Jobs & Volunteering

Jobs, Volunteering and Work Experience Opportunities at The Guildhall Trust.

We are one of the region’s leading Cultural organisations, with responsibility for one of the busiest Entertainment and Conferencing venues in the South.

Our team is driven by our shared vision and a passion for what we do. Repeatedly complimented on our professionalism, skills and customer service, our team is at the core of our success.

Current Job Vacancies

We are looking for the following people to join our team.

Finance Manager
Department: Finance and Administration
Responsible to: CEO
Hours: 40
Pay: £40,000

The Guildhall Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Finance Manager to take responsibility for the financial management of the Trust. Ideally you will be versatile with good corporate and/or charity accounting experience along with excellent financial and management knowledge. The role is fairly imminent, please see the job description for more information.

To apply please send a covering letter explaining how your experience and skills reflect the Person Specification and the Principal Responsibilities set out in the Job Description. Please also send your up to date CV.

Apply to: enquiries@portsmouthguildhall.org.uk
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 22^nd May

Click here to view the full job description

Volunteering

If you have a passion for music, the arts or Portsmouth Guildhall and have some time to give we would love to welcome you to our team of Volunteers.

Make new friends, support our work in the community and gain experience within the live music and event industry. We have a range of opportunities across departments throughout the venue.

We are currently seeking volunteers to be a part of our ‘Discovering the Guildhall’ HLF project.

Please get in touch for an informal chat: nicola.peacock@portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

Work Experience

Week long work experience for Y10, Y11 and College Students

We offer a limited number of placements each year that give a broad experience across all departments of the venue.

Please complete our Application Form and send it at least 2 months before your required start date to: hayley.reay@portsmouth.guildhall.org.uk

We do not accept CVs and/or Covering Letters and the application must be written and submitted by the person wishing to undertake work experience. We particularly welcome applications from students who express an interest in working in the music, arts and cultural sector.

Potential applicants will be interviewed in person or by phone before a placement is offered. Due to the large number of applications we receive we are not able to reply to all. If you have not heard from us within 1 week of submitting your application, you have unfortunately been unsuccessful.

Work Shadow Opportunities

Each year we run ‘Connect’ our work shadow programme where we offer x10 young people aged 16+ who are serious about developing a career offstage, the opportunity to work alongside our technical team.

Over a 9 month period successful applicants are offered x3 shows on which they can shadow our team, learn about how shows are run and how to approach the working environment.

Please check back here, sign up to our e-newsletter or look out for announcements on social media for when applications are opened. This is a very popular opportunity and due to the large number of applications we are not able to reply to all.

For information: 023 9387 0193 or hayley.reay@portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

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