Administrative Assistant (Music Education Islington)

Fixed-Term (6 months), full time (35 hours per week)

Guildhall School is the lead delivery organisation for Music Education Islington (MEI) the Music Education Hub for the London Borough of Islington. MEI is led by Islington Council and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, in partnership with Music in Secondary Schools Trust and leading arts organisations and funders, as well as the Islington Community of Schools.

In this busy role you will be responsible for providing high level administrative support for Music Education Islington (MEI) day to day work, in particular supporting the running of MEI’s weekly Music Centres. You will join a vibrant team and work extensively with Islington City Council and other external partners.

The ability to be self-motivated, maintain high standards and remain calm under pressure is essential. You will have an excellent communication, numeracy and time management skills, advanced MS Office and IT competency. Ideal candidate should have strong organisational and administrative skills. Knowledge of classical/contemporary/popular music, drama or production arts would be an advantage.

Enhanced DBS checks will be required.

This role is eligible for hybrid working.

For more details, please go to http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/jobs.

To apply online, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting OOGS9198 reference number.

A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 7 February 2025.

Candidates are encouraged to apply early as we regularly monitor applications and reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

All applications must include a completed application form.

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.

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