New Unity staff team vacancies
Job vacancy: part-time Rentals Manager
An exciting vacancy has arisen for a talented Rentals Manager to join the team at New Unity CIO, a mid-sized charity in Hackney and Islington.
New Unity is a radically inclusive community of love and justice. It is a registered charity, and the Unitarian and Dissenting communities here have been in existence for over 300 years. It once played host to iconic feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, and had an important role in generating the radical ideas behind revolutions around the world. Today, the community is open to non-religious people as well as religious people of any background. It hosts unique Sunday morning gatherings with spiritual and humanist elements as well as arts and culture events, and carries out social justice work.
The charity owns the freehold of two complexes of historic buildings, including our flagship Newington Green Meeting House as well as another building on Upper Street in Islington. These complexes are mixed-use, one of which is to generate crucial income for the charity through lettings. The building complexes include two residential properties, a commercial kitchen, versatile halls for hire for conferences and functions, office space, AV-equipped staging and performance spaces, and more. The charity earned over £60,000 in rental income in the 2024-25 financial year.
The Rentals Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the rental of these buildings and spaces. They will be responsible for liaising with commercial hall hirers at all stages of the process, diary management, and invoicing/accounts receivable. They will manage the charity’s residential lettings and ensure the charity’s adherence to all relevant legislation. They will take a creative and thoughtful approach to working with rental clients, and to our two historic and precious buildings. They will work collaboratively with colleagues on marketing and facilities - deputising for our part-time Facilities Manager when he is away.
This role would be ideal for a thorough and organised person with strong administration skills, who is looking to work part-time in a flexible, charitable organisation with purpose and mission. It would be ideal for someone looking to fit this paid work around other commitments or projects. The role is based at least 75% on-site in Islington and Hackney; we are happy for a half-day of admin to be done from home. Some evening and weekend work may be required, but we can be flexible. We offer a generous annual leave package.
Key information
Salary: Equivalent of £31,250 p/a pro rata, 2 days/15 hours a week (0.4 FTE)
Contract type: On payroll
Holiday entitlement: Equivalent of 6 weeks of paid annual leave pro rata (0.4 FTE)
Pension: 3% employer contribution after three months of employment
Location: at least 75% on-site at N1 2TZ (Upper Street) and N16 9PR (Newington Green); flexibility for remainder to be home-based
Days of the week: to be mutually agreed with the successful candidate. Some flexibility for evening or weekend working may be required
Reporting to: General Manager
The successful candidate must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.
Job description
Managing inbound hall hire enquiries via email and phone
Booking in clients using Google Calendar and issuing contracts
Invoicing all clients using Xero, managing accounts receivable and chasing arrears
Booking and conducting site visits, and acting as a first point of contact for hall hirers throughout the life cycle of their booking
Hiring and managing freelance stewards and security staff for certain hall hires
Dealing with any rental or hall hire-related correspondence from third parties
Conducting market research into local halls and venue lettings of a similar size to ensure our pricing remains in line with the market
Proactively monitoring, looking out for and suggesting opportunities to collaborate on enhancing and promoting the buildings, such as checking cleanliness and supplies levels or taking photographs at events
Managing at least one residential property and ensuring the charity adheres to all relevant legislation around tenancies, including (but not limited to) handling deposits, check-in/check-out inventories and rent price negotiation in line with market trends
Procuring and managing contractors for repair and maintenance work when the part-time Facilities Manager is unavailable
Act as licensee for events serving alcohol
Essential skills, experience and attributes
At least six months’ experience of working in commercial, public sector or small charity administration in a similar role
Self-starter and able to manage own workload
Strong diary management skills
Knowledge of basic finance processes such as calculating price packages, raising and tracking invoices, etc
Clear and effective communicator in written and spoken English, with a friendly and helpful demeanour
Good digital skills, including proficiency in the use of Gmail and Google Drive
Sympathy with New Unity’s values of love, justice and openness to all backgrounds and walks of life.
Desirable, but not required:
Background in marketing, sales or advertising.
New Unity is an equal opportunities employer. We have very high expectations and standards around respect and interpersonal behaviour. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, intimidation or discourtesy from or towards our staff, volunteers, community members or clients/tenants.
To apply, please send a short covering letter outlining your experience as well as a recent CV to Nick Toner, General Manager, on nick@new-unity.org with “Rentals Manager role” in the subject line.
Applications close at 5pm on Tuesday August 18th 2026. Interviews will most likely take place the following week (week commencing 24th August 2026).
