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Trustee
| Posting date: | 05 August 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2024 |
| Location: | Covent Garden, WC2E 7AH |
| Company: | Royal Opera House |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4826AMroh |
Summary
Royal Opera House - Trustee
The Royal Opera House is seeking a new trustee with experience in Built Environment and Design.
About
Home to The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, the Royal Opera House (ROH) brings together world-class performers and trailblazing creative teams to share unforgettable performances with audiences near and far. Its theatres are in London`s Covent Garden, but its work is accessed and experienced across the UK and globally through streams, tours, cinema relays, radio broadcasts and TV output.
ROH is one of the busiest theatres in the world, delivering over 400 performances and around 1,350 learning events each year. It employs 1100 permanent staff and generates a turnover of £135m, attracting 1.5m attendances in Covent Garden and in cinemas, further extended via broadcasting, digital activity and collaboration with touring companies.
ROH strives to develop audiences across the UK and internationally, and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre. As times have changed, it has remained at the vanguard of innovation in the ways in which audiences can experience opera and ballet. The aim is for audiences to interact, create and engage in ROHs artforms, physically and digitally.
Public service values, and the need to be financially sustainable, sit right at the heart of this ambition. ROH seeks to inspire audiences through exceptional and accessible music and dance, opera and ballet.
Role specification
The Board of Trustees of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is responsible for the governance of the Royal Opera House and is its ultimate decision-making body. Supported by the Executive Team, it is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Royal Opera House`s mission and aims.
Person specification
The Royal Opera House is seeking a Trustee who is aligned to its mission, share its commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and hasthe relevant knowledge to specialise in the following area to support the charity in ensuring its future success.
Built environment and design
A strategic advisor on all matters building related particularly in relation to the built environment, design and the multi-functional use of our building.
The successful candidate will understand the need for excellent people leadership across multifunctional teams. They will be a team player with the skills and experience to act as a sounding board for relevant executive directors, and to lead board discussion at key decision points. As the ROH undertakes a major capital investment project to modernise the working environment and facilities we are seeking a candidate who will champion our values and the integrity of the building in this process.
The trustee will sit on the Capital and Estates Committee
On a personal level, the successful candidates will share the Boards interest in and enthusiasm for ROHs artforms, as well as their commitment to ROH`s goals and values, the importance of exceptional integrity and trust, and an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. They will need to have an understanding of the key challenges faced by the arts sector and the ability to bring their experience to bear on these challenges.
All Trustees are expected to act as advocates for the Royal Opera House actively supporting fundraising efforts, attending events and mobilising their networks and relationships in support of our charitable objectives. In addition every Trustee is expected to give financially, at a level appropriate to their means.
Board composition
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE, Chair
Zeinab Badawi
Caroline Britton
Tim Bunting
Lisa Burger CBE
Lord Browne of Madingley
Philipp Freisse
Susan Hoyle OBE
Janis Susskind OBE
Jo Streeten
Michael Ward
Sir Alex Younger
Alex Beard CBE, CEO
Patrons
HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE, Hon. Vice-President
Sir Simon Robey, Hon. Vice-President
Terms of appointment
This role is unremunerated but reasonable, pre-agreed domestic travel expenses will be reimbursed. The Board meets six times per year, usually on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning for three hours; going forward, these will be in person. Trustees are also expected to sit on one of the Boards Sub-committees. The appointment is for a four-year term, which can be renewed once at the discretion of the Board.
Location
Board meetings are currently held in Covent Garden. Candidates will therefore be UK-based or be able to travel to London regularly.
Diversity
The Royal Opera House strongly welcomes applicants from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, belief or disability. In line with the Disability Confident scheme and as a protected characteristic, disability is under-represented on the Board, applications from those individuals would be particularly encouraged. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, ROH may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
To express your interest, please send an up-to-date CV and short supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role to emma.davies@roh.org.uk
Expressions of interest close at 8am, Friday 23rdAugust 2024.
The Royal Opera House is seeking a new trustee with experience in Built Environment and Design.
About
Home to The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, the Royal Opera House (ROH) brings together world-class performers and trailblazing creative teams to share unforgettable performances with audiences near and far. Its theatres are in London`s Covent Garden, but its work is accessed and experienced across the UK and globally through streams, tours, cinema relays, radio broadcasts and TV output.
ROH is one of the busiest theatres in the world, delivering over 400 performances and around 1,350 learning events each year. It employs 1100 permanent staff and generates a turnover of £135m, attracting 1.5m attendances in Covent Garden and in cinemas, further extended via broadcasting, digital activity and collaboration with touring companies.
ROH strives to develop audiences across the UK and internationally, and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre. As times have changed, it has remained at the vanguard of innovation in the ways in which audiences can experience opera and ballet. The aim is for audiences to interact, create and engage in ROHs artforms, physically and digitally.
Public service values, and the need to be financially sustainable, sit right at the heart of this ambition. ROH seeks to inspire audiences through exceptional and accessible music and dance, opera and ballet.
Role specification
The Board of Trustees of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is responsible for the governance of the Royal Opera House and is its ultimate decision-making body. Supported by the Executive Team, it is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Royal Opera House`s mission and aims.
Person specification
The Royal Opera House is seeking a Trustee who is aligned to its mission, share its commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and hasthe relevant knowledge to specialise in the following area to support the charity in ensuring its future success.
Built environment and design
A strategic advisor on all matters building related particularly in relation to the built environment, design and the multi-functional use of our building.
The successful candidate will understand the need for excellent people leadership across multifunctional teams. They will be a team player with the skills and experience to act as a sounding board for relevant executive directors, and to lead board discussion at key decision points. As the ROH undertakes a major capital investment project to modernise the working environment and facilities we are seeking a candidate who will champion our values and the integrity of the building in this process.
The trustee will sit on the Capital and Estates Committee
On a personal level, the successful candidates will share the Boards interest in and enthusiasm for ROHs artforms, as well as their commitment to ROH`s goals and values, the importance of exceptional integrity and trust, and an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. They will need to have an understanding of the key challenges faced by the arts sector and the ability to bring their experience to bear on these challenges.
All Trustees are expected to act as advocates for the Royal Opera House actively supporting fundraising efforts, attending events and mobilising their networks and relationships in support of our charitable objectives. In addition every Trustee is expected to give financially, at a level appropriate to their means.
Board composition
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE, Chair
Zeinab Badawi
Caroline Britton
Tim Bunting
Lisa Burger CBE
Lord Browne of Madingley
Philipp Freisse
Susan Hoyle OBE
Janis Susskind OBE
Jo Streeten
Michael Ward
Sir Alex Younger
Alex Beard CBE, CEO
Patrons
HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE, Hon. Vice-President
Sir Simon Robey, Hon. Vice-President
Terms of appointment
This role is unremunerated but reasonable, pre-agreed domestic travel expenses will be reimbursed. The Board meets six times per year, usually on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning for three hours; going forward, these will be in person. Trustees are also expected to sit on one of the Boards Sub-committees. The appointment is for a four-year term, which can be renewed once at the discretion of the Board.
Location
Board meetings are currently held in Covent Garden. Candidates will therefore be UK-based or be able to travel to London regularly.
Diversity
The Royal Opera House strongly welcomes applicants from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, belief or disability. In line with the Disability Confident scheme and as a protected characteristic, disability is under-represented on the Board, applications from those individuals would be particularly encouraged. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, ROH may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
To express your interest, please send an up-to-date CV and short supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role to emma.davies@roh.org.uk
Expressions of interest close at 8am, Friday 23rdAugust 2024.
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