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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.

Opera North is committed to the Arts Council England’s Creative Case for Diversity in all aspects of our recruitment and employment practices. We are the first opera company to be awarded Theatre of Sanctuary status and actively welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities who are currently underrepresented in the workforce. 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.

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

Opera North has embarked upon Music Works, an ambitious redevelopment project to create a world-class centre for the arts in the heart of Leeds. We are looking for a driven and meticulous individual to work alongside the Development and Senior Management teams, to help us reach our capital target to fully realise the project. This is a fantastic and unique opportunity to work on a fast-paced capital campaign, within one of the UK’s largest creative companies.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of people, as well as proven attention to detail and the ability to prioritise under pressure.

Salary: £19,000-£22,000 per annum.
Contract type: Full-Time Fixed-Term.
Deadline for applications: 10:00am, Mon 9 Sept 2019
Interviews: held in Leeds Wed 18 & Thurs 19 Sept 2019

Capital Campaign Coordinator Job Description

Application documents:
Application Form | EDI Monitoring Form
Application Guidance Notes | EDI Policy

Please submit your application to appointments@operanorth.co.uk, and also use this address if you have any queries about the recruitment process or access needs with making an application.

We also have an HR Assistant vacancy available via Creative Access. Creative Access fills a gap in the current creative landscape by helping young people from black, Asian and other non-white minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with a lower socioeconomic status, to secure both jobs and paid training opportunities in creative companies. Find out more »

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.