Duty Manager
Duty Manager
Salary: £29,124 per annum (£14.94 p/h )
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours a week, on a rota basis, normal working pattern 08-15.30/15-23.30. Hours outside of core opening will be paid as overtime, hours extra within core hours as toil (subject to change)
Number of positions: 4 roles
The Role:
RADA is seeking a team-oriented Duty Manager to play a key role within our Operations & Front of House Department and RADA Business, reporting to the Operations Manager.
This position is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of RADA’s buildings, ensuring the safety and security of staff, students, visitors, and other building users. The successful candidate will uphold the highest standards of customer service and contribute to the smooth running of performances, events, and courses.
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.
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How to apply
1) send your updated CV and covering letter to hrapplications@rada.ac.uk
2) complete our equal opportunities monitoring form.
Your covering letter should show us how you meet the criteria for the role using evidence from your previous experience.Successful applicants will be shortlisted and invited for the interview
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 15 August 2025
If you have any questions please contact:
Vinodini Krishnan
HR Advisor
hrapplications@rada.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7908 4895
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.