We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a Senior Creative Programme Leader to provide maternity cover for a key member of our Programmes Team. If you are interested in finding out more about what this unique role in the industry does or know someone who you think would be perfect to help shape the future of Sound and Music, read on below.
Senior Creative Programme Leader (Maternity Cover)
The Senior Creative Programme Leader is a key role in shaping and delivering our developing artist work, including programmes, awards and commissions. Your core responsibilities are to project-manage our flagship artist development programmes end-to-end, from planning and budgeting through to delivery and evaluation, while also supporting artists directly through 1:1 sessions and group activities. You will line-manage a Creative Programme Leader, contribute to the continued improvement of our programmes through monitoring and evaluation, and support and deputise for the Head of Programmes when needed.
Application Details:
- Application deadline: Sunday 8 March 2026, 23:59 UTC
- Interviews: Wednesday 18 March 2026
- Second interviews: Thursday 26 March 2026
- Start date: 25 May 2026 (or as agreed)
- Fixed-term contract (12 months), part-time 0.8 FTE (4 days per week or equivalent)
How to apply
If you are interested in working with us, please apply by completing the application form via Airtable.
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Application form (Airtable)
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Senior Creative Programme Leader Job Pack (PDF)
Application deadline: Sunday 8 March 2026, 23:59 UTC
Drop-in Information Session
If you’re considering applying, please join us for an informal Information Session hosted by Head of Programmes, Laonikos Psimikakis-Chalkokondylis. In this session, we will discuss the recruitment process and explain the role in more detail, and we will be available to answer any questions you might have around the role or recruitment process.
This information session will take place on Zoom on Wednesday 25 February 2026 from 10:00–11:00. In order to attend, please use the link below to register. If you’re unable to make the session but have a question you’d like answered, please get in touch with us at info@SoundAndMusic.org.
Register for the Information Session here
Equity, diversity and inclusion
We are a Disabled Committed Employer and Living Wage Employer. As part of our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and in line with our Fair Access Principles, we are committed to addressing barriers to employment and participation on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, disability and socio-economic background. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the specified minimumrequirements of this role, and we aim to guarantee an interview to candidates from other significantly under-represented groups who meet the minimum requirements, depending on application numbers.
If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.
Contact us
If you need the application form in another format, email Grace Bailey: Grace.Bailey@SoundAndMusic.org
About us
Our mission is to be the base camp for anyone in the UK who wants to make, experience or support new music and sound to shape the modern world.
We deliver artist-centred development programmes and essential funding to young, emerging and established artists breaking new ground across music-making in the UK. We lead research, campaigns, networks, archives and collections to further originality, discovery and equity within music.
For over 15 years, we have worked with thousands of music creators and hundreds of organisations to boost musical creativity, careers, cultures and communities.
Reducing barriers and championing inclusion underpins everything we do driven by our sector leading Fair Access Principles.
Sound and Music is supported by Arts Council England and proud to be a National Youth Music Organisation.
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