Faculty Officer (Vocal & Opera)

Founded in 1882, The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history and contemporary outlook. Our excellence was recognised by the 2025 QS World University Rankings, in which we were ranked as the global No. 1 institution for both Music and Performing Arts. The College has held this world-leading place in Performing Arts for the four successive years, while Music is a new subject introduced to the rankings in 2024.

The RCM is now looking to recruit a Faculty Assistant (Vocal & Opera). The successful applicant will be joining a lively and creative team in an exciting working environment. They will work closely with the Head & Deputy Head of Faculty and Director of Opera, to support faculty classes, masterclasses, productions, open days and competitions as well as general administrative assistance to the Head & Deputy Head of Faculty and Director of Opera.

Some key aspects of this role include:

• Administering faculty class arrangements and RCM competitions
• Planning and running masterclasses
• Leave of absence processing
• Providing administrative support for faculty open days, staged productions, festivals and choirs
• Excellent communication and IT skills are required combined with the ability to balance a number of different tasks and to work effectively as part of a team

Salary: Grade 5, £31,379 - £34,350 per annum. Appointments will normally be made to the first point of the grade.

Job reference number: 309-25

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 3 December 2025

Interview date: Friday 19 December 2025

For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website: www.rcm.ac.uk/jobs

To apply, please complete our 1) Application form and 2) Equal Opportunities form (available to download from the RCM website) and submit in Word or PDF format by email to recruitment@rcm.ac.uk

CVs without an application form will not be accepted.