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Deadline for applications: 24th November 2025 at 9.00amSalary: £35,327 per annum, pro rataContract: Fixed-term contract to 31st March 2027,&nbsp;full-time (37.5 hours per week), we operate a blended working approach where you will be required to work in the office two days a week, Wednesday &amp; one other day tbc Play a key role in funding the next generation of grassroots music projects helping hundreds of young artists and organisations thrive.As a grants and learning officer, you’ll be helping us to deliver our ambitious, nationwide grants programme. We currently support over 500 grassroots organisations and 18-30 year old creatives, and have a busy grants cycle to manage, alongside ever-increasing numbers of applications. This year, we’re building and migrating to a new grants database and you’ll play an integral role on the project team. In addition, you’ll manage an assigned portfolio of grants, and help with all aspects of the funding cycle. You’ll support applicants and funded partners, make funding recommendations, administer grants, provide feedback and support, and visit projects.&nbsp;First and foremost, you’ll be passionate about the work that Youth Music does. As a skilled administrator, you’re not fazed by planning, monitoring, reporting, and spreadsheets. You have an eye for detail. You’ve got good IT skills and working knowledge of how databases operate. With the development of our new database this is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys developing processes and working with data and detail.&nbsp;You’re a collaborative worker who enjoys being part of a friendly team, as well as travelling on your own to build new relationships with a diverse range of people. As a grants manager you’ll have an instinct for what’s important – when to give advice, and when to step back. &nbsp;<h2> Key Responsibilities</h2> Grant Making<ul><li>Relationship management for a diverse portfolio of grants within allocated areas or specialisms.</li><li>Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the music/creative landscape and issues affecting your allocated areas.</li><li>Provide telephone, online (e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, webinars) and email advice to potential applicants.</li><li>Assess grant applications.</li><li>Make recommendations to the assessment panel.</li><li>Efficient and effective turnaround of grants administration, primarily through our grants databases (Salesforce and Grant Tracker).</li><li>Ensure data in the grants database is accurate and up-to-date, and support with data input, analysis and cleansing.</li><li>Review grant requirements and ensure quick processing of payments.</li><li>Undertake visits to funded projects and attend events.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide advice and feedback to successful and unsuccessful applicants.</li><li>Support the running and facilitation of events.</li><li>Contribute to the improvement of Youth Music’s funding processes and procedures in line with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ivar.org.uk/flexible-funders/" target="_blank">flexible funding principles</a> we’re committed to.</li><li>Provide support to others in the wider Youth Music team.</li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3>Learning and Projects<ul><li>Undertake project-based tasks as part of wider team or organisational project work.</li><li>Specialist knowledge about assigned areas of Youth Music’s work or operations and produce relevant outputs to help us and others to learn and develop.&nbsp;</li><li>Produce resources and content for the Youth Music community.</li><li>Present information and learning to internal and external colleagues.</li></ul>&nbsp;General<ul><li>Carry out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.</li><li>This post will require travel across the UK, occasionally involving overnight stays.</li><li>This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.</li></ul> Knowledge skills &amp; experienceEssential<ul><li>Experience of working or volunteering in music education, music industries, grants management, youth work or advocacy, education, or not-for-profit settings</li><li>Familiarity with the funding process</li><li>Experience of working in an administrative role</li><li>Experience using databases and other software</li><li>Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Teams and Office (in particular Outlook, Excel and Word)</li><li>Organisational and administrative skills, able to prioritise and work to deadlines</li><li>Attention to detail</li><li>Confident in decision-making and can work autonomously</li><li>Ability to think creatively to solve problems</li><li>Interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively with different types of people</li><li>A clear and persuasive verbal communicator with the ability to write in plain English</li><li>Ability to build and manage relationships</li><li>Analytical skills (you’ll be required to read and respond to applications and reports)</li><li>Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA), with good awareness of accessibility and understanding of inclusive best practice</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience of project management, including financial planning and management</li><li>Understanding of the social issues facing children and young people today</li><li>Understanding youth voice and/or participatory grant making practices</li><li>Understanding of organisational best practice (safeguarding, financial health, governance, equality, and diversity)</li><li>Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Youth Music

Grants & learning officer

​Closing date: 10th November 2025 at 10amSalary: £18,426 (£30,710 pro rata)Location: Bristol (hybrid working)Contract: 21 hours per week until end of December 2026Interviews: Will take place in Bristol on Tuesday 18 November 2025 This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and organised individual with a passion for music and technology, who is eager to drive innovation and accessibility within an inclusive music programme.As music and technology officer, you will work closely with the programme manager to create, manage, and maintain accessible music resources for the <a href="https://noyo.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Open Youth Orchestra</a> (NOYO). You will oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of musical and technical resources for rehearsals and events, providing troubleshooting and technical support to the NOYO team, musicians, and teachers.In addition, you will contribute to the creative use of music technology in NOYO, including our own accessible instrument, the <a href="https://theclarion.uk/" target="_blank">Clarion</a>. Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Significant experience in music, music technology and live music</li><li>Experience composing and/or arranging music for performance</li><li>Fluent in reading and working with standard musical notation (Grade 8 music theory or equivalent)</li><li>Confident in using Sibelius software</li><li>Competent with music technology hardware and software, with a demonstrable ability to learn new music technology quickly and confidently</li><li>Highly organised, with strong administrative and IT skills</li><li>Ability to support and train others in music technology</li><li>Effective verbal and written communication, and strong interpersonal skills; able to tailor complex musical or technical information appropriately for different individuals and audiences</li><li>Capacity to work independently, meet deadlines and be adaptable</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience working with young disabled musicians</li><li>Knowledge of emerging music technologies and accessibility in music education</li><li>Knowledge of alternate musical notation, e.g. guitar tab, percussion notation etc.</li><li>Knowledge of digital media tools including Canva and Vimeo</li></ul> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We take our responsibility to acknowledge, challenge and dismantle barriers within music and our organisation extremely seriously. To that end, we are especially interested in receiving applications from Disabled people.We also recognise that systems of privilege, structural disadvantage and barriers to participation often intersect with one another. For this reason, we particularly welcome applications from people from other structurally disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented groups. This may include people from the Global Majority, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people and/or people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Open Up Music

Music and technology officer

2 Operations / Facilities / Admin Fixed term contract Opportunities