The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust is the national charity that helps introduce piping and drumming tuition to state schools, and supports the formation of school pipe bands. We provide cash grants, offer guidance, and lend bagpipes. The Trust also organises the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships, a national composition competition, and professional development for instructors.
The Trust was founded to help protect and expand Scotland’s musical heritage, and also to give young people opportunities to develop a unique set of skills for life, learning and work.
Pipe bands encourage teamwork, self-confidence, camaraderie, resilience and commitment, as well as a sense of discipline and dress.
Whilst there is some piping and drumming tuition for Scottish state school pupils, the vast majority of young people do not have the chance to learn. The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust is supporting projects in over 20 Local Education Authorities for over 2,300 pupils and is in the fortunate position of being able to expand its programmes. We partner a range of organisations that manage the delivery of tuition at a local or regional level – these include Local Education Authorities, Parent Councils, Schools, Community Pipe Bands, and voluntary Community Groups.
The Trust employs a small team of instructors and apprentices (most tutors in our projects are employed by third parties) and a small office team.
We are seeking a well organised individual with initiative, drive and commitment who is highly literate and numerate with a keen eye for detail, to cover one year of maternity leave. The role involves most areas of charity administration but not payroll or bookkeeping. We are a small team and the post-holder will be responsible for the smooth running of the charity’s operations, working closely with the Chief Executive, Finance Manager, Bagpipe Lending Service Coordinator and other contractors and staff. The role offers the post-holder experience of a wide range of activities that are required to run a successful and growing charity. There may be further job opportunities after the one-year period of maternity cover.
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining what you can bring to the post, and what you will gain from it, to info@sspdt.org.uk
Key dates: Closing date 20 November. Interviews w/c 4 December. Start date mid January or earlier.
If you would like to discuss the role, please email info@sspdt.org.uk