Contracts & Music Coordinator (Opera Company)

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 Company forms part of the Royal Ballet and Opera, delivering world-class opera productions. The team supports a busy programme of performances, working closely with artists, creative teams, and internal departments to ensure the smooth coordination of contracts, music administration, and production planning.

We are seeking to recruit a Contracts and Music Coordinator to join our Opera Company team. This role will provide essential administrative and coordination support across artist contracts, music operations, and production activity within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Our ideal candidate will be a highly organised and detail-oriented administrator with an interest in the performing arts. You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, working to tight deadlines, and handling confidential information with professionalism. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working in a performing arts, theatre, or similarly complex organisation
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Experience supporting contractual or coordination processes
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Experience organising events, auditions, or similar activities
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and learning new systems (e.g. databases, HR/payroll systems)
• A proactive and adaptable approach to work, both independently and as part of a team

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.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Sunday 5th July 2026. Interviews will be held w/c 13th July 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.