Assistant CaféBar Manager

Contract: Full Time Permanent
Salary: £26,841
Hours: 1,950 hours per year (must be fully flexible to work daytime, evening and weekend shifts)
Closing date: 6 April at 12pm
Contract: Permanent Annualised Hours - this involves working a set number of hours over the year, rather than per week. Longer hours may be worked over our busy high season months, and less hours may be worked during our slightly quieter low season months.

• Working for an award-winning organisation that values creativity
• 'Getting to know the MAC' tickets - your path to becoming an insider
• Membership of Lena by Inspire employee assistance programme.
• Free Flu jab
  
• 5 GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths at grade C or above
• A minimum of 3 years café or bar experience
• A minimum of 2 year's managerial experience in a Café bar or a similar role
• Proven ability to motivate and lead a team
• Experience with cash handling and till reconciliation
• Bars product knowledge and experience with sales to large numbers
• Third Level Degree/Professional qualification in relevant field- Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure, Event Management, Business
• Experience in managing in a multi-function environment

Thank you for your interest in this role. For further details please download an application pack below.

Please read the information in the job description and send an email to with the following attachments in Word or PDF format only (we cannot accept links to online CVs, profiles, document downloads or psd files etc):

• Your CV, no more than 2 A4 pages long, including your name, home address, email, and contact number.
• A cover letter, no more than 2 pages long, outlining why you're a suitable candidate for the Assistant Café Bar Manager role based on the criteria in the job description. Please include the names, addresses, email, phone number and occupations of two people, not related to you, to whom references may be obtained. One of your referees must be your current or most recent employer.
• A completed equal opportunity monitoring form.

Please send your CV and covering letter to or post your application to the HR Manager, The MAC, 10 Exchange Street West, Belfast, BT1 2NJ.

The closing date for applications is Monday 6 April 2026 at midday, please note that we are unable to consider any applications which are received after the deadline.

The applicants who best fit the specifications outlined in the job description will be invited to interview on 13/14 April 2026, so please make sure you tell us everything relevant on your CV and covering letter. If you cannot make an offered interview time, we may not be able to give you an alternative.

If you have not heard from us by Thursday 10 April 2026, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We particularly welcome applications from Black and Global Majority, disabled and LGBTQI+ candidates who are under-represented across the sector.

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