Project Manager – Music in Criminal Justice Settings

Hours: 2.0 days/week (14 hours 48 minutes) permanent dependent on project demands and funding. Flexible & agile working arrangements. Contract: Permanent dependent on continued commissioning. Currently ends 31 March 2029 with 2 additional year extension pending confirmed budget for commissioners. This vacancy specifically involves managing ongoing delivery in criminal justice settings in the North region with potential for scale up of delivery across the South region using research dissemination to promote interest. (Pending research dissemination and interest & additional capacity to deliver) You will want to make a positive and effective contribution to social justice and health inequalities through provision of high-quality creative activities within specialist criminal justice settings. You will have a proactive producer mindset to manage our programme of delivery within specialist criminal justice settings. Music in Criminal Justice sits inside complex systems (prisons, hospitals, commissioning structures) but it is, at heart, an arts-led, relational programme. This role is not just about scheduling. It is about: Holding relationships. Protecting the creative ethos. Navigating institutional environments. Supporting freelance artists. Translating between commissioners, settings and practitioners. Making good judgement calls under pressure. The role requires emotional intelligence as much as logistical skill.