Are you a highly organised, self-driven musician/educator looking to have a meaningful impact on ensemble performance opportunities for children in South London?

Following the departure of the current post-holder, Merton Music Foundation is seeking to appoint a new Ensembles & Events Leader.

Our vision is a borough where music resonates along the corridors of every school and echoes throughout the community. This middle-leadership position plays a key role in the strategic development of the charity’s programme of Music Centre ensembles whilst driving the operational management of our busy calendar of concerts and events.

You will be a highly organised, process-driven person with the ability to work self-accountably whilst managing a varied workload of administrative, practical and musical responsibilities. You will also be a skilled musician with experience of facilitating inclusive musical learning in youth settings and/or events management experience. This role involves leadership of one of the Foundation’s regular weekly ensembles, as appropriate to the skillset of the successful candidate.

We welcome applications for either a Part-Time (0.8) or Full-Time position, the role will be adapted accordingly and in-line with the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

There is flexibility to co-create your typical working pattern across the MMF office and our music centres, with the option of some remote working by agreement. This role involves frequent Saturday and occasional evening work. All areas of musical specialism will be considered, but we are particularly interested in hearing from woodwind, string or piano players and/or musicians from a jazz background.

This role is predominantly term-time working, with some out of term working (including undirected time) – see the Job Description for more information.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully. If you choose to apply, please ensure your application clearly outlines how you meet the suitability criteria for this post.

NB: the JD & PS document was updated on our website on 1 June 2026 in order to correct some minor errors.

Merton Music Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and have made a vision commitment to being ‘an inclusive cultural organisation – not just in what we say, but also in what we do’. We believe that representation matters and actively seek to diversify our workforce at all levels of the organisation. We warmly encourage applications from historically under-represented groups, including but not limited to; members of the global majority; members of the LGBTQ+ community; people who identify as non-binary or gender queer; people with a disability; and people who are neurodivergent. The decision to appoint will be made solely based on candidate merit and business need.

We invite you to discuss the role with our Chief Executive, David, before deciding to apply. If you would like to do this, please contact: ceo@mmf.org.uk with your phone number to request a call back.

Application form

Please download and complete the Application Form (Word and Google Docs versions available).

Self-ID form

Please complete the anonymous Self Identification form for equalities monitoring.

NB: this is a Core Staff role.

Please send your completed Application Form as a Microsoft Word Document to:

jobs@mmf.org.uk

by midnight on Thursday 11 June 2026.

If you need any additional support or require accommodations to be made to complete your application, please contact us using the email address above.

We are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of work will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Child Barred List check, receipt of two satisfactory references, proof of residency & right to work, social media searches, verification that you are not subject to a prohibition from teaching order or disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 and – where applicable – overseas police checks.