Spitalfields Music is a creative charity for East London with a national reputation for innovation, quality and reach. We produce two music festivals, a year-round Learning & Participation programme and a national touring programme each year. We have a track record for punching well above our weight through great partnerships, gritty ambition and being based in one of the most dynamic parts of the UK. The charity is in a particularly buoyant period and has just written a new ambitious business plan.

Following the appointment of Abigail Pogson as Managing Director of Sage Gateshead, the board of trustees seeks a new Chief Executive to lead Spitalfields Music in its next phase of life.

The role:

• To provide strategic leadership for the charity’s activity which includes performance, education, community engagement and audience development.

• To match creative ambition and financial sustainability.

• To set a culture of collaboration, partnership and leverage to ensure that the charity reaches the widest range of people and can operate as effectively as possible.

The person:

• An inspirational leader with a commitment to artistic quality and integrity and a knowledge of music and education.

• A creative entrepreneur, who can seek new opportunities and build partnerships.

• Comfortable operating in a wide range of different contexts, relating to a range of different people and committed to bringing the best out of people and situations.

For more details and to apply, please download an application pack from our website.

Deadline for applications: 9.00am, Friday 20 February

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