Norfolk County Council
Music Service- Strategic Hub Development Manager
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Strategic Hub Development Manager – Music Service | 10665 | Permanent Contract| 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum | Grade L | Countywide
Do you believe every child deserves the opportunity to discover the power of music? Join us in leading music education across Norfolk and Suffolk and help create life-changing opportunities for thousands of young people.
Norfolk County Council is the Lead Organisation for the Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub, a dynamic partnership of organisations united by a shared ambition: to ensure every child and young person has access to high-quality music education and meaningful musical experiences.
This is an exciting time to join us. With a strong foundation in place and a clear vision for the future, we are looking for an inspiring and strategic Hub Manager to lead the next phase of our development.
As we continue to expand our partnership model and deliver our ambitious Local Plan for Music Education, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening relationships, driving innovation and ensuring that music remains at the heart of children's lives across the region.
Working closely with the Head of Service, you will help raise the profile of both Norfolk Music Service and the Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub, championing the transformative power of music and creating opportunities that enable children and young people to thrive.
About The Role
As Strategic Hub Development Manager, you will:
- Lead the strategic development and delivery of the Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub, ensuring the objectives of our Local Plan for Music Education are achieved.
- Develop and strengthen partnerships with schools, cultural organisations, community groups and stakeholders to grow and enhance our regional offer.
- Line manage a team of 10 Music Tutors delivering high-quality music education in schools across the county.
- Oversee and evaluate partner delivery, ensuring quality, impact and value for money across Hub programmes.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the Music Hub and represent the organisation with confidence and credibility.
- Champion inclusion, aspiration and opportunity, ensuring children and young people from all backgrounds can access and benefit from music education.
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About You
We're looking for an experienced leader with the vision, drive and relationship-building skills to make a lasting difference.
Your Application Will Clearly Demonstrate
- Proven success in leading and motivating teams to deliver significant service improvement.
- Experience of building effective partnerships and bringing diverse stakeholders together behind a shared vision.
- Experience managing complex contracts and coordinating large-scale events or programmes.
- Strong people management skills, including performance management and target setting.
- Knowledge of the role Music Education Hubs play within the national music education landscape.
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to maximise impact across a large and diverse geographical area.
Why Join Us?
This is more than a management role. It's an opportunity to influence the future of music education across Norfolk and Suffolk, working alongside passionate colleagues and partners who believe in the power of music to inspire, enrich lives and unlock potential.
If you are an ambitious leader who is passionate about creating exceptional opportunities for children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
To arrange an informal discussion about any aspect of this post please contact Deborah Adams (HR Consultant- Recruitment) via deborah.adams@norfolk.gov.uk
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These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:- 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 13 August 2026 at 23:55
All other applicants closing date: 20 August 2026 at 23:55
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