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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.
Current Vacancies
Executive Assistant and GYA Project Manager
Salary: £42,750 - £47,620 (inclusive of London Weighting) depending on experience/performance
Contractual Hours: 35, Full-time
Basis: Permanent
Guildhall Young Artists (GYA) is the division of the School offering advanced training to young people between the ages of 4 and 18 on Saturdays. The students are able to combine their Guildhall training with their general education in local schools.
We are currently looking for an experienced EA for the Director of Guildhall Young Artists (GYA) and Safeguarding and GYA Project Manager. In this busy role you will be responsible for providing high level secretarial and administrative support to the Director of GYA & Safeguarding and will work closely with all the GYA Centres which provide courses for over 1800 students between the ages of 5 – 18. A good knowledge of Microsoft Office and excellent time management skills are essential. You will be responsible for planning complex events across many different locations involved with many different stakeholder groups.
Ideal candidates should have excellent communication and organisation skills, with strong secretarial, organisational and office management skills. Experience of planning and running events and a knowledge of classical/contemporary music, drama and production arts is essential.
This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
For more details, please download the Job Information Pack.
To apply, please visit this link.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting GS9240. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
Closing date: 21 August 2025, 12pm. Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. All applications must include a completed application form.
Interviews will be held on 4 September 2025.
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.
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a vibrant international community of musicians, actors, and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked in the top four conservatoires for Music and Performing Arts in the QS World Rankings 2025, and first in the UK in the Complete University Guide, the School is globally renowned exemplar of creative and professional practice, delivering world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies, and ensembles. Since its founding in 1880, Guildhall School has been an outstanding example of the City of London Corporation’s commitment to education and the arts.
As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team reporting to the Principal, Professor Jonathan Vaughan, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) will play a vital role in delivering our 2030 strategy—sharpening our competitive edge through the strategic deployment of resources, operational efficiency, and high-quality service provision. The COO will support the School’s strategic and financial planning and work collaboratively with colleagues to lead transformational initiatives that optimise infrastructure, enhance services, and improve ways of working. Responsible for business planning and strategic oversight of the organisation’s buildings and assets, this role offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful change by leading the development of the School’s digital, physical, and cultural working environments.
We are seeking an inspiring and energetic individual with a track record in financial planning, strategic leadership, operational management and service transformation within a complex and multifaceted organisation. The ideal candidate will have the ability to translate their professional experience effectively into our context striking a thoughtful balance between commercial, artistic, and educational priorities. Collaborative and forward-thinking, they will contribute to delivering cohesive, agile operations—managing multiple projects, agendas, partnerships, and timelines with clarity and focus. They will bring strong influencing skills, experience in leading multidisciplinary teams, and act as a positive catalyst for change. We are looking for a highly motivated professional who shares a deep commitment to our values—particularly around equality, diversity, and inclusion—and who is driven to help us achieve and exceed our environmental sustainability goals.
Application is by submission of a full curriculum vitae and a covering letter, addressing the job description and person specification and including suitable daytime and evening telephone contact details.
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.
Here at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, we are challenging ourselves to think and act differently. As such, we are enhancing and developing our diversity, equity and inclusion learning opportunities across the institution. Ensuring our commitment to employing a diverse workforce is reflective of our diverse and international student population. Moving us from words to actions in our commitment to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all. Colleagues are welcomed to be their authentic selves and every person is treated with dignity and respect. To enable our student population to see themselves within our workforce we actively encourage applicants from under-represented groups and differing socio-economic backgrounds.
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, caring responsibilities or other access requirement and need adjustments during the recruitment process please email matthew.meakins@gsmd.ac.uk.
Guildhall School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.
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.
For details of the appointment, including further information about the job description, person specification and how to apply, please visit https://PLusPortal.PerrettLaver.com quoting reference 7981
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Deadline for Applications is on Tuesday 26 August at 09:00 BST
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Voice Tutor
1 Year Fixed Term Contract
Hourly paid - £49.31 per hour, inclusive of £5.31 holiday pay
We are seeking to create a small pool of Voice tutors who can deliver part of our bespoke Speech System training. Our training is highly regarded in the industry for the passion, quality and rigour of the teaching: renowned for the combined focus on craft training, care and attention to individual student development, and the strong ensemble ethic shared by staff and students. It is a significant time to be joining the Drama Department at Guildhall, with plans over the coming years for further new programmes and cross-School initiatives, all of which will share the Department’s commitment to inclusivity, representation and progressive practice.
The role holder will be responsible for delivering teaching and coaching of a range of Speech Systems, relevant to a diverse year group. This is likely to be in small groups and in relation to the composition of students in a year group.
For more information, download the Job Information Pack:
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 4 August 2025
Interviews will be on 15 August 2025.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
To apply online, please visit https://bit.ly/4mjOQE2
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9241. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
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.
GYA Projects & Administration Co-ordinator
35 hours per week - 12 months fixed term contract (The post holder will be expected to work on Saturdays during term time)
Salary range: £31,740 - £35,640 per annum including Inner London Weighting
Guildhall Young Artists (GYA) is Guildhall School’s growing network of 6 centres providing inspiring performing and production arts training for children and young people aged 4 to 18. Centre locations include London, Norwich and Taunton with an online centre for those who prefer to study from home.
In this busy broad-based role, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Junior Guildhall centre on term-time Saturdays, with specific responsibilities for coordinating the administration of other GYA centres. This includes scheduling interviews and assessments, and assisting with concerts, events and projects.
We’re seeking a dynamic, organised and highly efficient individual with a successful track record in administration The ability to be self-motivated, maintain high standards, ‘do’ detail, and remain calm under pressure is essential. You will have excellent communication, numeracy and time management skills, advanced MS Office and IT competency. Knowledge of classical/contemporary music, drama or production arts ideally gained within the higher education sector, would be an advantage.
For more information, please download the job information pack:
Enhanced DBS checks will be required.
Closing date: 12 noon on Thursday, 21st August 2025
Interviews will be held on 27th August 2025
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
To apply online, please visit GYA Projects & Administration Co-Ordinator Job Details | City of London Corporation
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOGS9239. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
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 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.
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.
Access and Participation Evaluation and Impact Manager
Fixed Term (18-months), Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary Range: £42,750 - £47,620 per annum including London Weighting, depending on experience and performance
Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors, and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked first in Arts, Drama and Music by the Complete University Guide, we deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles.
The Access and Participation Evaluation and Impact Manager will lead on the embedding of an evaluative culture within Access and Participation and broader outreach activity taking place across the School. The post-holder will implement the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT), training colleagues across the School in the use of the system and managing day to day enquiries, establishing effective working practice for long-term meaningful engagement with the system. Utilising their experience, and sector best practice and training, the post-holder will also develop an evaluation framework to be used across all Access and Participation activity, supporting the School to meet commitments made in its Access and Participation Plan 2025/26-2028/29. They will provide support and guidance to colleagues looking to evaluate Access and Participation and outreach activity and work with the Public Engagement Evaluation Manager to share expertise and align evaluation practices, building a cohesive approach to evaluation across the School. Notably, they will lead on the evaluation of a pilot contextual admissions programme in the Music department, liaising with the department, the Access and Participation team and the funder for this programme to capture the evaluation and reporting requirements.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and creative evaluator, with a keen interest in understanding the impact of outreach activity. As part of the multi-award-winning Access and Participation team, the post-holder will lead on the creation of an evaluative culture, equipping colleagues with the necessary skills and resources to ensure the continued and long-term success of the School’s Access and Participation and outreach activity.
For more information, download the Job Information Pack:
Enhanced DBS is required.
Closing date for applications is 25 August 2025
Interviews will be on Tuesday 9 September 2025.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
To apply online, please visit https://bit.ly/46U4lxM
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9237. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
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.
Singing Tutor for Guildhall Young Artists Norwich (GYA Norwich)
Guildhall Young Artists Norwich (GYA Norwich)
Location: Wymondham High Academy, Folly Rd, Wymondham NR18 0QT
Salary & Contract: Self-Employed. Variable hours on term-time Saturdays at hourly rate of £40.50 per hour for 2025-26
Guildhall Young Artists Norwich is looking to appoint an experienced singing tutor to teach (during term time) weekly 1:1 lessons, choirs, and/or group classes.
Candidates should have considerable experience in singing as either a performer, vocal coach, or choir director across any mix of our following disciplines: Classical Singing, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Pop, and Contemporary Music. Candidates should also have proven experience of being able to teach, inspire, and motivate students of the highest calibre.
Enhanced DBS Checks will be required.
For more details, please download the Job Information Pack
To apply, please complete the application form and send it to careers@gsmd.ac.uk.
Please contact gyanorwich@gsmd.ac.uk if you require further information about this post.
Closing date for applications is Friday 29 August 2025 at 12 noon.
Interviews will take place early to mid-September. 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.