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While we list our current vacancies below, all of our vacancies can also be found on the City of London Careers page, along with details of how to apply.

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Please note we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs for vacancies, internships or work experience placements. You should apply for any current vacancies directly through the City of London online application if you feel your skills and experience match the specific role.

Our commitments

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Guildhall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Movement Tutor 

Part time, Fixed term contract: September 2025 - December 2025

Professor 1: £49.31 per hour (including holiday pay) 

The Drama department is seeking an experienced Movement Tutor to be responsible for delivering movement practice that extends the potential of the actor’s body and explores how mobility, strength, flexibility and co-ordination inform theatrical practices and storytelling on the BA Acting Programme.

You will play an integral role in the learning experience offered to students within the department, ensuring that the teaching allows students to meet the learning aims and objectives of the relevant modules. Furthermore, you will assist the Head of Movement in developing the pedagogic effectiveness of the curriculum and assessment to ensure that students receive the highest possible levels of teaching, guidance, and support. You will ensure their work is technically well-grounded, relevant, inspiring, progressive and in context of the rapidly evolving arts industry and wider world. In addition to this, you must demonstrate a proven commitment to inclusive practice with your teaching and be able to work with confidence across a diverse cohort and a broad and diverse range of repertoire and performance practice.

For more details please download the job information pack here- 

Closing date for applications is 12pm, Wednesday 25 June 2025. Please note that late applications will not be accepted. The role holder may need to have availability on WEDNESDAYS for the duration of the contract.

To apply online, please visit https://bit.ly/3HGzqKQ 

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting GS9228. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Guildhall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Reflective Practice Tutor 

Part time, Fixed term contract: September 2025 - June 2026

Professor 1: £76.42 per hour (including holiday pay) 

The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools, offering musicians, actors, and production arts practitioners an inspiring environment in which to develop as creative arts professionals. Situated in the City of London, Guildhall School ranked in the top five institutions in the world for Music and Performing Arts in the QS World University Rankings 2024. We deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles.

A global leader in creative and professional practice, we promote innovation, experiment and research, and are also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, offering inspiring training for children, young people, adult learners, and creative and business professionals.

Lecturer, BA Performance Design

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary Range: £47,620 - £53,310 per annum including Inner London Weighting depending on experience/performance

The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is a vibrant, international community of young musicians, actors and theatre technicians in the heart of the City of London. We produce outstanding graduates whose talents light up stages and concert platforms throughout the world. As well as providing professional training at junior, undergraduate and postgraduate level, the School has a substantial programme of regular performances, encompassing concerts, recitals, plays, operas and musicals open to the general public.

This full-time post of Lecturer in Performance Design is being created ahead of launching the new programme in September 2025. You should be an enthusiastic teacher of performance design practices, a strong communicator and an insightful collaborative worker. In addition to supporting students in their daily studio practice and overseeing projects which teach the full range of performance design skills, you will have specific responsibility for teaching computer-aided design (CAD) for performance design, alongside digital packages including Procreate and Adobe Photoshop.

The successful candidate will have a lively professional portfolio, experience of teaching in Higher Education and a clear ability to work positively and collaboratively with other people.

If you are interested in applying and would like an informal video chat about the role, please email the Programme Leader, Susannah Henry:  Susannah.henry@gsmd.ac.uk.

For more detail, download the Job Information Pack.

To apply online, please visit https://cityoflondon.jobs.hr.cloud.sap/job/London%2C-City-of-Lecturer-in-Performance-Design-Lond-United-Kin/1163244955/

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9224. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Closing date for applications is Monday 23^rd June 2025 at 12 noon. 

Interviews will likely take place from week commencing 7^th July 2025.

Please note that late applications will not be accepted. 

Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us. 

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. 

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. 

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.  We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.