Careers

Explore our current vacancies below and find a role where you can make a real impact on the lives of children and young people in Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Even if you don’t see a role that fits right now, we welcome speculative CVs at any time. Please send them to recruitment@nmpat.co.uk

We’re committed to being an inclusive workplace. Our building is wheelchair accessible, parking is available, and we can provide information in alternative formats for visually impaired applicants. Let us know if you need any support during the application process – we’re happy to help.

Finance Committee Trustee and Chair

Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) is seeking supporters with a background in finance, to join the Board of Trustees and its Finance Sub-Committee. We are particularly looking for a new Chair, to take over from our existing post-holder in the Autumn.

Successful candidates will have a background in finance, able to support and challenge the Executive, over the financial management and health of the organisation. They will need to be committed to supporting an educational charity to provide opportunities for thousands of young musicians and performing artists.

NMPAT is a music education charity (Charity No. 1145643) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (Company No. 7738151)

To apply, please send an expression of interest, stating your financial experience and connection with, or interest in, NMPAT and music education FAO Clive Gresham, NMPAT Chair: office@nmpat.co.uk

Closing date for applications is 12.00noon on Wednesday 24th September 2025.

More about NMPAT

NMPAT is a music education charity, which provides musical and artistic opportunities for the children and young people of Northamptonshire, with a £5m turnover. As lead partner of the Northamptonshire and Rutland Music Hub, the charity works with almost every school in the two counties. We engage with over 50,000 young people per year, run more than 30 County Ensembles – bands, orchestras and choirs – 9 Saturday Centres, and further enrichment, and performance opportunities throughout the year. We employ over 250 staff, including teachers and our leadership and professional services teams.

Safeguarding

NMPAT is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS and barred list clearance, a Prohibition check, identity check, online checks, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, health assessment, and satisfactory references. References will always be taken-up in advance of the interview, and we may contact other previous employers for references.

We’re a Disability Confident employer!

To address barriers, we will consider reasonable adjustments and access requirements throughout the application and interview process. Please alert us to anything we can do to make your application and interview process as accessible as possible.
NMPAT values diversity, and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups of the community.