Key responsibilities

This role will lead on planning and delivering all Learning and Participation activity at Sinfonia Smith Square and will be required to:

• Plan and deliver a range of Learning and Participation projects, liaising with project partners and guest artists as necessary to create project plans and schedules, and work alongside the Orchestra Management team and other colleagues at Sinfonia Smith Square to make logistical arrangements as necessary
• Manage our existing Learning and Participation projects, including schools workshops, side-by-side concerts and Family Concerts, which are delivered through our Orchestral Fellowship Programme
• Produce our interactive, player-led Family Concerts, overseeing all aspects of the participatory, artistic, and logistical planning. Working closely with Sinfonia Smith Square colleagues to ensure an engaging, high quality experience for our family audiences and players.
• Work alongside the Programme Manager and Orchestra & Projects Manager to ensure Fellowship players receive thorough training, support and briefings ahead of projects, and that personnel are rotated and selected to ensure equal opportunities across the programme.
• Work alongside the Programme Director and CEO to develop and run further Learning & Participation projects as part of our wider programming, including during festivals and in collaboration with guest artists and other own promotion concerts, in line with our Learning and Participation Strategy.
• Work with our Storyteller and Activity Planner to support the development and delivery of our Activity Plan through the capital project and refurbishment of the building.
• Liaise and engage with partner organisations to identify opportunities for new partnerships, participants and projects, in line with our Learning and Participation Strategy
• Work closely with colleagues from the Development and Communications teams to ensure that projects are funded and promoted as necessary, assisting with funding applications and writing copy as needed.
• Collect monitoring and evaluation data for projects, including participant feedback, survey responses and attendance figures and data.
• Lead on Sinfonia Smith Square’s Safeguarding Policy, updating documentation, and providing training for players and other staff as necessary, ensuring all players and required staff have enhanced DBS checks, or undertake checks as necessary.
• Attend regular meetings with key colleagues to advance plans and ensure Learning and Participation sits at the heart of all activities.
• Assume other tasks within the scope and responsibility of the role as required from time-to-time by the Senior Management Team and CEO.