Head of IT, ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Guardian Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal College of Music seeks a Head of IT to oversee IT services and manage cyber security for the College. This pivotal role requires strong leadership and IT strategy development skills. The successful candidate will ensure excellent IT service delivery for students and staff, managing significant budgets and leading a team of 10 professionals.

Qualifications

• Significant skills and experience in IT.
• Manage cyber security incidents effectively.
• Strong management and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of IT services for the College.
• Develop and implement IT strategy.
• Manage a budget of £1m and capital budget of £0.3m.

Skills

Cyber Security Management

IT Strategy Development

People Management

Commercial IT Technologies

Networking

Infrastructure Planning

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The Royal College of Music is one of the world’s greatest conservatoires, training gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers. We are ranked the Global No. 1 institution for Performing Arts for the fourth year running in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Head of IT

The Royal College of Music is one of the world’s greatest conservatoires, training gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers. We are ranked the Global No. 1 institution for Performing Arts for the fourth year running in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The Royal College of Music is seeking to recruit a Head of IT to lead the delivery of IT services for the College, supported by a team of 10. This is a pivotal role within the College, responsible for the IT infrastructure to support the needs of the College and to manage their Cyber Security. The Head of IT works with senior staff across the College, with a high degree of autonomy, with responsibility for developing the IT strategy and managing a £1m operating cost budget and a capital budget of around £0.3m.

We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:

• You will be an IT professional with significant skills and experience looking to further develop through a challenging and influential role.
• You will have the ability to set the IT strategy and the management skills to deliver it, including minimising the cyber security risks to the College.
• You must have experience of managing cyber security incidents and a thorough understanding of the challenges posed by cyber security and how to manage the risks and impact.
• You will have strong people management skills, developing a culture of delivery and continuous improvement.
• You will work well with Colleagues across the College and be committed to delivering an excellent service for our students.
• Strong IT skills and significant understanding of commercial IT technologies including networking, server technology, hardware, software, cloud technologies and infrastructure planning are essential.
  
  
  

This post is offered on a permanent, full-time basis.

Job reference number: AQ3240

Closing date: 29 June 2025.

Interview date: TBC.

Salary: Grade 10, circa £70,000 per annum.

If this sounds like you, please contact our search partners Anderson Quigley (details below) for a confidential conversation. We are very keen to hear from a diverse range of candidates. Thank you again for your interest in the Royal College of Music.

Grace Tattersall [e-mail]

Aino Betts [e-mail]

The RCM is committed to nurturing diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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