Higher Education Partnerships Lead

Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and one of Europe’s leading arts organisations: committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites, challenges and entertains.

Rooted in northern communities but global in outlook, the Learning & Engagement team Make Opera Vital by collaborating with professional artists to deliver operatic participative arts, and family and community-based performance activity, by, with and for people of all ages.

Working in partnership to create new knowledge, enhance skills and inspire creativity that strengthens learners, makers and places, an opportunity has arisen for a Higher Education Partnerships Lead to develop and deliver Opera North’s partnerships with Higher Education institutions.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in, or with, the Higher Education sector in addition to significant experience of project management and demonstrable experience of building and sustaining partnerships.

Salary: £35,700 per annum (pro rata)

Deadline for applications: Monday 10th November

For an application pack, please visit: https://www.operanorth.co.uk/about/jobs

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 create music and opera for everyone, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and sections of the community. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants of the global majority and/or those who are disabled. We are committed to meeting any access requirements for the successful applicant.

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