Transformation Manager (HR)

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera .

The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts - we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.

People are centre stage of everything we do at RBO, and our Human Resources department work across the organisation, ensuring that in every department we have to right people in place who are supported to deliver their work to their fullest capacity. As we enter a period of change and evolution, we are looking to hire a Transformation Manager to join the team and focus on supporting delivery of the organisation-wide transformation programme from a strategic HR perspective.

Our ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator, well versed in complex change projects and looking at transformation through a HR lens. You will have strong experience leading project workstreams, contributing to conversations about organisation design, operating model and ways of working. Acting as a champion for change across the organisation, you will be able to build rapport quickly with key stakeholders and effectively understand the mechanisms of the organisation.

We are looking for:

• Chartered CIPD membership, or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of skill and experience

• A strong background in delivering HR change projects focused on operating model, organisation design and culture/ways of working

• Experience working on change projects in organisations of similar size and complexity, including leading project workstreams

• Experience working with CEOs and senior leadership teams, with a demonstrable track record of building effective relationships with and presenting to senior leaders

• People management experience, with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style

• Experience of working in a unionised environment

Experience of operating in a charity or not-for-profit environment will be highly regarded

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK's leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.

The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.

A full job description can be found here.

For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.

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Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Monday 23rd February 2026.

To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.