Provide administrative support to the Development team focused on Corporate Partnerships and Trusts/Foundation fundraising: manage ticket allocations and Beacon updates, coordinate guest lists and RSVPs, support meetings, expenses and travel, respond to supporter enquiries, provide event logistics (evenings/weekends), and act as an ambassador for English National Ballet.
About the role
As the Development Administrator, you will play a key role in English National Ballet’s Development team, with a particular focus on Corporate Partnerships and Trust and Foundation fundraising streams. You will support with a range of administration services including the allocation and smooth delivery of tickets, responding to enquires from supporters and providing logistical support for events. You will gain experience in arts fundraising, whilst learning about the key components of a development function within our renowned performing arts organisation.
This role is a 7-month, fixed term contract from September 2026 to March 2027.
Your main responsibilities as Development Administrator will include:
As the Development Administrator, you will play a key role in English National Ballet’s Development team, with a particular focus on Corporate Partnerships and Trust and Foundation fundraising streams. You will support with a range of administration services including the allocation and smooth delivery of tickets, responding to enquires from supporters and providing logistical support for events. You will gain experience in arts fundraising, whilst learning about the key components of a development function within our renowned performing arts organisation.
This role is a 7-month, fixed term contract from September 2026 to March 2027.
Your main responsibilities as Development Administrator will include:
- Help coordinate cross-organisational guest lists, invitations, RSVPs and guest biographies.
- Support the Development Operations Manager and the Corporate Partnerships Account Manager with allocations and updates with venues, requesting e-tickets and circulating to relevant colleagues/supporters, and ensuring all ticket holds are accurately updated in ENB’s database, Beacon.
- Provide administrative support to the Development Director and across the Development Team, such as booking meeting rooms, coordinating expense claims, arranging travel, assisting supporter visits, etc.
- Attend events as required on evenings/weekends.
- Ensure a professional and responsive service to all internal and external contacts.
- Be an active member of the Development Team, representing the team at meetings and events, and acting as an ambassador for English National Ballet at all times.
- Manage own learning and continuous professional development within the role, including any designated learning and development.
Key Selection Criteria
- Attention to detail, especially in written communications and when working with data.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and provide a consistent standard of work, and to work to changed priorities when needed.
- Excellent communication skills, with a high standard of written and verbal English.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external contacts.
About
English National Ballet has been opening up the possibilities of ballet for over seventy five years. We are a pioneering Company at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution: celebrating tradition whilst forging innovation and developing the artform. English National Ballet is also a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building dynamic partnerships and community programmes. We strive for artistic excellence and to share ballet with as many people as possible, across the UK and around the world.We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where staff of all backgrounds can thrive and grow. We would particularly like to hear from global majority applicants and from applicants living with a disability or a long-term health condition, both groups which are currently underrepresented in our organisation.English National Ballet is a Disability Confident Committed organisation.English National Ballet is based at the Mulryan Centre for Dance on London City Island in Canning Town, East London. We would particularly like to hear from local East London residents, and would encourage those based in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, and Hackney to apply.Please contact us if you need to request any reasonable adjustments to attend the recruitment process or if you need an alternative application format, on [email protected].
English National Ballet London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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