About Us
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
The National Youth Jazz Collective is a vibrant National Youth Music Organisation established in 2006 to provide inspirational, high-quality training and performance opportunities for all young musicians interested in creative music making (through small group improvisation, composition, arranging and shared band leadership). NYJC offers a clear pathway of progression, beginning with an annual series of streamed regional ensembles (streamed into beginner, intermediate, advanced & young professional): delivered in collaboration with a growing network of regional and national partners; providing a bespoke programme of progression that leads towards NYJC’s pinnacle 12-day residential summer programme comprising a 3-day vocal jazz camp; 6-day composition summer school (where 15 composers write for NYJC’s five senior nonets); 7-day summer school for early career jazz improvisers (offering 45 places to the nation’s most gifted and talented young musicians after an Easter fortnight national audition tour) and 4-day feeder summer short course (for young musicians who showed great potential and skill in their auditions, but weren’t yet sufficiently familiar with the jazz vernacular and pedagogy to sustain an intense week on the main summer school course).
Job Summary
Ensure the Artistic Director's strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced & meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives. Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone, website consultant & Marketing/Comms Officer. Steer fundraising strategy.
Job Description
NYJC'S CEO KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Ensure a long-term strategy, business plan & budgets are in place to guide NYJC in the successful achievement of its objectives including the 3-year strategic plan & fundraising strategy.
2. Work with the Artistic Director to ensure their strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced and meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives.
3. Oversee delivery & implementation of NYJC's strategy with the management team, board & partners.
4. Provide strategic and financial leadership to the organisation as a whole, including overall organisational budgetary responsibility in accordance with NYJC's financial delegation policy.
5. Ensure that sufficient & appropriate financial, staff and technology resources are in place to deliver the organisation's strategy, projects and services.
6. Devise fundraising strategies, produce funding applications & pursue other sources of income for NYJC.
7. Lead on NYJC's 2027-30 NPO application (July 2025).
8. Lead on all management functions at organisational level including finance, income development, policies & procedures, human resources & contracts, evaluation, quality & operations.
9. Support the Board by providing high quality, regular management and monitoring information so that it can carry out its governance role.
10. Ensure appropriate risk management, policies & systems are in place to enable NYJC to continue to operate efficiently and effectively & comply with all regulatory requirements.
11. Ensure the work NYJC does is communicated effectively both internally and externally.
12. Represent the organisation as required in relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, other arts organisations and funders.
13. Work within NYJC's equal opportunities, safeguarding, health & safety & other policies at all times.
14. Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone (In charge of residential pastoral care), website consultant & Marketing & Comms Officer.
You can find further information on NYJC and a full CEO description by opening the attached CEO information pack.
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