Jette Parker Artists Programme Administrative Assistant & Project Co-Ordinator Full Time

Full time; 40 hours per week

Based in: Covent Garden, London

Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here.

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.

The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.

Our Jette Parker Artist Programme (JPAP) is designed to support the development of talented artists at the beginning of their career. JPAP accepts singers, conductors, pianists and directors of exceptional promise from all over the globe to train and perform with the Royal Opera over a 2-year period. It also delivers a wide range of courses, access and professional development opportunities to early career opera-makers and artists-in-training.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated assistant to support the smooth day-to-day operations of the Jette Parker Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. This role is perfect for a candidate looking to develop a career in arts administration and support, working on an industry-leading performance programme. It will suit a highly motivated, proactive individual with a passion for the artform and strong organisational skills.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To Demonstrate

• Strong administrative experience within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent IT skills, which must include all Microsoft Office functions (Word, Excel, Outlook) and the ability to learn DIESE artistic planning software, as well as other in-house platforms, Dayforce and Business Central.
• Proven accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent proof-reading skills in both literacy and numeracy
• Excellent active listening and the ability to deal with people at all levels and in a wide range of contexts thoughtfully, sensitively, with integrity and discretion
• Ability to manage a busy workload with high productivity and flexibility

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.

The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.

Job Description

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If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 4th June 2026

To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.

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