Overview
Royal Opera House Digital Trustee Appointment
The Royal Opera House is seeking a new Trustee with digital experience to join its Board.
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 950 permanent staff and generates a turnover of £160m, 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.
Digital Trustee
The Royal Opera House is seeking a new Trustee with digital expertise to join its Board. They will be aligned to its mission and have the relevant knowledge and experience to support the charity in ensuring its future success.
This Trustee will guide the Board`s development of strategy for digital and technological change, such as how best to manage and make effective use of data, working closely with and supporting the executive in its implementation with a focus on transformation of all the charitys systems and processes with a view to creating a theatre fit for the 21st century.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record at board level, with significant experience and responsibility for the development and implementation of digital applications and business and technology transformation alongside experience of AI applications business systems and technology infrastructure.
Personal qualities
Interest in and enthusiasm for our artforms
Commitment to ROH`s goals and values
Exceptional integrity and trust
Understanding of and commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Board composition
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE, Chair
Zeinab Badawi
Caroline Britton
Tim Bunting
Lisa Burger CBE
Lord Browne of Madingley
Kirsty Cooper
Susan Hoyle OBE
Paul Morrell OBE
Indhu Rubasingham MBE
Janis Susskind OBE
Chris Townsend CBE
Michael Ward
Danny Wyler
Sir Alex Younger
Alex Beard CBE, CEO
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 apply visit:https://app.nurole.com/roles/6628cc31b211c300168a392f
For a confidential conversation about the position, please contact Joshua Dernie on joshua.dernie@nurole.com
