Vacancy: Foundation Director
PRS Foundation for New MusicDirector (maternity cover)
£30k - £35k full-time; based in central London.
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) is a refreshingly approachable and adventurous funding body. As the UK's largest independent funder purely for new music, the Foundation supports a huge range of new music activity - everything from unsigned band showcases to composer residencies, from ground-breaking commissions to live electronica. In 2008, this will amount to £1.3m across all genres of music. You can find out more about the PRS Foundation’s work throughout this site.
This is a unique opportunity to make an important cultural contribution to the UK’s new music scene. It is a stimulating role which combines a strong ‘outward-facing’ element with key financial and staff management responsibilities. We are looking for someone who wants to make a contribution to the world of new music and is excited at the prospect of working with the many organisations PRSF supports.
The Director leads a small team of 3 other committed people and reports to the Chairman of the Foundation. The post-holder is in frequent contact with organisations and individuals throughout the wider music industry, other funders, composers across all musical genres, along with Foundation Trustees and advisors.
If you would like to work with us, please download the
- job description, terms and conditions and selection criteria
- application form
- equal opportunities monitoring form
Please do not simply send a CV.
Please complete the form clearly and succinctly. To help us understand why you are the best person for this position, please ensure that you respond to the selection criteria briefly in your covering letter, with specific examples.
As this is a maternity cover appointment, please also indicate how you would prefer to approach this, e.g. full or part-time employment, as a self-employed person or as a secondment from your existing employment. If the latter, written confirmation from your current employer that you will be seconded if successful will be required at interview.
You should return three copies of the application form and the equal opportunities monitoring form, along with three copies of your covering letter, in an envelope marked ‘private and confidential’ to:
Director
PRS Foundation
29-33 Berners Street
London W1T 3AB
Email applications will not be accepted. Applications must be received by 2.00pm on Thursday 27 March.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to acknowledge receipt of your application. Interviews will take place in central London on Tuesday 8 April and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
PRS Foundation is committed to equal opportunities. Registered charity 1080837.