Published - Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Job Summary
Manage the day to day activities of the company.
Job Description
Job Title: General Manager
Reporting to: General Director
The General Manager will:
Production & Artistic:
* Manage the day to day activities of the company
* Handle contracts and artists
* Manage rights hire for productions
* During production act as Company Manager, maintaining contact and distributing key information to the production team, performing artists and orchestra
* Manage accommodation for visiting company members
* Manage Box Office
* Be responsible for producing occasional public events
* Act as Licensee
* Submit applications for Certificates of Sponsorship (visas)
Finance:
* Collaborate with General Director (GD) in preparation of global budgets and targets
* Ensure payment schedules are met as specified in contract
* Maintain up to date financial records
* Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts, bank reconciliations and VAT returns and Theatre Tax Relief with support from General Director and accountant as required
* Collaborate with GD and Company Accountant to prepare for annual audit
* Log and track incoming and sales invoices, making payments as approved by General Director
* Manage Office Petty Cash
* Ensure that monitoring plans are in place and delivered upon through all strands of our work.
* Work with the GD and Creative Producer and freelance artists to develop project plans
Office Administration:
* Maintain the smooth running of the office
* Lead on and develop collation of monitoring and evaluation data systems.
* Submit Birmingham Opera Company information as required by Companies House and Charity Commission
External partnerships:
* Liaise with external production partners as agreed with General Director
Marketing and PR:
* Collaborate with internal team and external partners to develop marketing and website presence
General:
* Advocate and represent Birmingham Opera Company
* Supervise interns and apprentices
Please see the Job Pack for full details.
Job Requirements
* An enthusiasm for the ethos, goals and ambitions of Birmingham Opera Company
* Minimum 3 years' experience in a management role in an arts/creative industry environment
* A multi skilled self-starter and go-getter with a demonstrable ability to work in a multi skilled and small team
* Experience in developing IT systems and/or a willingness to learn
* Some experience of Finance and budgeting
* Proven initiative, entrepreneurship, imagination, perseverance, tenacity, outstanding and persuasive communication skills
* Strong organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to project management
* Experience in data collection for funders and partners
* Sound understanding of Compliance cf. Companies House and Charity Commission and HMRC
* Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook
* Proven ability to build and sustain relationships externally and internally
* Willingness to work evenings and weekends
Job Responsibilities
The General Manager will work across Production and Artistic, Finance, Office Administration, Reporting and Compliance, External Partnerships, Marketing and PR, Advocacy, and Supervise Internships. The advertised job description is a guide to the nature of the work required of this position.
Deadline 5pm 14 February 2025
Applicants to submit the following information by email to bocoadmin@birminghamopera.org.uk:
• CV
• A one page (maximum) introductory letter
• A minimum of 2 referees from the last 3 years, including your most recent employer. Please note we will not contact your referees without your permission.
• A completed equal opportunities monitoring form (optional). Please use this link: Survey Link
If it better suits your needs to submit your application in an alternative format, please contact Richard Willacy, details below, to discuss.
BOC draws some of the world’s most exciting and diverse artists together with hundreds of volunteer performers to create multi-scale performances in unusual spaces. At our shows, the audience moves with the action, experiencing the opera, performed in English, by being a part of it and recognising themselves in it.
We also “pop up” in the local community around the year in partnership with 50 mainly non-arts organisations.
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