Programme Manager

Sadler’s Wells Events; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Complimentary tickets and discounts

Enhanced holiday and time off in lieu

Additional pay for parental and family

Job summary

Sadler's Wells is seeking an experienced and highly organised Programme Manager to join our Programming Team. You will oversee administrative, contractual, financial and logistical arrangements to support world-class artists and companies across Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells East and Lilian Baylis Studio.

You will work with the Head of Programme Management to shape and deliver performances, events and experiences that inspire audiences locally, nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an arts, theatre, touring company or company management environment, including contract administration and negotiation.
• Excellent project and budget management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, complex logistics and demanding deadlines.
• Experience of supporting visiting artists and international companies, including visas, Certificates of Sponsorship and travel arrangements.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.
• A commitment to inclusion, accessibility and anti-racist practice, alongside a passion for dance and the performing arts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the administrative, contractual, financial and logistical arrangements that support world-class artists and companies.
• Help ensure an exceptional experience for audiences and participants across Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells East and Lilian Baylis Studio.
• Work as part of the Programming Team to deliver performances, events and experiences on multiple sites.

Skills

Contract administration and budgeting

Budget management

Visas and Sponsorship

Inter-personal skills

Inclusion and accessibility

Job description

Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. Our mission is to make and share dance that inspires us all. At Sadler's Wells everyone is welcome.

We are looking for an experienced and highly organised Programme Manager to join our Programming Team. Reporting to the Head of Programme Management, you will play a key role in delivering our extensive artistic programme across Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells East and Lilian Baylis Studio. You will oversee the administrative, contractual, financial and logistical arrangements that support world-class artists and companies, while helping ensure an exceptional experience for audiences and participants.

You will have the following skills and experience (full details of all essential criteria are found within the job pack):

• Significant experience in an arts, theatre, touring company or company management environment, including contract administration and negotiation.
• Excellent project and budget management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, complex logistics and demanding deadlines.
• Experience of supporting visiting artists and international companies, including visas, Certificates of Sponsorship and travel arrangements.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.
• A commitment to inclusion, accessibility and anti-racist practice, alongside a passion for dance and the performing arts.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join us as part of the team responsible for bringing some of the world's leading dance artists and companies to our stages. You'll work at the heart of our artistic programme, helping to shape and deliver performances, events and experiences that inspire audiences locally, nationally and internationally. We're a supportive and hardworking team, working on a variety of projects. Due to the nature of the role, the Programme Manager will usually work 3 out of 5 days on one of our three sites with stakeholders and their team.

Sadler's Wells Benefits Include

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Complimentary tickets and discounts
• Enhanced holiday and time off in lieu policy
• Additional pay for parental and family leave subject to eligibility

We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Sunday 22 November 2026. Interviews will take place on or around 08 and 09 December 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and without prior notice should we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications.

We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and actively encourage applications from Black, Asian and those belonging to ethnic groups that are currently underrepresented within the Arts. Applications from disabled and Deaf communities and low socio-economic backgrounds are also welcome. As a Disability Confident and Committed employer, we offer an interview to disabled candidates who choose to apply under the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

In some circumstances, such as where we receive a high volume of applications meeting the minimum criteria, we may receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role. In these circumstances, we will select a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Sadler's Wells is a PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) Charter Partner, striving towards creating a more family-friendly working environment.