Britten Pears Arts (BPA) is a pioneering Music & Arts based charity, situated on the beautiful Suffolk coast, working across a wide range of activities. Music-related charitable work includes Artist Development, a year-round Performance Programme, Music in the Community and Creative Health and our Living Heritage Museum and Archive at The Red House.

Our mission is to use Music, Arts & Heritage to transform people’s lives for the better, to bring communities together and effect positive social change. BPA continues to follow in the footsteps of founders Britten and Pears, inspired by their goal to make the arts useful and available to all. At our two internationally recognised cultural destinations; Snape Maltings and The Red House, we create vibrant, uplifting and life-enhancing experiences for visitors, customers and audiences alike. We deliver this vision through our remarkable people and brilliant inclusive teams, working together with a sense of purpose.

Our values guide all of BPA’s activities, and our working culture. A Pioneering sense of creativity, openness to new possibilities and the courage to take initiative. A Collaborative spirit, knowing the power of teamwork, inclusivity, mutual support and challenge. The Rigorous pursuit of excellence, ambition to go the extra mile, and attention to detail. Empowering people to learn, grow, find their potential and inspire others.

This is a new role which offers a fantastic opportunity for someone to influence and shape our Creative Health strategy with both a local and national reach. There will be scope to experiment and explore within the overall aim of embedding and integrating Creative Health into other aspects of our work. You will combine empathy with clear leadership skills and will be keen to support and develop the small team that delivers this strand of work.

We are looking for an experienced strategic thinker with a strong background in music who can confidently operate at national and international level in the field of Music and Creative Health. It is likely that you will already have a good grounding in one or more relevant social fields – health, welfare, criminal justice – and will be motivated by the opportunity to innovate and shape to make a positive impact on individuals and communities through music.

We are an equal opportunities employer and believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates of all ages and from all backgrounds, in particular from minority ethnic backgrounds and disabled candidates who are currently under-represented at Britten Pears Arts.

The role is Suffolk-based with limited scope for hybrid working.

If you would like an informal chat about this role please contact our Director, Music and Heritage – Caro Barnfield cbarnfield@brittenpearsarts.org. To apply please send a covering letter and application form to our HR Team – careers@brittenpearsarts.org