Engage Coordinator

Full-time 3.5 Year Fixed-Term Contract

The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is seeking a dedicated Engage Coordinator to join its dynamic Junior Programmes department. The College is looking for a proactive, organised administrator who enjoys working effectively with young people, parents and staff. Candidates should have prior experience in an administrative support role and working with young people.

This role is integral to supporting a range of music education initiatives, including:

• RNCM Engage West Cumbria: provides sustainable opportunities for music education for young people in West Cumbria, funded by the Benny Walker Charitable Trust.
• Engage Brass: provides local primary schools with the opportunity to learn a brass instrument.
• Young Artists: our Saturday Junior Pop programme, supported by the Sony Social Justice Foundation.
• Young Projects: a selection of free, open access workshops for rare-breed instruments.
• Pathfinder: enables talented young musicians aged 8 -18 to overcome financial, social and cultural barriers to progressing their musical talent.

As a crucial member of the team, the Engage Coordinator will be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks. This varied role will include communications with participants and parents, session logistics, and maintaining effective records. Collaboration with various RNCM departments, including Operations and Marketing, is integral to this role. Thy will serve as the first point of contact for staff, parents, and students, ensuring smooth operations of programme events.

Liaising with the RNCM West Cumbria team both at the RNCM and in Cumbria, the role-holder will employ excellent communication and organisational skills to ensure key information is disseminated, necessary data is collected, and logistics are in place to enable the programme of activities to operate smoothly.

The role-holder will process data, communicate with partners, which may include schools, organisations, and colleagues from Cumbria, and carry tasks related to the delivery of activities within RNCM, such as process DBS checks.

In addition, the role-holder will provide administrative and coordination support to the Designated Safeguarding Lead, for safeguarding across RNCM Engage programmes and the wider College.

This role is a three and a half year fixed-term contract based at the RNCM and is suitable for blended working. Although supporting the work in Cumbria, and there may be occasional visits, it is not expected that the role-holder will need to routinely travel to Cumbria for work.

RNCM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

If you have any queries please contact our Human Resources department via email at Recruitment@rncm.ac.uk

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

Closing date: 12 Noon, Tuesday 4 February 2025

Interview date: Monday 17 February 2025

The RNCM is committed to safeguarding and we prioritise creating a safe and secure environment for everyone.  We seek individuals who share in our commitment to safeguarding and are willing to uphold these principles in all aspects of their work.

RNCM recognises that music is in every culture.

We are committed to building a diverse community of staff and students.

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