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Job Description
Job Title
Department
Salary
Chief Executive
Senior Management Team
£50,000 per annum (0.6 FTE: £30,000 pro rata)
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To provide strategic and organizational leadership for all aspects of Benslow Music
Trust’s activities
2. To ensure that the working relationship between the Council of Trustees (Council) and
the rest of the organization operates effectively
3. To be an effective ambassador for Benslow Music Trust (BMT)
4. To discharge such other cross-organization responsibilities, appropriate to the position,
as may be required from time to time
REPORTS TO
Chair of Council
STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
Such managers and other staff as may from time to time be decided – currently:

Director of Operations

Head of Music

Instrument Loan Scheme Manager
INDICATIVE DUTIES
A. Strategic and organizational leadership
1.
Work with Council, through the Chair, to develop, refine and articulate strategic
objectives and then to ensure their successful delivery
2.
Lead the development and delivery of BMT’s educational and artistic programmes, in
accordance with the strategic direction determined by Council
3.
Provide inspiring leadership to the senior managers and, through them, the rest of the
staff, ensuring excellent standards of service across the organization and consistently
high levels of stakeholder satisfaction
4.
Ensure the successful integration of Friends’, Members’ and Volunteers’ activities
within BMT’s overall operation, liaising with their representatives as appropriate
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5.
Determine and keep under review the staffing structure, other than the senior postholder structure, working within approved budgets and, with regard to salaries, in
consultation with the Remuneration Committee
6.
Identify, develop and secure sustainable funding streams to underpin future growth,
including fundraising and sponsorship
7.
Lead BMT’s Marketing, Public Relations and Sales activities
B. Relationship with Council
1.
Propose strategic and business plans to Council, for its approval, on the basis of prior
consultation with a range of stakeholders as appropriate, including the staff, the
membership, external partners and, through the Chair, Council itself
2.
Present regular reports to Council on BMT’s performance against its strategic and
business objectives, its management of risk, its activities, and such other matters as
may be of interest
3.
To work with the Chair, the Vice Chair, the Company Secretary, the Treasurer, and the
Chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee (and any other Trustee with
delegated responsibilities) to ensure the smooth and harmonious operation of Council,
its sub-committees and any working groups that may be formed from time to time
4.
Ensure that protocols are in place and, in partnership with the Chair, are observed to
maintain an appropriate distinction between governance and management roles
C. Ambassadorial
1.
Represent BMT and, if appropriate, The Benslow Instrument Loan Scheme and The
Friends of Benslow Music, regionally, nationally and internationally in a wide variety of
contexts, with the aims of raising positive awareness of the offer, attracting members
and staff, and developing new income streams
2.
Build strategic alliances and strong working relationships with key partners to increase
the breadth and reach of BMT’s offer
General
1.
Ensure compliance with any statutory or regulatory frameworks that apply to BMT’s
activities
2.
In collaboration with other senior colleagues, responsibility for the effective operation
of BMT’s monitoring, control and disciplinary systems
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3.
Comply with all BMT policies and procedures
4.
Participate in any staff development activities required to carry out the duties of the
post effectively, and in any appraisal scheme
5.
Any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, which may be required
from time to time, subject to agreement between the Chief Executive and the Chair.
NOTES:
1. Duties will inevitably develop and change as the work of BMT changes. Employees should
therefore expect periodic variations to job descriptions, and BMT reserves this right. This job
description will be supplemented on a regular basis by individual objectives derived from BMT
strategies.
2. Where an applicant is, or becomes, disabled (as defined by the Equality Act) and informs the Trust
fully of their requirements, reasonable adjustments will be made to the role description wherever
possible.
SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS (to be read in conjunction with full BMT Statement
of Terms and Conditions
Duration of Role:
Permanent
Working Hours:
An average of 35 hours per week, (0.6 FTE pro-rata: 21 hours), distributed
flexibly by agreement between the Chair and the Chief Executive, plus one
hour’s break for luncheon per day
Salary:
Salary: £50,000 p.a., (0.6 FTE pro-rata: £30,000) reviewed annually
Probation Period:
Ten Months
Notice Period:
Six Months
Pension Scheme:
Under review: BMT currently offers access to a Stakeholder Pension
scheme and will comply with all future legislative requirements
Special Conditions
Required to work flexibly and during evenings, weekends and bank holidays
of the Post:
as necessary. TOIL may be permitted for bank holiday working if approved in
advance by the Chair.
APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTION
Compiled By:
Philip Meaden, Chair
Compilation Date:
April 2014
Date of Council
3 May, 2014
approval
Signed and dated
by Chair or
Company Secretary
Signed and dated
by Post-holder
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