all contractors and guests are behaving in an appropriate manner ensuring a safe environment for all.
• In the absence of the Events Manager, the House Manager must liaise closely with the client and suppliers at the end of the night to ensure the event runs smoothly and everyone is departed by the agreed times.
• Take full responsibility for managing the event after the Events Manager has departed, ensuring smooth execution and resolution of any issues that arise.
• Liaising with internal contractors and looking after the fabric of the building.
• Maintains clients' expectations throughout the event, providing excellent customer service and addressing any concerns or requests in a professional timely manner.

This role would suit someone with a background in Event Security who also enjoys the customer service element and takes satisfaction and pride in being a custodian for our stunning building.

The candidate must be:
- Helpful, polite and accommodating to clients at all times
- Proactive in their approach
- Able to work unsupervised
- Computer literate
- Professionally dressed
- Confident in dealing with the occasional intoxicated person
- Confident in dealing with difficult and demanding clients
- First Aid trained
- Fire Marshal Trained
- SIA (Door Supervisor) trained
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and respond to unexpected situations
with confidence and clarity
- Willingness to work late nights, early mornings, weekends and bank holidays

The Bulldog Trust is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible. No agencies please.

On receipt of your application, you will receive an Equal Opportunities form by weblink. Please fill this in to complete your application. The form helps us in monitoring how we are reaching applicants. This information is anonymously stored.

Two Temple Place welcomes applications from the widest possible range of people and is keen to encourage interest from candidates from communities that are currently under- represented in the industry. We take this to include people from Diaspora and Global Majority and ethnically diverse, migrant or refugee, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary, neurodivergent, Disabled or health impaired, and unemployed backgrounds, those affected by homelessness, care-leavers, and those who identify that they are from a disadvantaged socio-economic background.

We do not require applicants for this role to have a degree.

Please note that Two Temple Place is a historic building, there is a short flight of stone steps leading up to our entrance, and wheelchair access to the building can be gained via a stair climber.

About Two Temple Place and The Bulldog Trust
Built in 1895 by William Waldorf Astor, the building is a celebration of the greatest craftsmen of the day, and a joyful architectural fantasia. Today, Two Temple Place is owned by registered charity The Bulldog Trust, which is focussed on social impact by offering opportunities to those who may lack them. We run a growing programme of free cultural and community programmes, exhibitions, events and projects. We are an accredited Living Wage organisation. Further information is available at
This public access is made possible through the busy calendar of exclusive commercial hires, comprising corporate dinners, weddings, product launches, receptions and filming. The role Of Head of Events leads that wide-ranging and vital element of our work.

Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 - 17:00

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