The Royal Opera House’s aim is for many more people to enjoy and engage in exceptional ballet and opera.  The Development and Enterprises Department is based within the 2.5 acre building in Covent Garden, which is also home to around 1000 staff comprising all the business services, artists, musicians, designers, learning team and technical and craft teams.

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As with all charities and businesses, we currently face significant external challenges.  However, as an organisation we remain committed to art, artists and audiences and have ambitious plans that will be realised in significant part via continued growth from the work of our Development and Enterprises Department.  Revenue income across these two areas in our last financial year was £33m and during that year we also concluded a capital campaign and building project, opening our new public spaces and theatre.

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The Royal Opera House Plan has four priorities – Strengthen Excellence, Open Up, Ensure Financial Resilience and Be a Great Place to Work, and the Fundraising and Enterprises strategy supports the Royal Opera House Plan objective to Ensure Financial Resilience.  We have a strategy and plans for growth across all areas of fundraising, plus have committed to double the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund, to expand our global network of philanthropists, review and reshape membership and fundraising campaigns and create a multi-million pound capital campaign to support the Royal Opera House’s need to renew the backstage infrastructure.  Within Enterprises we will be increasing income and brand awareness via our retail business, exploring new partnerships via digital and data development, remaining ambitious with our catering revenues and expanding our portfolio of advertisers, brand partnerships and licensees.

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The Head of Finance, Development and Enterprises, is a key role that has and will continue to underpin and help drive the work of this creative and ambitious department.  We look forward to hearing from you.