Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Job Title:

Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Posting

Start Date:

09/03/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included.

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Salary: Grade E (£49,140 - £55,000) (A Market Forces Supplement may be considered, subject to eligibility)

Contractual

Hours:

35
Basis: 24 Month Fixed Term Contract
Workplace category: Workplace Based
Attachments: Job Information Pack

The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in the City of London.

Across its theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues, public and community spaces, the Barbican showcases the most exciting artists and performers from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year, the Centre presents hundreds of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.

Firmly rooted in its neighbourhood, the Barbican collaborates on projects with local communities, and supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access jobs in the creative industry.

The Barbican has an extensive offer of places to eat and drink, whatever your mood! Reporting to the Head of Commercial Development, the Senior Food & Beverage Manager will be responsible for effectively managing and developing the in-house bars and cafe operations throughout the Centre, ensuring the successful delivery of a unique and brand-focused experience.

This role is key to supporting and driving the organisation’s intention to maximise income generation, in line with the Barbican business plan, and contributing to the overall commercial strategy. You’ll be heading up a team of 15 managers, in addition to circa 100 casual colleagues across 10 outlets.

About The Role

Our ideal candidate will have, a proven track record of multi venue operations, and be able to demonstrate good working knowledge of standard industry KPI’s such as profit margins, stock controls and labour management. You’ll have the ability to plan complex operational logistics and be a dynamic problem solver, with a thirst for learning.

To apply click on the 'Apply Now' button below.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advert may close ahead of this date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Please submit your application without delay to avoid missing out.

If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at

Final date to receive applications is 23:55 on Sunday 22 March 2026. The advert may close ahead of this date if a sufficient number of applications is reached - apply early to avoid missing out.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.

* Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.