Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 12th June
Reports to: Creative Director
Location: Sage Gateshead, may include some regional, national, and international travel
Working hours: 36 hours per week. This role may include some evening & weekend work
Salary: SCP 44, £42,935 per annum


About Sage Gateshead
We are an international music centre based on the banks of the River Tyne. We are a unique venue where artists from across the world perform and audiences from a wide range of backgrounds come to hear, make, and enjoy all types of music.



We support local people to be creative, to develop a passion for music and put music at the heart of communities. Our artist development programme provides local artists with the opportunities they need to develop a career in music. We support young people to make music in our building and in the wider community through programmes such as In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead.



We believe our work makes life better for people in the North East. We're building a creative, diverse, and passionate team and that's where you come in...



About you

Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, here are some specific types of experience that will help you hit the ground running.



You must have proven experience of:

At least three years of experience at Senior Management level;
At least three years of experience managing music education/ community programmes;
Working with musicians/ artists in educational or arts settings.


Knowledge/ understanding of:

Excellent planning and management skills, including:
A strong understanding of financial management;
Line and task management;
Ability to develop cohesive music education strategies;
Programming and/or artistic planning;
Production of large scale performances and events;
Timetables and scheduling in a learning context;
Systems management.
Excellent knowledge, experience and understanding of:
Safeguarding;
Health and Safety and risk assessment;
Excellent skills in partnership management;
Strong understanding of working with people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances;
Strong understanding of inclusion and the personal and social outcomes of music learning and participation;
Strong written and oral communication skills including report, copywriting and presentation;
Skills and confidence in communicating with people from a diverse range of backgrounds;
Accomplished in Microsoft tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
The ability to manage workload, working on own initiative and as part of a team;
Excellent attention to detail.


It also helps if you have:

Experience of a performing arts organisation or similar.
Knowledge of and passion for at least one of the following areas of music:
Choral;
Classical;
Folk and traditional;
Jazz and improvised music;
Pop;
Electronic.
Knowledge of a diverse range of musical styles and the ability to connect the Make Music programme to Sage Gateshead's RNS and Classical, Contemporary Music and Artist Development programmes;
The ability to support and work collaboratively with musicians and music tutors;
Database management, especially Tessitura and Artifax.


If you're not a perfect match for the job description and criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are more interested in your determination, positivity, and willingness to get stuck in.