Assistant Registrar (Governance & Quality)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama – Department of Governance and Quality Assurance
Salary and Contract
£49,140 – £55,000 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting) plus £5,000 Market Forces SupplementFull‑time, 35 hours per weekPermanent, Hybrid workplace category
Key Responsibilities
- Support the School’s academic governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and academic standards framework.
- Ensure governance, quality and assurance arrangements remain robust, effective and aligned with external regulatory, legal and sector expectations.
- Collaborate closely with the Academic Registrar, Director of Student & Academic Services, Registrar, Head of Learning and Teaching, senior academic colleagues, professional services teams and key committees including the governing body.
- Advising senior colleagues and committees, improving assurance or compliance systems, and drafting high‑quality reports, papers, policies and guidance.
- Provide evidence‑based recommendations and communicate them to strategic and operational stakeholders.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Proven experience as a higher education professional in academic governance, quality assurance, academic standards or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of the UK higher education quality and standards framework, including the OfS regulatory framework, QAA expectations and the CUC Code.
- Experience advising senior colleagues and committees, and managing compliance and assurance systems.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentational communication skills, with credibility, tact and diplomacy to provide authoritative advice at both strategic and operational levels.
- Analytical, well‑organised and adept at interpreting complex requirements.
- Experience in a specialist, small or conservatoire environment and supporting governing body assurance activity is advantageous.
What we offer
This role provides a visible opportunity to shape academic standards, governance effectiveness and regulatory assurance within a distinctive specialist institution with taught degree awarding powers. The successful candidate will work closely with senior colleagues, academic leaders, committees and governors, contributing to decision‑making, policy and process improvement and the continued quality and standards of the School’s academic provision.
Joining a busy, committed and friendly Registry team, you will make a sustained contribution to institutional assurance and enhancement.
Closing Date
Monday 3 August 2026, 12 noon.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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. We provide adjustments for people with disabilities, and all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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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