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Job Title: Assistant Registrar (Governance & Quality)
Posting Start Date: 10/07/2026
Posting End Date: 03/08/2026
Department: Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Office Location: Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Level of DBS required for this role: None required
Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required
Is this a politically restricted post?: No
Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance
Salary: £49,140 - £55,000 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting) plus £5,000 Market Forces Supplement
Contractual Hours: Full-time, 35 hours
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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We are seeking an experienced and motivated higher education professional to join our Registry team as Assistant Registrar (Governance & Quality).
This is a key role within the Directorate of Student & Academic Services, supporting the School’s academic governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and academic standards framework. You will help ensure that our governance, quality and assurance arrangements remain robust, effective and aligned with external regulatory, legal and sector expectations.
You will work closely with the Academic Registrar, the Director of Student & Academic Services and Registrar, the Head of Learning and Teaching, senior academic colleagues, professional services teams and members of key committees including the governing body.
About you
You will be an experienced higher education professional with substantial experience in academic governance, quality assurance, academic standards, regulatory compliance or a related area.
You will bring strong knowledge of the UK higher education quality and standards framework, including the OfS regulatory framework, QAA expectations, the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) Code with particular focus on academic governance and assurance practices. You will have experience of advising senior colleagues and committees, improving assurance or compliance systems, and drafting high-quality reports, formulating insights, papers, policies and guidance.
You will be analytical, well organised and assured in interpreting complex requirements and making evidence-based recommendations. You will also have excellent written, verbal and presentational skills, and the credibility, tact and diplomacy to provide authoritative advice at both strategic and operational levels.
Experience of working in a specialist, small or conservatoire environment, supporting governing body assurance activity, or managing staff within professional services would be advantageous.
What we offer
This is an excellent opportunity to play a visible role in supporting academic standards, governance effectiveness and regulatory assurance within a distinctive specialist institution with taught degree awarding powers.
You will work closely with senior colleagues, academic leaders, committees and governors, contributing to effective decision-making, policy and process improvement, and the continued quality and standards of the School’s academic provision.
You will join a busy, committed and friendly Registry team and make a sustained contribution to institutional assurance and enhancement.
This role would suit a highly capable governance and quality professional who enjoys working across policy, regulation, committees, evidence, process improvement and institutional assurance.
For further information, please download the Job Information Pack.
For more details regarding Guildhall School of Music & Drama, please visit http://www.gsmd.ac.uk.
To apply, please click the 'Apply Now' link below.
Alternatively, please contact the Corporate Recruitment Unit on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting GS9294. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
Closing date: Monday 3 August 2026, 12 noon.
Interviews to be held: Friday 21 August 2026
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
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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.
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