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COMPANY MANAGER (MATERNITY COVER)

We are looking for an experienced Company Manager to join and support our busy and creative team.

Pay:                   £30,000 pro rata, per annum

Contract:          11 – 13 months fixed term (maternity cover)

Location:         Bristol – office based

Hours:              24 hours per week

Start Date:        October 2025

THE ROLE

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised and proactive individual to join us as Company Manager (maternity cover). This is an office-based role within a small, hardworking team. 

Your role will be to support the team internally and manage our systems and processes to ensure the company is working as efficiently as possible. Responsible for the day to day running of the office, finance and HR, the Company Manager will be a central point between all members of staff and a first point of contact for clients and other contacts.

A job for an extremely organised and proactive multi-tasker, it requires an abundance of energy, resourcefulness, an ability to multitask and a keen eye for detail. This role offers a high level of responsibility and autonomy in a busy and sometimes pressurised environment and so the ability to keep your head and manage your time and competing priorities is essential.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Company Management

  • Ensure the smooth running of the office and shared working spaces – keep company systems, diary, filing and ICT tidy and up to date. Develop and implement new systems as appropriate.
  • Maintain company databases – contacts, enquiries, artists, crew
  • Oversight of company policies and procedures
  • Organise meetings – take minutes, disseminate and check action points are highlighted and fulfilled

Finance

  • Generate, collate, input and file sales invoices
  • Pay employee wages and expenses
  • Manage credit card reconciliation
  • Liaise with company accountants as necessary, supporting on Year End and Management accounts
  • Produce financial reports for the Directors and company meetings

HR

  • Line management of the Arts Administrator, bookkeeper, cleaner and freelancers as required – delegating tasks, managing priorities, one-to-one meetings
  • Manage holiday and absence requests and oversee timesheets for core team and freelancers
  • Manage recruitment
  • Manage company training
  • Manage team and corporate gifting
  • Organise company away days and the Christmas party

Enquiries / Projects

  • First point of contact for email enquiries – logging details and passing to correct team member, ensuring workflow is clear
  • Support on administration for enquiries and creating proposals for clients
  • Ad hoc project support including research and planning, logistics, drawing up contracts, booking travel and accommodation
  • Support on tender and funding applications

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

  • Minimum 3 years in a company management position, or similar, with experience managing business operations
  • Experience managing company finances with knowledge of accounting systems such as Xero
  • Knowledge and experience of HR best practice
  • Knowledgeable and confident using IT systems including Mac programmes, cloud-based software, and Excel
  • Strong leadership skills and line management experience
  • Excellent communication skills in writing, verbally and face to face
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • A proactive, positive and confident team member used to supporting others and working with colleagues on all levels
  • Effective decision maker and resourceful problem solver
  • Ability to work independently under pressure, managing competing priorities in a structured way

Additionally Useful

  • An understanding or interest in circus, live event production or theatre
  • Advanced IT skills including experience using online applications such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Zoom, Canva, Mylio
  • Experience of designing and implementing effective new office systems
  • Experience managing teams
  • Understanding of company legislation
  • Experience of writing tenders, fundraising, reporting and evaluation work
  • Experience managing budgets

FURTHER INFORMATION

Company Ethos

Cirque Bijou are committed to sustainability, diversity, equality and accessibility in all that we do. We value all our artists and crew, and it is important to us that everyone who works with us is well looked after, feels they are part of the team and are supported to do their best work whilst contracted to us. Our core team has a lot of collective experience, and we are always on hand to give help and advice if required.

Our offices are located in a friendly community in the heart of Easton, Bristol, amongst cafes and shops, with good transport links.

Access

If you are invited to interview and have any specific access requirements for the interview or foresee any barriers to the proposed way of working, please discuss this with us.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us your CV (max 2 pages) detailing relevant work experience and qualifications that recommend you for this role. Please also send us either a cover letter (max 1 page)or a video link (max 2 mins recording to a smartphone camera), explaining how you fit our criteria and why you are suitable for the role.

Send your application to rachel@cirquebijou.co.uk

 Deadline: Mon 1st September, 08:00 Interviews: Thurs 11th September, in Bristol

If you have any questions regarding the role or would like to speak to someone in advance of applying, please call our office on 0117 902 9730 and speak to Rachel.

What happens next

If you are shortlisted, we will contact you via email and/or telephone to invite you to interview. At this point, we will ask you to provide details of two professional references, who we will not contact except if we later decide to offer you the job. 

Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to receiving your application.

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