Head of Development

About English Touring Opera

ETO is an Olivier Award‑winning opera company with a mission to bring world‑class opera to local communities across England. Since 1979, ETO has toured outstanding live productions and impactful education and community projects to more towns and cities than any other UK opera company, reaching over 40,000 people per year.

As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, we tour exceptional and ambitious theatre‑based productions across the country, performing rare, unjustly under‑performed repertoire that is neglected by the rest of the sector. With an average ticket price of £26.81, we are committed to breaking down financial barriers to opera and challenging the perception that the artform is elitist.

ETO is recruiting a dynamic fundraiser, strategist, team‑builder and opera lover. This senior role will work closely with ETO’s CEO and Artistic Director, leading on all fundraising and supporting a high‑achieving and happy Development team.

We are seeking an experienced, creative and self‑motivated individual with the skills and passion to sustain and increase ETO’s fund raised income and maintain and develop our crucial relationship with Arts Council England.

We actively encourage applications from disabled people, working‑class people and people from global majority backgrounds, as these groups are currently under‑represented in the cultural sector.