Royal Ballet Rehearsal Director - WC2E 9DDSalary: Competitive, based on skills and experience Hours: 40 hours per week; please note the requirement to work evenings, weekends, performances, rehearsals, and tours as required by the schedulePermanent Based in: Covent Garden, LondonPrior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here. 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 BalletandThe Royal Opera.Under the leadership of Kevin OHare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation in world-class performances at Covent Garden and through cinema, streaming and touring worldwide.We now have an opportunity to join the Company as Rehearsal Director, working closely with the Director to maintain the highest standards of rehearsal and performance across The Royal Ballet. Working in close partnership with the Director, Administrative Director, Directorate, Artistic teams, and guest creatives, the Rehearsal Director ensures that all rehearsals and productions align with the Companys artistic vision and uphold its international reputation for excellence.Reflecting the strategic and operational scope of the role, a significant proportion of time will be spent outside the studio, with approximately 50% dedicated to leadership meetings, planning, and crossorganisational coordinationOur ideal candidate will have:Leadership experience within a major ballet or dance company, with the ability to inspire and manage highperforming artistic teams.Experience leading a department or function, setting direction and delivering against artistic and organisational goals.A track record of managing complex artistic operations with efficiency and consistency.Experience line managing and developing artistic staff.Seniorlevel strategic experience, with the ability to balance longterm planning and operational delivery.Expertise in teaching, coaching and rehearsing professional dancers to a high standard.Extensive knowledge of classical and contemporary repertoire, with a strong grasp of style and choreographic integrity.Experience supporting or collaborating on the planning and staging of productions, including casting and resource allocation.Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills across artistic and creative teams.Please ensure you address the key criteria above in your supporting statement for our Shortlisting Panel to review.The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UKs 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 arefrom a global majority background and/or those who aredisabled,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.For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team onhr.recruitment@roh.org.ukIf you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Monday 29th June 2026First stage online interviews will be held w/c 20th July 2026. Successful candidates will be invited to an in-person visit and assessment starting from 18th August 2026. To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK.