Company
Royal Court
What can you receive?
£25 - £35k pro rata
Link
https://royalcourttheatre.com
Deadline
3 September 2024
This new role will be central to the operation of the Artistic Director’s office, balancing a large amount of detailed administration with high-level relationship management, planning and discretionary decision-making. The job focuses particularly on managing the Artistic Director’s schedule and capacity; managing extensive internal and external communications and correspondence; and supporting delivery of the Artistic Director’s agenda through the artistic team and wider organisation.
The role will manage a high volume of confidential correspondence, detailed planning information, artistic and stakeholder relationships and internal workflows. This will require exceptional organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to act with independent initiative, sensitivity and discretion including under pressure and during busy times. While the focus of the role is managerial and administrative, it is also a key strategic role with an opportunity for someone to underpin the smooth delivery of all our work, ensuring our strategy and mission remain on track.
The successful candidate will have:
- Detailed experience in a previous administrative and/or organisational role in a busy departmental or office environment.
- Understanding of the theatre and/or wider arts sector, including insight and sensitivity into challenges and relationship management artists and key stakeholders.
- The ability to deal sensitively and discreetly when handling confidential information, including with a wide range of people and stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with an excellent eye for detail and the ability to pitch communications at the right level in different contexts.
