"Access and Participation Evaluation and Impact Manager"

Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors, and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked first in Arts, Drama and Music by the Complete University Guide, we deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles.

The Access and Participation Evaluation and Impact Manager will lead on the embedding of an evaluative culture within Access and Participation and broader outreach activity taking place across the School. The post-holder will implement the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT), training colleagues across the School in the use of the system and managing day to day enquiries, establishing effective working practice for long-term meaningful engagement with the system. Utilising their experience, and sector best practice and training, the post-holder will also develop an evaluation framework to be used across all Access and Participation activity, supporting the School to meet commitments made in its Access and Participation Plan 2025/26-2028/29. They will provide support and guidance to colleagues looking to evaluate Access and Participation and outreach activity and work with the Public Engagement Evaluation Manager to share expertise and align evaluation practices, building a cohesive approach to evaluation across the School. Notably, they will lead on the evaluation of a pilot contextual admissions programme in the Music department, liaising with the department, the Access and Participation team and the funder for this programme to capture the evaluation and reporting requirements.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and creative evaluator, with a keen interest in understanding the impact of outreach activity. As part of the multi-award-winning Access and Participation team, the post-holder will lead on the creation of an evaluative culture, equipping colleagues with the necessary skills and resources to ensure the continued and long-term success of the School’s Access and Participation and outreach activity.

For more information, download the Job Information Pack.

Enhanced DBS is required.

Closing date for applications is 25 August 2025

Interviews will be on Tuesday 9 September 2025.

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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