Key duties and responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Development
- Lead the strategic planning and ongoing development of instrumental music provision across all settings and programmes
- Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and diversification of music activity, including new projects, partnerships, and funding streams
- Contribute to organisational strategy, policy development, and long-term planning as a member of the senior leadership team
- Ensure provision reflects best practice in music education and respond to local, regional, and national priorities
Staff Leadership & Management
- Line manage and support approximately 50 peripatetic instrumental instructors and associated project staff including matters relating to personnel procedures; disciplinary/grievance issues & absence management/reporting
- Lead on recruitment, induction, deployment, appraisal, and professional development of teaching staff
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture among a large, geographically dispersed workforce
- Address performance management, workload planning, and staff wellbeing, ensuring high standards and consistency of delivery
- Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation
Quality Assurance & Curriculum Oversight
- Ensure high standards of teaching, learning, and musical progression across all instrumental programmes
- Oversee curriculum frameworks, assessment approaches, and progression pathways
- Monitor and evaluate delivery through observations, feedback, data analysis, and regular review
- Support staff to develop inclusive, engaging, and learner-centred teaching practices
- Maintain a professional relationship with schools and classroom music teaching staff
Operational & Project Management
- Oversee the effective planning, delivery, and evaluation of music projects and instrumental programmes
- Manage timetabling, staffing allocations, and resource deployment to ensure efficiency and value for money
- Work closely with administrative and operations teams to ensure smooth day-to-day service delivery
- Monitor & evaluate Youth Music Initiative projects, including management of staff directly employed by HLH and liaison with external providers
- Plan, organise and promote activities of Highland Young Musicians ensembles
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, and organisational policies
Financial & Resource Management
- Contribute to budget planning and financial oversight for instrumental provision and related projects
- Monitor expenditure, staffing costs, and income generation to ensure financial sustainability
- Support fundraising, grant applications, and reporting where required
Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships
- Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, venues, community partners, funders, and other stakeholders including National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, Plockton
- Act as a senior representative for the organisation in meetings, events, and partnership forums
Communicate effectively with parents, learners, and partners regarding provision and development
Interviews will be held in Inverness on Wednesday 3rd June 2026
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