Events Assistant x 2
Two days per week London Centre and three days working from home. • £29,620 (plus £1500 London Weighting, if applicable) • Permanent
Applications Close September 7, 2026
We are Nordoff and Robbins
Nordoff and Robbins is the UK’s largest music therapy charity, with more than 60 years’ experience using music to support people affected by illness, disability, trauma, isolation, social exclusion and mental health challenges.
Music therapy is a clinically recognised, HCPC-regulated allied health profession. Through music-making within a therapeutic relationship, it helps people to communicate and be more expressive, build confidence, connect with others and improve health and wellbeing.
We provide therapy through our own centres and in partnership with schools, hospitals, care homes, hospices and community organisations across England, Scotland and Wales. We also train music therapists through our accredited Master’s and PhD programmes and invest in research to strengthen the impact of our work.
Using the Nordoff Robbins approach, which is practised worldwide, our work is person-centred, collaborative, flexible and strength based. Everyone who could benefit from music therapy deserves access to it because music has the power to transform lives.
Our culture
If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together and collectively to carry out our mission, we could be your next team.
Could this be the place for you?
If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!
What we need
About the role
We are looking for a someone who is looking to start their career in events and who can be a “can do” true all-rounder. Someone who has the ability to be focused on the details and deadlines demanded by event management as well as someone who has the relationship management experience of working and managing fundraising committees.
You will be detail orientated, fast paced and a multitasker. You will be creative, approachable, and professional and have the drive and ambition to learn how to build relationships with and grow our network of supporters. The successful candidate will be passionate for our music therapy delivery, have empathy for our beneficiaries and their families and believe that music can truly make a difference.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to be musical, but you do need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.
What we offer
The three best things about the job (in our humble opinion)
- You will be joining an award-winning events team, with a sector leading music awards show and many other industry events.
- You will be fully supported as you learn and develop in the role, working with exceptionally experienced colleagues and events professionals.
- You will be working on a broad spectrum of a diverse and growing range of fundraising events in the sector.
A salary of £29,260 plus £1,500 London Weighting (where applicable) total £30,760 pa
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/paternity/parental leave, enhanced sick leave and generous 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
An inclusive culture – and lots of music!
We have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles and values that we all commit to:
1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff and Robbins.
2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need.
3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT
Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.
4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of Nordoff and Robbins as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.
5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE
To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students.