Our culture and values
At The National Youth Orchestra, you’ll work as part of a supportive, friendly and adventurous staff team. Learning and personal growth are intrinsic to every role.
We also work with a wider team of music tutors, conductors, composers and professional musicians. There’s an expert youth support team, and even an osteopath to make sure that our young musician’s bodies stay well-tuned.
NYO is an Equal Opportunities employer. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our work, and this extends to our recruitment practices.
Benefits of working at NYO
Our spacious and light offices near Holborn in central London are a hive of activity, a space for collaboration and ideas. Hybrid working is standard for most roles, with a flexible and supportive culture. Most staff spend time enjoying and supporting NYO projects, concerts and events, sharing music with young people across the UK.
NYO offers a season ticket loan scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plan, retail and entertainment discounts and a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
Current vacancies
Current vacancies are listed below. Please check back regularly if there are no vacancies listed that suit your skills and experience. We also advertise vacancies through our social channels and on various online job sites.
Youth Support Manager
Full-time, permanent contract
£34,000 – £38,000 per annum dependent on experience
We are looking for a Youth Support Manager to deliver outstanding pastoral care and safeguarding across NYO’s national programme. This role is central to ensuring that young people feel happy, listened to and secure while participating in NYO activities.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting young people’s wellbeing and development through music. You will manage the year-round processes, people and routines that enable consistent safeguarding and welfare practice, champion NYO’s ethos and help young people thrive on every project.
You will line manage the Youth Support Co-ordinator and manage the freelance Support Team workforce. Working closely with colleagues across the Programmes team, you will ensure that pastoral needs are embedded into project planning, risk assessment, delivery and debrief processes.
The ideal candidate will combine strong team management skills with a rigorous approach to administration. You will be confident handling conversations with teenagers and their parents/carers, managing sensitive information, and co-ordinating practical logistics in a busy residential environment. You will also be a visible and responsive point of contact for young people and staff during NYO residentials and other activity.
Download the application pack to find out more, and apply via the online form.
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 29 June 2026
First round interviews: Monday 6 July 2026
Administration & Data Co-ordinator
Full-time, permanent contract
£28,644 per annum
Are you a highly organised individual looking to build a career in arts/charity administration? We have an exciting opportunity for an Administration & Data Co-ordinator to join our team and support the operations of a leading national youth arts organisation.
The Administration & Data Co-ordinator plays a central role in keeping NYO’s operations running smoothly. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting office management, IT and telecoms administration, CRM and data processes, finance, HR and general organisational administration.
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, accurate and proactive, with strong communication skills and confidence working with systems and data. You will enjoy improving processes, solving practical problems and helping colleagues do their best work in a busy, mission-led organisation.
At NYO, you’ll join a values-led, mission-driven organisation where people care deeply about the impact of their work. Our staff team is supportive, friendly and ambitious, united by a shared belief in the potential of young people and the power of orchestral music.
Our offices near Holborn in central London are a lively base for collaboration and creativity. NYO offers a health cash plan, a cycle-to-work scheme, retail and entertainment discounts, and a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
As this role will be responsible for office management and handling donations received by post, the role requires being in the office a minimum of 3-4 days a week. You will also have the opportunity to attend and support many of NYO’s projects around the UK. Most NYO projects take place during school holidays or at weekends, therefore the role will include some weekend and statutory holiday working, for which a TOIL policy is in place.
Download the application pack to find out more, and apply via the online form.
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 29 June 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 7 July 2026