Sydney Opera House careers
Join the team and help shape the future of Australia’s favourite building.
It’s an exciting year for the Sydney Opera House as we approach our 50th birthday. An extraordinary moment to mark and celebrate the past, present and future of this architectural feat and internationally renowned performing arts venue.
The building is a product of exceptional creativity and the unyielding pursuit of excellence through innovation. Our team of passionate and hardworking staff come together to inspire all Australians.
Why work for us
Aside from being part of an iconic heritage-listed global business and getting to work in what might be the best office in the world, our employees receive the following benefits:
- Discounts for on-site food and beverage venues and selected outlets around Circular Quay
- Access to complimentary tickets for performances
- Five weeks annual leave for selected roles
- Complimentary pilates, yoga and circuit classes, as well as other well-being initiatives such as Fitness Passport
- Complimentary New Year’s Eve Forecourt tickets
- Access to a range of internal and external professional development programs, plus social activities (including staff functions, trivia nights and more)
- On-site facilities including café, book swap library, and pool table
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees
- Flexible working arrangements
Diversity and belonging
We are passionate about respecting, embracing and celebrating First Nations cultures – through visitor experiences and creative programming.
Since time immemorial Tubowgule, the land on which the Opera House stands, has been a place of gathering and belonging. The Gadigal and Sydney basin clans would meet on the tidal island, dance, sing, feast, exchange knowledge and share stories.
The Opera House carries on this legacy by embracing and celebrating the culture of Australia’s First Peoples and First Nations globally.
In 2011, the Opera House became the first performing arts organisation in Australia to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan. This plan brings focus and clarity to our First Nations activities, a roadmap to achieving the organisation’s reconciliation aspirations.
In the eight years since the Opera House joined Reconciliation Australia’s RAP program, it has broadened and strengthened our commitment, embedding the values of reconciliation across everything we do.
The RAP Working Group terms of reference set out the group’s role to:
- Support the Opera House’s RAP leadership role by advocating for the RAP and related activities to external stakeholders, including visitors, on-site partners, contractors, resident companies and industry colleagues.
- Provide a platform for staff and visitors to access First Nations content through programming and visitor experience projects.
- Encourage a safe, inclusive workplace that supports First Nations staff.
- Run projects that enable participation by First Nations people.
- Embed First Nations cultures and RAP values across the organisation through advocacy that raises awareness and inspires staff.
- Share expertise and perspectives with each other to make meaningful change.
- Develop cultural competence across the organisation
Read our Reconciliation Action Plan
Find out more about our First Nations Career Development opportunities or contact the Recruitment Team.
At Sydney Opera House, we take pride in being a workplace that supports our staff, no matter how they identify. We advocate for the belonging of our sexually and gender diverse community.
Our SOH Pride group provides an amazing support network for our staff of the LGTBIQA+ community and their allies. The group focuses on breaking down barriers and raising awareness.
We have introduced Gender neutral bathrooms in both our client and staff areas and held popular seminars such as ‘How to be a Good Trans Ally’.
We want our LGBTIQA+ staff to be proud of who they are – because we’re just as proud to stand alongside them.
Mardi Gras holds a special place in the city, and the Opera House. To celebrate this moment, we participated in the 2019 & 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. A highlight of the 2020 parade was Sydney Opera House being awarded the Ron Austin Award for Most Fabulous Parade Entry.
The Opera House has become the first major Australian arts institution to commit to the United Nations Global Goals.
The goals are a roadmap to achieving a more sustainable and prosperous future for all. They focus on many of the most pressing issues of our time, including inequality, climate change and education, which can only be addressed through global action. Adopting the goals puts us among a growing number of companies, governments and community organisations, in Australia and internationally, that have already signed up.
The Opera House’s commitment to the goals is reflected in our latest Accessibility, Environmental and Reconciliation Action Plan.
Sydney Opera House has a Sustainable Environment Action Leaders (SEALS) Working group.
The SEALS are the Opera House Green Champions group. Their purpose is to:
- Help implement the Environmental Sustainability Plan across the organisation
- Act as a ‘hub of influence’ to engage staff and embed sustainability across the organisation
- The SEALS set the agenda of staff engagement and ‘own’ the projects, ideas and initiatives
- Opportunity for fun with other staff members passionate about environment
The Sydney Opera House is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free and supportive workplace. If you require any adjustments before or during the selection process, or assistance with your application format, please contact the Recruitment team or our dedicated Accessibility team via email accessibility@sydneyoperahouse.com.
Below are some links to our Access commitments:
More about Accessibility at the Opera House.
Read our Access Action Plan.
Hard copies, including copies in alternate formats (Braille, large print and easy English), can be requested from the recruitment team.
Applicants who are deaf can call (at no cost) the National Relay Service;
- TTY users phone 13 36 77
- Speak and listen (speech-to-speech relay) users phone 1300 555 727
- Internet relay users connect to the Nation Relay Service
- Sydney Opera House Recruitment phone (02) 9250 7743
