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Salary: £44,110-£49,140 per annum including London Weighting
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack
Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked as number one in Arts, Drama & Music by the Complete University Guide 2025, and in the top four in the world for Music and Performing Arts by the QS World University Rankings 2025, 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.
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An opportunity has arisen in Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Access and Participation team for a professional with recent, relevant experience of project managing access activity for young people, both online and in person, to take up the post of Access and Participation Manager. The post-holder will lead on the planning and delivery of a range of Access and Participation activity, and must demonstrate an ability to work efficiently, flexibly and with excellent attention to detail, delivering impactful initiatives and positive outcomes that contribute towards the School’s compliance with commitments made in the Access and Participation Plan.
The post-holder must possess exceptional interpersonal skills that allow them to communicate effectively with young people from a wide range of backgrounds, and demonstrate an ability to collaborate successfully with internal colleagues (including academic, admissions and student support) and external stakeholders (including teachers, charity partners and Access and Participation teams in other HE providers).
The post-holder must have strong knowledge about equality of opportunity in education, particularly in relation to Higher Education regulation and the delivery of regulated activity. They must also demonstrate a detailed understanding of the barriers that exist for young people, applicants and students who are underrepresented at the School, in the arts and in Higher Education, and have extensive experience of planning and delivering activity designed to improve access and student success.
Further information on the role and requirements of the post holder can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.
The closing date is Monday 20th April 2026.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Wednesday 6th May 2026. This will consist of a panel interview and a task, which will be sent to shortlisted candidates one week before the interview.
For further information on the role you can contact Ashleigh Hope, Head of Access and Participation, on ashleigh.hope@gsmd.ac.uk.
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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOGS9279. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
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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.
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