We are excited to announce that we are looking for a Concerts and Projects Assistant to join our team at Sinfonia Cymru. You will work with the General Manager to ensure the smooth planning and presentation of our chamber and orchestral projects. As Concerts and Projects Assistant, you will assist with rehearsal and concert management, and with logistical preparations for all of the orchestra’s activity, including booking accommodation and travel for musicians, preparing and distributing schedules to musicians, technical teams and venues, maintaining the music library catalogue and arranging the hire and preparation of parts.
Salary and conditions
This is a part time role of 4 days a week at a salary of around £19,200 per annum (based on a Full Time Equivalent salary of £24,000 per annum).
We are a small organisation and operate a flexible work environment, and offer a hybrid of homebased working and working from our local Hafan hubs in Newport, Vale of Glamorgan and Aberystwyth. The successful applicant will be expected to work regularly from the Vale of Glamorgan (where our Concerts and Projects Manager is based) and Cardiff (where our music library is based), and will tour regularly all over Wales with the musicians.
Holiday entitlement will be pro-rated based on a full time equivalent of 20 days plus bank holidays (8). Based on the rehearsal and performance schedule, the role requires regular weekend and out of hours working, and some short periods away from home.
Application process
Applications should be sent by email to caroline@sinfonia.cymru. Please provide a CV, plus a written application of no more than two additional pages expressing your interest in the role, how you fit the person specification and what you feel you can bring to Sinfonia Cymru. The written application should be presented in either Welsh or English. The full application should be provided in a single PDF file. The deadline for applications is midday on 14th May 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview on 20th or 21st May 2025, and will be asked to complete an interview and up to two short practical tasks. We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.