Philanthropy Officer - WC2E 9DD in Bisham

Philanthropy Officer - WC2E 9DD

Permanent; Full time

Salary: Up to 34,000 per annum

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 andThe 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.

We could not maintain this range of work or our digital presence without support from philanthropists, funders, members, business partners and sponsors, Our Development and Advocacy department generates over 46m revenue annually, plus additional capital funds, and secures the annual Arts Council England grant (currently 23.8m).

The Departments revenue generation and advocacy to Government of the value of our creative sector ensures the RBO can retain the best artists and crafts people, deliver our thriving National Schools Programme, maintain our beautiful Grade I listed building, deliver on our charitable mission, and continue to produce world class performances.

Key to our Development and Advocacy department is our Philanthropy team who are looking to hire a Philanthropy Officer to support the team with our RBO Philanthropists.

The Philanthropy Officer is responsible for managing and delivering a range of administrative and stakeholder engagement workstreams, taking ownership of the planning, coordination and completion of activities agreed with the Senior Philanthropy Administration Manager. The role leads the administration and delivery of selected meetings, events, senior stakeholder engagements, and Royal Box cultivation evenings, as well as supporting Board and Committee activity, ensuring all work is accurate, timely and delivered to the highest standards. The postholder provides dedicated administrative support to the Associate Head of Philanthropy, including diary management, liaison during periods of absence, donor portfolio administration and support for strategic initiatives. Additionally, the role supports the Senior Philanthropy Administration Manager and provides cover for the Philanthropy Coordinator when required, helping to maintain continuity and efficiency across the wider Philanthropy team.

An ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Relevant experience in a complex administrative, coordination, events or arts administration role.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with demonstrable ownership, resilience and follow-through.
• Excellent organisational and workload management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and respond calmly to changing requirements.
• A methodical, project management-style approach, with the ability to plan activity, clarify responsibilities and deadlines, coordinate dependencies and maintain momentum through to delivery.
• Strong written communication and document-production skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling sensitive information and complex logistics.
• Confidence and professionalism when working with senior internal and external stakeholders, Board and Committee members, philanthropists and colleagues at all levels.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UKs 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 arefrom a global majority background and/or those who aredisabled,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.

A full job description can be found here .

For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.

For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on

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

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 25th October 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.