Good Vibrations changes lives through communal music-making. We work with some of the most marginalised people in the UK, in prisons, secure hospitals and in the community. Our expert team of music facilitators support participants to grow in confidence, deepen their communication and social skills, and develop more positive self-identities. They connect with their creativity and musicality, find community with others, and build a sense of hope for the future.

We are recruiting for a new Project Officer who will play a crucial role in delivering a year-round programme of activities. An overview of this role includes:

• Project managing our work in prisons, young offender institutions, secure hospitals and the wider community
• Managing our marketing and communications channels and materials
• Supporting project monitoring, evaluation and the progression of past participants
• Providing general administrative support to the organisation

You will be working from home, as is our whole team, but there will be opportunities to meet up and work together on occasion, usually in London. We would also expect you to visit projects across the UK.  This is an exciting, busy role, with room for professional development. Some travel and occasional overnight stays away from home will be required.

This is a full-time post and the salary is £25,000

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for the role of Project Officer, please download the:

Project Officer Recruitment Pack

Job Application Form

Equality & Diversity monitoring form

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on Sunday 10th December 2023

Please submit your application and equality monitoring form to Ella@good-vibrations.org.uk

Interviews will be held online on Monday 18th December 2023

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please email Ella at Ella@good-vibrations.org.uk

Closing date for applications: Sunday 15th October
Location: Board meetings in London 4 times a year, plus subcommittee meetings online
Unpaid position, expenses covered

Good Vibrations is a national arts organisation that changes lives through music. We work with some of the most vulnerable and hard to reach people in the UK, including in prisons, secure hospitals, and in the community. We are best known for using the Indonesian gamelan, a magnificent set of bronze gongs, xylophones and drums. We use communal music-making to support vulnerable people in challenging circumstances to develop transferable life and work skills and to forge fulfilling, constructive lives.

We have an outstanding track record, with the impact of our work evidenced through nine independent pieces of academic research, including by Cambridge University and the University of London.

Bill Bailey supports our work as a patron. We are a Registered UK Learning Provider and OCNL Qualification Centre and hold National High Secure Prison Effective Intervention Status.

We are looking for new people to join our Board of Trustees as three members are reaching the end of their tenure. This is a very rewarding voluntary position with an ambitious charity.

We are looking for people with experience of one (or more) of the following areas:

• Fundraising
• Lived experience of challenging circumstances / complex needs
• The Criminal Justice System
• The arts / music in particular
• Business development
• Financial management
• Strategy

We would especially welcome applications from people with lived experience of the issues pertaining to our participants.

This is a voluntary governance role for which your travel expenses would be covered. Trustees are asked to commit to 4 Board meetings in London, 1 strategic development day, preparation and subcommittee membership. They are also asked for help by sharing their skills on developmental projects. We are particularly interested in people who have experienced the issues participants of our courses have experienced.

To see who is already on our Board, click here.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to expand our existing Trustee Board, to bring their experience and fresh, innovative and realistic ideas to the charity.

If you would like to find out more about the role and our charity, please contact our interim Executive Director, Jane Gibb jane@good-vibrations.org.uk . To apply now, please upload a covering letter and a CV on the post listing on Charity Job here