UK Music seek a Director of Campaigns and Engagement

Come and join us! UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, is looking for a Director of Campaigns and Engagement.

Reports to: Chief Executive, UK Music

Line Management Responsibilities: x 2 direct reports Head of Public Affairs and Director of Research and Analysis

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time Role (40 hours per week/ some flexible evenings and weekend hours)

Introduction
Established in 2008, UK Music is the collective voice of the UK’s world-leading music industry.  The music industry is seriously big business: employing over 210,000 people, the most recent figures from UK Music’s leading economic report, This Is Music, show that the UK music industry generated £4 billion in exports and contributed £6.7 billion to the UK economy.

Campaigns and Engagement
A newly created role, the Director of Campaigns and Engagement will lead on UK Music’s focus on relevance, representation, and delivery across the organisation’s output. In this period of substantial political change UK Music has the opportunity to be the pivotal organisation to fuel the growth and prominence of the music industry, as we work to bring the sector together with the new government and Parliament to deliver on our mission.

Role Overview
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Campaigns and Engagement will lead on devising campaigns, thought leadership opportunities and industry and political engagement strategies to consolidate UK Music’s position as the collective voice of the UK’s world-leading music industry.  Responsible for the relevance, representation and delivery across the public affairs & policy functions and research functions and working collaboratively with communications, education & skills, and diversity workstreams to cultivate meaningful and effective relations with government and policy-makers, nations and regions and the music industry.

Role Profile
Key Duties and Responsibilities

The position of Director of Campaigns and Engagement includes, but is not limited to the following;

• Devise, lead and execute new and exciting campaigns to achieve UK Music’s defined goals.
• Develop and deliver UK Music’s external engagement strategy to increase the organisation’s influence across the music industry, UK Government, Parliament, devolved nations, city regions and key local authorities.
• Build and maintain relationships and networks with key stakeholders within the music industry and politics.
• Identify opportunities to position UK Music as a thought leader for the music industry and contribute innovative ideas and concepts for public debate.
• Establish and take forward new industry partnerships for UK Music to deliver on behalf of the sector.
• Advocate on behalf of the organisation to ensure policies and legislation create the best framework for the music industry to succeed.
• Work with the UK Music membership and relevant members of the executive team to achieve collective agreed policy positions on matters of concern.
• Provide effective line management for Head of Public Affairs and Director of Research.
• Lead responsibility for signing off internal committee agendas, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music and party conference plans, chair relevant internal team meetings, and make decisions on resourcing for key meetings.
• Form part of the senior management team at UK Music alongside the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Communications.

Experience and Knowledge

• Identifiable experience working with boards and complex membership and stakeholder environments.
• Outstanding track record of achieving positive policy change through innovative campaigns.
• Record of building partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of the music industry, preferably achieved by direct experience of working in the sector.
• Strong personal networks across the music industry, politics, public affairs and think tanks.
• Aligned with The Five Ps: The Music Industry Action Plan – a commitment to diversity and equality.

Skills Required

• Able to develop and implement effective campaigns and engagement strategies.
• Able to explain difficult concepts in an engaging way, tailoring the message to the audience.
• A proactive approach and confident in developing and implementing new ideas with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building, collaborative working and influencing skills.
• Able to represent an organisation confidently and with credibility.
• Ability to set, monitor and alter objectives of direct reports to support the delivery of work to a consistent high standard.
• Team player and willingness to support, mentor colleagues across the organisation.
• Excellent written English, presentation and numeracy skills.
• Strong IT skills with working knowledge of Outlook and Microsoft 365 Applications.

Closing date: Monday, October 7 at 0900

First online interviews:  3rd week in October – Second in-person interviews: 4th week in October 2024. 

For the full role profile and application process, visit the UK Music website: https://shorturl.at/5P4Gd