Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and a leading European arts organisation. Acclaimed for its imaginative programming and innovative productions on the main stage, Opera North also programmes its own venue, the Howard Assembly Room, with an enormous diversity of activity.

We create music and opera for everyone, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and sections of the community. Opera North is committed to Arts Council England’s Creative Case for Diversity in all aspects of our recruitment and employment practices and we are the first opera company to be awarded Theatre of Sanctuary status. We are keen to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Opera North and to support this commitment and to help us develop our policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Monitoring Form.

If you need any help applying to a job, including any adjustments to the application process, and if you’re applying under the Disability Confident Committed Scheme, please contact appointments@operanorth.co.uk

If not otherwise stated, all deadlines are at 23.59pm.

We regret that we cannot contact applicants individually about their applications. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the job closing, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion and keep an eye out for future vacancies.

Trustee

Opera North is looking for experienced and well-motivated individuals to join our board of trustees.

We are especially keen to hear from potential trustees who have experience in IT, Marketing and Communications, Sustainability best practice and/or knowledge in the artform.

This is a voluntary position.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 14 January 2024

Trustee Job Pack

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To apply please send an email explaining why you would like to join us and what you can bring to the board to help us develop the business for the future to Yuliia Didukh, our HR Assistant at yuliia.didukh@operanorth.co.uk
Please also append a CV, so we can see where your career has taken you to date.

Chef de Partie

Opera North is looking for a experienced, strong and motivated Chef de Partie to join our existing team in the centre of Leeds.

The role will be for Kino, Opera North’s restaurant, located adjacent to the Leeds Grand Theatre. We are open Tuesday to Saturday, serving pre-theatre & a La Carte menus, with lunch and dinner on Saturdays, we also cater for events and private hire Monday to Sunday.

Salary: £26,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: Sunday 7 January 2024

Chef de Partie Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Development Operations Coordinator

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Development Operations Coordinator.

The successful candidate will have a background working in a fundraising, box office or finance environment, and will have experience using a CRM system such as Spektrix. You will have excellent organisational and administrative skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise under pressure.

Salary: £24,878 per annum
Deadline for applications: 10am on Monday 8 January 2024
Interviews to be held: Thursday 18 January 2024, Howard Opera Centre, Leeds

Development Operations Coordinator Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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In Harmony Instrumental Tutor (Upper Strings)

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Upper Strings tutor with In Harmony Opera North.

The Instrumental Tutors at Opera North deliver a year round programme of high quality and engaging group instrumental tuition at the In Harmony Opera North partner schools; creativity is a core ethos.

Salary: £29,255 per annum (pro rata)
Deadline for applications: 5pm on Friday 12 January 2024
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 17 January 2024 in Leeds at In Harmony primary schools

In Harmony Upper Strings Tutor Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Finance Assistant (Trainee)

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Finance Assistant (Trainee) on a 12 month fixed term basis.

The successful candidate will have a desire to work in finance and will have good numeracy, Word and Excel skills, be effective at managing a large number of tasks and pride themselves on accuracy and attention to detail. On the job training will be provided with option to take formal (primarily online) AAT level 2 or 3 dependent on experience.

Salary: £19,838 per annum
Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 8 January 2024
Interviews to be held: Howard Opera Centre, Leeds

Finance Trainee Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Executive PA & Administrator

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Executive PA & Administrator.

The successful candidate will have proven administrative experience. You will have excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise under pressure.

Salary: £30,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: 10am on Friday 26 January 2024
Interviews to be held: Leeds on Friday 2 February 2024

Executive PA & Administrator Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Senior HR Advisor

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Senior HR Advisor. The successful candidate will be a proven, knowledgeable leader with a track record of delivering high quality HR advice and generalist support.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our People Tram team in this key role, where you will support the Director of People in the delivery of a comprehensive, professional and customer focused HR service. You will be supported by our HR Assistant.

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: Sunday 21 January 2024

Senior HR Advisor Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Northern Bridge Consortium Collaborative Doctoral Awards Competition

Above and BeyONd: developing and evaluating new approaches to access for Opera North

Inclusion is core to Arts Council England’s current Let’s Create Strategy and to Opera North’s ambition to build new audiences and sustain existing ones.

But, captioning opera performances presents particular challenges in terms of what can be captioned and what is ‘lost in translation’. The art form of opera is multi-layered with performance texts including music and sung text alongside other modes of communication that include costume, set, lighting, gesture and movement.

Building on the company’s sector-leading work on access, this project examines what can and should be captioned and explores how best to do so to support understanding and pleasure for all audiences.

Deadline for applications: Thursday 1 February 2024
Interviews to be held: Weeks commencing 11 or 18 February 2024
How to apply: To register interest email jo.robinson2@newcastle.ac.uk

Expression of interest to include 1-page project proposal (which should outline your interest in and motivation for the project); 2-page CV; copy degree certificates and transcripts of marks.

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Disability Confident Committed

As users of the disability confident scheme, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy will be offered an interview.

Supporting Parents & Carers

 

Partner organisation of Parents & Carers in Performing Arts.

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