Fixed term contract starting ASAP and running until 31st January 2026
Full time; 40 hours per week
Based in: Covent Garden, London
£35,000 per annum

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.

People are centre stage of everything we do at RBO, and our Human Resources department work across the organisation, ensuring that in every department we have to right people in place who are supported to deliver their work to their fullest capacity.

We are now seeking a proactive, organised and enthusiastic HR Officer to join our team on a fixed term basis to support us as we head into the final stages of a major HR system implementation. The role will provide support on a broad range of HR employment issues across the employee life cycle as well as participating and contributing to the development and implementation of key initiatives within the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be passionate about people, with a keen eye for detail and process. Able to build effective working relationships quickly, you will be a positive and committed team player, with the ability to work autonomously and take direction as required.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of Associate CIPD membership, or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of skill and experience
• Proven HR organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation
• Strong numeracy with experience of analysing and reporting on complex data
• Advanced time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet often tight and conflicting deadlines

Prior knowledge of our art forms is not essential, though an interest in learning more about how a leading arts organisation functions is critical. We welcome applications with transferable skills and value the diversity of thought varied experience can bring to our team.

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 Recruitment Team on [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 8am, Monday 8th September 2025

Interviews will be held on Thursday 11th September 2025

Given the short turnaround time, we will be assessing applications as we go and reserve the right to close the post early. Therefore, we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

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