Job Title: Research & Administrative Executive

Organisation: Laidlaw Opera Trust
Location: Central London
Contract Type: Part-time

 📌 Role Overview

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Research & Administrative Executive to join our team. This role is pivotal in supporting LOT’s operations, maintaining key resources, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders in the opera sector.

🎭 About Laidlaw Opera Trust

Laidlaw Opera Trust champions live opera as a uniquely thrilling art form. We support opera companies and houses to expand their reach and repertoire sustainably, making opera accessible and inclusive for new audiences. Our priorities include supporting outstanding productions, encouraging innovation and collaboration, and sustaining British singers in the industry. As LOT Research and Administrative Executive you will gain a unique overview of the opera art form across the UK, Ireland and beyond.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Database Management:
  Maintain and update LOT’s database of UK and Ireland opera companies and sector contacts.

• Content Creation & Social Media:
  Take ownership of the LOT social media presence. Develop engaging content and manage LOT’s social media accounts to enhance visibility and engagement.
• Website Maintenance:
  Regularly update and maintain the LOT website to ensure accurate and timely information.
• Administrative Support:
  Manage gift agreements, collect and organise grantee opera company reports, and handle associated paperwork efficiently.
  Liaise with grantee companies on publicising company activities and LOT support through press releases, website and social media
  Work closely with the LOT CEO to support their activities and optimise LOT performance.
  Support the CEO and events team on a series of events on themes of opera administration, including supplier liaison and liaison with speakers. Attend and host LOT events

✅ Skills & Attributes

• Strong research skills with superb attention to detail.
• Love getting things done – quickly and to a high standard
• Very comfortable with ambiguity, change and self-sufficiency
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other office software.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships and engage effectively with opera companies and stakeholders.
• The right to work in the UK.

✨ Desirable Attributes

• Interest in music and the performing arts
• Experience in managing social media platforms and creating digital content.
• Familiarity with website content management systems (CMS).
• Familiarity with CRM eg. Hubspot
• Photoshop / other design software
• WordPress or other blogging tool knowledge
• Virtual events hosting expertise

🌱 Benefits of Joining Our Team

• Competitive salary
• Office in the centre of London
• Build connections - meet some of the most senior and influential people in opera
• Change the world - support research and funding initiatives creating the next generation of opera professionals and audiences
• Time off: enjoy 10 days (FTE 25 days) of paid time off plus bank holidays
• Learning and development – gain a unique perspective at the centre of the opera art form in the UK and Ireland
• Big impact: help us follow our mission of ensuring the long-term sustainability of opera, making the art form accessible to everyone, everywhere

📍Location

You will need to be in London two days a week.

Compensation

Competitive, based on experience. Salary range: £11,200 for graduate trainees - £14,000 for experienced candidates. (FTE £28,000 - £35,000)

📩 How to Apply

Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role for the attention of Kate Roberts at welcome@businessofopera.com by 6 January 2026.