Business Manager, ROH Bridge


£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden


Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.


This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.


The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:


  • Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
  • Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
  • High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
  • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
  • Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.


In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.


A full job description is available below. To apply, please scroll to the bottom of the page and click on `Apply Now`.


All of our staff are expected to uphold the Royal Opera House values: respect, openness and valuing the highest standards.

The Royal Opera House is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from those who are currently under-represented in our workforce, in particular those who are ethnically diverse and/or disabled. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.


For queries, please contact the HR Department at hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk. You can also contact us if you have any access needs to assist you with making an application. Interviews will be held online.


Closing date for applications: 8am Wednesday 8 December 2021.

Interviews will be held online on Thursday 16 December 2021 (AM).


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




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