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Salary: £37,360 - £42,050 per annum depending on experience/performance (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)
Contractual Hours: 35 per week
Basis: Fixed Term Contract (Mat Cover), Full Time, Grade D
Workplace category: Unknown
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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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Alumni Relations Manager (maternity cover)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Fixed Term Contract, Full time (35 hours per week)
Salary Range: £37,360 - £42,050 per annum depending on experience/performance (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is seeking an experienced, creative and confident Alumni Relations Manager to devise and implement the strategy for building and strengthening relationships with the School’s alumni community, as well as with its Fellows, staff, students and parents.
The School is a vibrant, international community of young musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London, ranked in the top higher education institutions for performing arts in university world rankings. We produce outstanding graduates whose talents light up stages and concert platforms throughout the world and who share their artistry in social and community setting to transform the lives of others.
This is an exceptionally exciting time to join the Guildhall School as we look towards our significant 150th anniversary in 2030, in which alumni will play a key ambassadorial role.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience of alumni relations activity including alumni communications, events, volunteering and institution-wide liaison with senior colleagues. Candidates will have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, be adept at planning and managing and measuring activity, the ability to manage multiple projects to deadline, plus the ability to use data to empower their planning. Line management experience is helpful.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Meg Ryan, Deputy Head of Development at meg.ryan@gsmd.ac.uk
Closing date for applications is 12 Noon on 3 November 2025
For more details, please go to http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/jobs
To apply online, please visit https://careers.cityoflondon.gov.uk/
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9255. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
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 Guildhall School and City of London Corporation are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community
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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.
The 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.