Overview
Assistant Chorus Manager – Covent Garden
Permanent Contract
Salary c. £30,000 per annum dependent on experience Full time; 40 hours per week (including some evenings and weekends around the performance and rehearsal schedule)
Location: Covent Garden, London
Who we are:
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. The Royal Ballet and Opera wants to share these life-changing artforms with as many people as we can, working to enrich the cultural life of the nation by growing the public enjoyment and appreciation of exceptional ballet and opera.
The role:
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Chorus Manager to provide effective support to the Chorus Manager and Opera Company office, deputising in the Chorus Manager`s absence across a range of work, including administrative support for chorus members, extra chorus, actors and dancers, and ensuring the smooth running of all day-to-day Chorus activities.
What you`ll bring:
This role will suit a dynamic professional with strong administration experience who can be flexible, build rapport with people and bring a consistently high level of professionalism and responsiveness.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Understanding of the operational aspects and experience of supporting the work of a professional performing company, including singers, actors, dancers or an orchestral/theatrical ensemble.
- Experience of running auditions for professional engagements.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach, ideally within a professional arts organization, with the capacity to manage and prioritise a busy workload.
- A patient team player with the ability to use initiative and deal with people at all levels in a calm, confident and professional manner.
- Strong oral and written English language skills with accuracy and attention to detail.
We value the diversity new hires can bring to our workforce. A working knowledge of our repertoire is not essential, but a keen interest in and the ability to learn quickly is.
How to apply:
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we`d love to hear from you. A full job description is attached below, along with the RBO information pack which includes details on what benefits we offer. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk
The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who arefrom a global majority background and/or those who aredisabled,as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Closing date for applications: 8am, Tuesday 6th May 2025.
Interviews will be held from the 13th May 2025 onwards.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
