Chief Executive Officer

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is a long-established theatre in the heart of the Midlands. It receives a wide range of major touring productions including drama, musicals, ballet, dance, opera, variety, concerts, children’s shows and one of the biggest pantomimes in the UK, with audiences from across the region and beyond taking advantage of excellent transport links to the city.

We seek to appoint a visionary and dynamic CEO to take charge of the strategic direction, day to day operations and overall growth. The successful candidate will have passion, energy, drive and focus to lead the next part of the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s journey. As CEO you will be responsible for shaping the theatre’s future, leading a talented team and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have significant leadership experience in the arts or a related cultural sector with strong financial management skills including budgeting, fundraising and revenue growth.

The CEO will ensure the theatre’s sustainability, growth, and community impact by balancing artistic ambition with financial sustainability.

The individual will be an ambitious, creative and strategic thinker able to create and instil an aspirational vision and continuous development throughout the organisation. The role holder must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be comfortable working with colleagues at all levels of the organisation. The ability to build and maintain key relationships is essential.

A full recruitment pack can be found at www.grandtheatre.co.uk. Please apply for this role by sending a copy of your CV and covering letter outlining what you would bring to the role to katie@grandtheatre.co.uk. All informal enquiries can also be directed to this email address. The closing date is 5:00pm on the 7 April 2025.

We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our employees and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers, and stakeholders. We recognise an under-representation in our industry of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people. As a theatre we are on a journey to diversify and welcome applications from all.

We hope to hold a final round of interviews in the last two weeks of April 2025.