Role Responsibilities

MEMBERSHIP

• Maintain and develop relationships with our current membership

• Recruit new members through sector research and liaison with other music organisations based in Scotland

• Assist in the administration of membership invoices, composer agreements, donations and subscriptions

• Facilitate and develop member events in the SMC foyer space: receptions and performances, including any advance preparation, tech set-up and liaising with the City Halls team

• Assist in the promotion of members' concerts, events and activities across our social media channels and international networks

• Contribute to fundraising for new projects to benefit our membership, such as workshops and masterclasses, liaising with our core funders Creative Scotland and a range of trusts and foundations

• Compile the monthly High Notes newsletter by gathering and distributing members' news and researching wider commissioning and competition opportunities

• Collaborate with SMC Archive Managers on cataloguing, member archives and online shop entries

• Compose webpage and sector opportunities updates.

GENERAL OFFICE ADMIN

• Answer enquiries from the music sector and the general public by email, phone and in person, meeting and greeting visitors to the centre.

• Assist in promoting Scotland’s music at events and sector meetings.

Skills & Experience

ESSENTIAL

• A demonstrable working knowledge of the music sector in Scotland and beyond

• Experience of working in a people facing role: reliable, confident and calm in dealing with the general public and a wide range of creatives

• Strong organisational skills; including the ability to multi-task, set priorities and manage own time and workload

• Confident written and oral communicator, conscientious with strong attention to detail and experience of report writing

• Ability to problem solve and use initiative

• Willingness to represent the Centre at meetings, events and conferences across the music sector

• An ability to adapt to using a variety of software programmes such as MS Office, Canva and Zero accounting.   

DESIRABLE

• Previous experience of working in a public-facing organisation

• Ability to read music

• Familiarity with Squarespace or similar CMS website platforms

• Experience in the fundraising process for third sector arts organisations

• Educated to degree level

• Social media experience

How to apply

Complete form on this page

Attach a cover letter (maximum 2 A4 pages) outlining how you meet our person specification, plus your CV (maximum 2 A4 pages).

You will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application.  

Alternatively, by post to:

Gill Maxwell, Executive Director
Scottish Music Centre
City Halls
Candleriggs
Glasgow
G1 1NQ

Informal enquiries about the vacancy may be addressed by calling 0141 552 5222

Deadline

6pm Sunday July 27th

Interviews

Interviews will take place in week commencing Monday July 28th by arrangement with the shortlisted candidates and may be held in person or on Zoom.

Access

As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Scottish Music Centre is based on the ground floor of the City Halls: for details of the building accessibility please visit:  https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-culture/venues/old-fruitmarket

If you have any access requirements at any stage of the selection process please contact Wiktoria Chojnacka: wiktoria@scottishmusiccentre.com