Dance Engagement & Participation Officer

English National Ballet Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

English National Ballet is seeking a Participation Officer to join our Engagement team. This role provides essential administrative and logistical support to ensure the smooth delivery of learning, participation and community work.

You will work on programs including youth dance, schools engagement, community projects, events and workshops, coordinating timetables, liaising with freelance artists, and helping evaluate impact across London and touring activities.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative services in a busy office, ideally in a dance/arts/education setting.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with suppliers and internal/external contacts.
• Willingness and ability to work outside core hours and at weekends.
• Interest in dance and youth/community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timetables, term dates and logistics for classes, youth and community projects.
• Act as the day-to-day contact for freelance artists, coordinating schedules and processing contracts.
• Source and book studio space and verify health and safety for spaces and venues.
• Administer booking systems, create registers and track attendance for evaluation.
• Respond to enquiries from parents, adult students, schools, venues and partners.
• Support events and workshops, handling spaces, timings and safety as ENB representative.
• Collect data, set up surveys and compile feedback for reports.
• Support designated projects in line with project goals.

Skills

Administrative experience

Strong organisation skills

Relationship building

Willingness to work outside hours

Interest in dance/arts engagement

Job description

English National Ballet is seeking a Participation Officer to join our Engagement team. This role provides essential administrative and logistical support to ensure the smooth delivery of learning, participation and community work.

You will work on programs including youth dance, schools engagement, community projects, events and workshops, coordinating timetables, liaising with freelance artists, and helping evaluate impact across London and touring activities.