Senior Keyboard Technician

Interview date: Monday 30 June 2025

Salary: Grade 7, £43,500 – £52,500 per annum.

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 four successive years, while Music is a new subject introduced to the rankings in 2024.

The RCM has over 200 keyboard instruments, consisting of grand pianos, mainly Steinway & Sons instruments and upright pianos, predominantly Yamaha and Kawai pianos. The RCM also has an extensive collection of early keyboard instruments.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Keyboard Technician to support the Head of Keyboard Technical Services in the tuning, maintenance and re-building of the keyboard stock, including early keyboard instruments.

A formal keyboard tuning and repair qualification is essential.

Training will be available for early keyboard tuning.

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

For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

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.

Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.

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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