Permanent, part-time
Based in: Covent Garden, London
£19,200 for 24 hours per week (£32,000 per annum FTE)

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. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

Our Visitor Experience team are the public face of our organisation, delivering excellent customer service to returning and new audiences. Our Tours offering gives an insight into the world behind the art forms on stage, giving visitors backstage access to our theatre in Covent Garden and our production workshop in Thurrock.

We are seeking to recruit a part-time Tours Coordinator to join the small but busy Tours team, helping with the coordination and delivery of tours and the training of new guides. You will contribute to the development of new tours, drive tour bookings and prepare the tours schedule, ensuring appropriate staffing levels.

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about the delivery of exceptional customer service alongside inclusivity and access to the ballet and opera art forms. You will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven administration skills including the use of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the diplomacy required to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues and external clients at all levels.
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to use initiative and work unsupervised.
• Confidence to assist in training a team and talking to groups.
• Working as an effective team player with an energetic approach and a positive outlook.

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 are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, 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.

A full job description and RBO information pack is attached below. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 8am, Friday 18th October 2024

First stage interviews will be held on 30th/31st October and 1st November with the second stage on November 4th.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.