english national opera director of eno baylis candidate pack · 2019. 11. 19. · english national...

English National Opera

Director of ENO Baylis

Candidate Pack

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English National Opera Candidate Pack

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Thanks for showing an interest in this role. We are a big, broad, national company that welcomes everyone with open arms. I hope the next few pages give you a sense of who we are and how we work.

At ENO the single focus we all share is to continue to make world-class opera for everyone. And it’s crucial we do this while living and breathing our core values.

Our most important value is excellence, striving to be world-leading in our performances on stage and in the pit, in the experience people have when they come to see our work and in how we treat one another inside the company.

We also work hard to ensure we remain open to everyone. That’s why we always sing in English and why we always have accessibly-priced tickets - free on Fridays, Saturdays and Opening nights if you are under 18, and lots of tickets at £10 for the rest of us.

But if we are to genuinely change lives through opera, as is our ultimate aim, we have to take our work to people who might not think going to the theatre is for them. So we perform in and with schools and communities through our extensive learning and participation programme, called ENO Baylis, reaching over 8,000 children a year.

As the national opera house specifically focussed on developing new talent, we offer training,coaching and professional development not only to ourperformers and the next generation of operatic professionals, but all staff across the wide range of roles in ENO.

Encouraging diversity is one of ENO’s strengths and it is our eclecticism that makes us a great place to work.

While our home is the incredible London Coliseum – the largest theatre in London’s West End - we are increasingly staging work outside the theatre walls and outside London. It’s a key part of the remit of being the national opera house for everyone.

As I hope you will see over the next few pages, there really are very few places in the world that offer the scope of what we do here at ENO.

Stuart Murphy, ChiefExecutive

An introductionfrom our Chief Executive


English National Opera exists for everyone, creating new experiences with opera that inspire, nurture creativity and make a lasting difference. Ourvision is to change lives through opera.

We take a fresh inspiring approach to opera to reflect the diversity of our culture.

We believe that opera is a living art form able to connect to people from all parts of our society. We collaborate with a range of artists and art forms as part of our commitment to the future of the art form. We sing in English, as we believeit enhances the emotional connection between performers and audiences.

We encourage creativity throughout the company and our commitment to the future of opera provides a platform to develop outstanding careers.

We are a world-class national company recognised internationally for the standard of our work. We nurture talent across the entire company including a platform foryoung singers to start and then develop global careers.

We connect to audiences through inspiring, accessible,world-class opera and stimulating, creative participation programmes.

We create our productions for the widest possible audiences and aimto introduce completely new audiences to the magic of opera whether at the London Coliseum, outside of our theatrical home or internationally.

We make our productions accessible by offering a large proportion of tickets at affordable prices, and through our attendance schemes.A

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We work with a wide range of visiting companies to generate essential revenue and welcome new audiences to share the experience of our theatre.

English National Opera is founded on the belief that opera of the highest quality should be accessible to everyone


Relevance throughout the country

We believe a national opera company has a duty to stage work that people outside the capital can enjoy. We partly do this by producing a range of digital content from our productions that can be accessed from across the globe; and we are now stepping up our ambition to perform work outside Central London.

Staging Distinctive world class work

ENO has always staged opera that is different. We are known as a place that embraces and encourages artistic daring and creative risk. We do this in tandem with employing British-based, British-trained talent (80% of performers last season). We develop British singers to learn opera in English, who work closely with our chorus and orchestra.

We work closely with other opera houses around the world, co-producing work. Our biggest Box Office success ever, last season’s Porgy and Bess, was co-produced with the New York Metropolitan Opera.

ENO’s Annual Revenue

We have a mixed business model with £12.3m a year invested by Arts Council England (we are an ‘NPO’ – a National Portfolio Organisation). Almost 60% of our revenue comes from fundraising, our endowment fund, ticket sales, merchandising and renting out the Coliseum to ballet and musicals.

The ACE investment goes to support a range of initiatives that we wouldn’t be able to support without government money such as:

• Reduced priced tickets for those with disabilities, for schools and other audience development schemes aimed at increasing and retaining the opera audience in the UK

• Annual upkeep and insurance of the London Coliseum

• Maintain a chorus of 44 singers for nine months a year and have an orchestra all year round

• Free tickets to under 18’s and community groups

• Stage opera that isn’t commercially viable but important for the industry and genre

• New talent development training and learning and participation programmes

• Employ full time in house craft departments such as sets, props, costume, wardrobe, hair and make up

ENO’s philosophy, as the national opera for everyone, means we encourage people to be forward thinking and inventive throughout this exceptional organisation.A

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Creativity

We believe that through ourcreativity we can inspire others.

We are imaginative, curious,creative thinkers.

We think broadly, seeking outthe surprising solution to create a sense of awe and wonder.

We are open and adaptable,asking questions to learn andto stretch what we thoughtwas possible.

We are explorers, showingcourage to try new ways ofworking and new ways ofdelighting and challenging ouraudiences by creating evocative but accessible opera.

Excellence

We believe in creating excellence in everything we do, from the productions we put on stage to our learning and participation programmes.

We pay attention to the detailand every one of us is driven by the desire to place only the very best in front of our audiences.

We are empowered to makeinformed decisions, planning and organising our work.

We are resilient, reliable, andconfidently overcome challenges.

We are proud of the company’s contribution to the performing arts both in the UK and globally.

Togetherness

We believe achieving our bestresults can only happen when we work together as a team.

We recognise that we are each responsible for a piece of a jigsaw and that every part is crucial for creating the whole picture.

We value expertise and appreciate how connecting with others opens up new opportunities as well as helping us all to accomplishour goals.

We collaborate with others inways that bring out the best inall of us.

We strive to find the solution that is best for everyone.

Trust

We believe that trust beginswith a supportive and inclusivemind-set, treating everyone with dignity and respect.

We strive to be open, honestand transparent in all ourcommunication.

We are daring, taking risks, feeling safe to admit mistakes – this is how we grow individually and how ENO becomes world-class.

We give and receive helpfulfeedback, sharing our knowledge and experience and helping others to develop and achieve their potential.

We are reliable and committed, doing what we say we will when we say we’ll do it.




We are looking for a Director of ENO Baylis to broaden out the reach of ENO to four audience groups:- Primary School Children, Secondary School children, OAPs and Disabled audiences.

This appointment will be made on merit, but we believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us, and that it is the responsibilityof everyone at ENO to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. As Black, Asian and minority ethnic(BAME) and disabled people are currently under-represented at ENO, we particularly encourage and welcome applications fromBAME and disabled applicants.

If it sounds like you, please complete all sections of the application form and send to the People team at [email protected].

Reporting to:

Artistic Director

LocationLilian Baylis House, West HampsteadLondon ColiseumOther locations as required

To ApplySend the following documents to [email protected]

• Please ensure they are sent as separate attachments

• Part 1 (Sections A-C) of Application Form• Part 2 (Sections D-G) of Application Form• Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form

Please note that CV’s and cover letters may be sent in supportof your application but a completed application form must besent in order to consider your application.

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Application Deadline13 December 2019; 10am

ApplicationApplication Form

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Summary

The Director of ENO Baylis will report to the Artistic Director and work closely with the Music Director, Director of Communications, Director of Marketing and Audience Engagement, the Commercial Director and other senior colleagues. The role is a member of the Management Team.

The Director will line manage a team of around 5 people.

Key Responsibilities

The Director will need to devise and execute a national strategy in multiple areas

• Primary school kids – primarily through staging content targeted at younger audiences in the Coliseum and digitally

• Secondary school kids – via work in schools (such as Opera Squad) to work outside of schools (national singing competition, Baylis Youth Company) to audience attendance schemes in the Coliseum (Free tickets for Under 18’s, Baylis in the Balcony) to career development schemes on digital to a fully developed digital engagement strategy

• OAPs – via work in the Coliseum (ENO Sing-a-longs) to work outside the theatre (care home performances) to a digital strategy

• Disabled audiences – primarily via work in the Coliseum (such as “relaxed” performances)

Strategic

• To develop and implement a long-term national strategy beyond the Coliseum and the M25 • To identify audience groups in line with the strategy aims of Arts Council England that ENO can successfully engage with• Ensure the strategy is firmly integrated into the broader work of the Company• To ensure the programme responds and complements ENO’s artistic programme• Through ENO Baylis, to develop relationships across a wide range of organisations to help ENO widen the diversity of the

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CreativeTo generate new ideas for how ENO Baylis can bring in new audiences to participate with ENO’s workTo work closely with the Artistic Director and Music Director to respond to the artistic programme of the companyTo develop strands of talent development, working closely with the Head of Casting to identify talent needs and how Baylis may meet themTo develop a smart and imaginative digital strategy appropriate for each audience group in line with the overall digital strategy for the company

Management, Delivery and FinanceTo oversee the management and delivery of ENO Baylis programmesTo provide leadership and line management to all personnel involved in the delivery of ENO Baylis activities (including freelance personnel).To set and manage all ENO Baylis budgets in accordance with secured and projected financial resources and income streams.To contribute to the Company’s business planning processes.To work closely with the Artistic Director and the Development Department to identify and secure the resources to realise the programme.To collaborate with the ENO Development department in the cultivation of potential funders, in the preparation of applicationsTo develop a rigorous and simple evaluation systemTo ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including health & safety for all ENO Baylis activities in collaboration with other departments

Person Specification

Essential To share ENO’s values of trust, togetherness, creativity and excellence. A positive, collaborative and ambitious attitude is essential.Experience in successfully targeting audiencesFinancial discipline and experience at managing budgetsProven achievements in collaborating and effectively working with partners and stakeholders in the realisation of creative product.High level of communication and interpersonal skills and experience of leading teamsExperience of building and maintaining relationships with funding organisations and individualsTrack record of following through an idea to deliveryStrong understanding of digital and multi-mediaA passion for entertainment, in its broadest formA sense of fun

Desirable Knowledge of or interest in music and opera repertoire.

Artistic

Artistic Director

Senior ProducerCompany Manager

Assistant Company Manager

Head of Movement

Casting Assistant X2

Head of Casting

PA to Artistic Director

ProducerProducer

Director of ENO BaylisAssociate Artistic Director

Baylis Administrator

ENO Baylis ProducerENO and London Coliseum

ENO Baylis Producer ENO and London Coliseum

Director of ENO Baylis,ENO and London Coliseum

Student Placement,ENO and London

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Assistant ProducerENO and London Coliseum

Assistant Producer,ENO and London

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When you join us at ENO, we’ll provide you with an in-depth induction that will introduce you to your role, your department and give you the opportunity toexplore all areas of thecompany.

“My most enjoyable thing about working at ENO is working with a supportive, funand energetic team”

“The variety of what we do is amazing, from drinks receptions and garden parties, toopportunities to see performances from Stage Prompt or the Flys - every day is different and exciting!”

“The most enjoyable thing about working in the Development team atENO is being able to collaborate witheveryone in the organisation -Marketing & Comms and Baylis, as wellas the teams at the Coliseumso there is a great sense ofcommunity within the company”

89% of people at ENO feel pride in the work they do and the results achieved

75% of people plan to be working at ENO in three years fromnow

84% of people in the company feel they are trusted to do their job well

Whole Company StaffBenefitsAt ENO, we believe our staff are our strongest asset, and we offer support beyond your salary. We will also invest not only inyour professionaldevelopment, but also in your wellbeing.

Our current staff benefits include:

Professional Development•Annual Professional Development

Review to support your personaland career ambitions and achievements

ENO and LondonColiseum Performances•Access to complimentary tickets

for ENO and selected LondonColiseum performances

•Access to astaff rate for ENO performances

•Complimentary tickets to talks, recitals and behind-the-scenes events

Staff Well-Being Activities• Generous annual leave entitlement•Access to subsidised activities such as

massage and yoga•Access to an employeeassistance

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Financial Support•Employer pension contribution of3%,

with employee contribution of 5%•Digital payslips accessible through

mobile apps• Staff canteen at the LondonColiseum• Star of The Month Scheme•Employee discount programme

through Perks at Work• Interest-free travel season ticket loans• Cycle-to-work scheme• Eye care vouchers

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ConfidentialityConfidentiality is so important in this roleand our policy is strict. All informationconcerning staff, patrons and other ENObusiness, the disclosure of which couldbe detrimental to the company, must beheld in the strictest confidence and maynot be divulged to any unauthorisedperson at any time.

Data ProtectionData Protection and adherence toGDPR is equally important. We thereforerequire that computer informationshould only be accessed if this has beenauthorised and is necessary as part ofthe postholder’s work. You will need to beaware of the GDPR 8 key principals, andthe Computer Misuse Act1990.

Health and SafetyHealth and Safety is so important atENO and we would expect that thepostholder will be happy to undertakepersonal responsibility for safety as willbe outlined in the ENO safety policy andthe Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Equal OpportunitiesEqual Opportunities is a given. We willexpect the postholder to abide by ENO’spolicies on Equal Opportunities andDignity at Work.

Code of ConductCode of Conduct is sometimes assumed,but at ENO we will require the postholderto act in accordance withENO’s Codeof Conduct whereby everyone shall betreated in a professional and courteousmanner with full regard to the avoidanceof discrimination, consistentwithcurrent equal opportunities employmentlegislation.

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