Permanent Contract

Part-time, 3 days a week

Salary: guideline £38- £40k pro-rata depending on experience

Starting: After the 31st October 2025 and/or within notice period.

Deadline for applications: 10 AM Monday 15th September 2025

Interviews: 1st round Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd October, 2nd round Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th October.

Oxford Contemporary Music is one of the UK’s foremost new music organisations, working across many genres and disciplines producing innovative music and cross art-form events and outdoor and site-specific work.

OCM strives towards equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas of activity, and positively welcomes applications from disabled people and people of any ethnicity, age, belief, sexuality, and gender.

We are seeking a Director to take on the leadership of OCM with overall responsibility for the organisation. The role requires vision, knowledge of the sector, leadership and strategic development, staff management, a proven track record in fundraising, and experience across finance, commissioning, producing, and marketing.

A full Job Pack is available from our website: https://ocmevents.org/news-ocm-is-recruiting-for-a-director/ or please email to arrange an informal conversation and/or a pdf version of the Pack before applying (info@ocmevents.org).

Contact: If you have any questions about the position you can contact us at info@ocmevents.org and we will put you in touch with either our Interim Director, Emma Dunton, or Associate Director, Jo Ross, to respond via email or arrange a conversation.

OCM is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and supported with funding from Oxford City Council. OCM is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL and an Affiliate Organisation of Oxford Brookes University.