Estates Assistant
Estates Assistant
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)
(Usual working hours are Monday-Friday 08:00-16.30, Occasional weekend days including Sundays )
The Role and Team:
Are you a proactive and hands-on individual with a passion for maintaining safe, functional, and welcoming spaces? RADA is looking for an Estates Assistant to support the day-to-day operations of our iconic buildings. Working closely with the Estates Manager, you’ll play a key role in building maintenance, health and safety compliance, and supporting our productions and events.
This is a varied and rewarding role that requires attention to detail, excellent customer service, and a flexible approach to working hours. If you’re a team player with a practical mindset and a commitment to high standards, we’d love to hear from you.
About Us:
Founded in 1904, RADA has an unparalleled record of success in training some of the world’s most renowned actors and technical specialists. Ours is an impressive history on which we are building an innovative future. RADA training is not only informed by the industry but also produces graduates who take their place at the vanguard of their profession working at the cutting edge of the dramatic arts. We have an ambitious strategy to encourage students from all circumstances and backgrounds to come to RADA.
We aim to be fair and equitable and enable dialogue in a world of rapidly changing demographics and evolving definitions of identity. Through our approach to teaching, learning and wider social engagement we foreground equitable and sustainable practice in a way that sets high standards and feeds expectations for fair and considerate behaviour both in RADA and beyond. Our access and participation programme aims to remove any barriers that students from underrepresented groups may encounter so they are able to access and succeed on our courses, and progress into the industry.
This is an exciting time to join us. We are developing a new vision and strategy for RADA, building on its existing successes to redefine training in the dramatic arts for the 21st century, focusing on key themes of training and student experience, growth, industry, and international dialogue and engagement.
In addition to our aims for our vocational training, we are working from our foundational strengths to grow our income streams through life-changing work, aligned with our core pedagogy and ethos. We aim to co-create with industry and other stakeholders to build on our reputation as a centre of excellence and innovation in our field.
How to apply
To apply, kindly send your updated CV and covering letter to
Please complete our equal opportunities monitoring form.
Your covering letter should explain why you are interested in the role and provide a brief overview of your relevant experience.
Closing date: Monday, 04 August 2025,5pm
If you have any questions please contact:
Vinodini Krishnan
HR Advisor
hrapplications@rada.ac.uk
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is dedicated to Equal Opportunities in employment and seeks to achieve diversity amongst its staff to reflect the community it serves.