Purpose of post: the Northern Ireland Programme Coordinator will play a vital role in ensuring our NI projects run smoothly and successfully, while also managing our communications and social media presence. They will work closely with Live Music Now colleagues based in England and Wales including the Music in Education and Music in Health teams.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support delivery of programmes and services

• Coordinate projects including one-off events, online concerts, concert tours and longer residencies. This includes liaising with musicians, mentors, venues and partners; entering information into the events diary and generating contracts.
• Collect and monitor feedback from project participants and musicians.
• Ensure the database is kept up to date with partner, venue and funder information.
• Coordinate training programme events in person and online.
• Occasional site visits to observe and support projects.
• Coordinate photography, filming and recording of project activities ensuring relevant consent is in place.

Marketing and communications

• Create and upload engaging content for social media.
• Undertake regular engagement with relevant sector and partner social media accounts to ensure a consistent and effective online presence.
• Upload updates and content to the website (training provided).
• Create flyers and marketing materials using Canva (training provided).
• Upload images and videos on to Flickr and Vimeo in accordance with data policy.
• Developing partnerships across the sector.

Administration

• Acting as first point of contact for enquiries, building professional relationships with partners, musicians and the public.
• Coordinate, develop and maintain resources, assets, data and records.
• Booking rooms for meetings, training etc.
• Management of equipment loaned out to musicians: iPads, keyboard, percussion etc.
• Provide support for Northern Ireland Advisory Group meetings.

Undertake financial tasks in line with organisational procedures

• Code and file invoices from musicians and other suppliers.
• Monitor and update budgets and spending records.

Fundraising support
• Collate information for reports to funders and partners.
• Research funding opportunities for the programme.
• Submit small bids with support from line manager (training provided).
• Support with organisational fundraising events.

General
• Adhere to and uphold Live Music Now’s policies and procedures including safeguarding, project approvals, brand guidelines and EDI.
• Take part in internal training sessions; share learning from external training events with colleagues.
• Be an ambassador for the organisation, occasionally representing us at external events.
• Undertake other duties as requested by Line Manager, relevant to this post.

Terms & Conditions
This post is a permanent contract.
The salary will be £14,742 per annum for 22.5 hours per week and will be paid monthly. This is a pro rata salary of £24,570.

Equal Opportunities
Live Music Now is committed to being an Equal Opportunities employer and as such we actively encourage applications from people who are under-represented in the cultural sector and our organisation including those facing disabling barriers or who have experienced racism.
All Disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Short-listed candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their access requirements for the interview.
Live Music Now is a flexible and accommodating employer; flexible working may be possible in discussion with line managers.
If you want to discuss the role further, require help completing your online application, or if you would like to submit your responses in a different format, please email jobs@livemusicnow.org.uk or call 07549 341 316.

Notes
All jobs are subject to change from time to time and this job description will be reviewed regularly. The job description is a guide to the work that you will be required.

We regret we are unable to provide feedback unless you are shortlisted. We will notify you to let you know if you have been shortlisted or not.