The Music Programme Manager provides specialist support to British Council offices overseas to ensure the development, implementation and management of high-quality, strategic music programmes which meet specific regional requirements and support the British Council’s cultural relations objectives.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following essential knowledge & experience:

• A good, wide knowledge of UK music, particularly contemporary, and the ability to make critical judgements across different genres.
• A good network of contacts across the UK music sector.
• Substantial recent professional experience in the UK music sector
• The ability to write effectively for a variety of different audiences

Some of the main opportunities/challenges include: 

• Working within cross-departmental and multi-location teams to deliver music programmes within a large, complex international organisation.
• Working on multiple programmes with different cultural and operational contexts (resources, capacity, infrastructure, market, political).
• Creating opportunities for the UK music sector that encourage international showcasing, collaboration and professional exchange within a cultural relations context.
• Maintaining expertise in contemporary UK music.
• Develop music programmes that respond to BC aims around ODA work, for example in capacity building and music for social change
• Contributing to developing the digital representation of Music Department’s work.
• Sharing expertise in specialist genres with others in the team as needed 

For further details, visit https://goo.gl/mFO5cD.