Trustee

ENO


Job Summary

We are seeking two new Trustees who are strongly networked in the Greater Manchester region to join our Board at a pivotal time for ENO, as we expand our presence and reimagine what opera can be in contemporary society.

Job Description

Term: 4 years, up to 2 terms

Time commitment: Approximately 6 Board meetings and 1 Away Day per year. Sub-committee meetings as required. Attendance at first nights and events.
Location: Greater Manchester Region

Working across both London and Greater Manchester, we are creating opera at a range of scales and for a variety of contexts and audiences. We are collaborating with a diverse mix of venues, spaces, and organisations – exploring creative opportunities and building relationships with new communities and future audiences. This work is central to our ambition to develop a new model for how opera is created, shared, and experienced today.

As a registered charity, ENO is committed to ensuring that opera is available to everyone, without limits. We champion new talent, new ideas, and new audiences because we believe opera should be accessible to all-regardless of background, experience, financial means, or location.

Trustees serve as ambassadors for this work and are essential in monitoring the organisation’s overall governance, financial stability, and strategic direction during this exciting period of growth.

We encourage applications from people of all identities, skill levels, and backgrounds, and prior Trustee experience is not required.

Please see our https://www.eno.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Trustee-Recruitment-Pack-2025.pdf – recruitment pack for more details.

To apply, please send along a CV (2 page maximum) and Cover Letter (500 word maximum) or short video (2 minutes maximum) detailing your interest and suitability for the role to mailto:[email protected][email protected] by Monday 28 July 2025.

Please also submit our anonymous https://forms.office.com/e/N4KJEnHgyZ – Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.

Job Requirements

We are currently seeking Trustees with a strong connection to the Greater Manchester region who bring experience and skills in some of the following areas:

  • Audiences: communication, marketing, digital & social media, insight
  • Fundraising and philanthropy
  • Artistic: programming, talent development, education & learning, music (particularly opera), performance, producing

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