now hiring: Executive director
provide ambitious leadership and robust management for Multi-Story Orchestra, putting young people at the centre of everything we do.
Multi-Story Orchestra is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to see us thrive in our next phase.
Multi-Story Orchestra is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to lead our next chapter. After 15 years, our visionary Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Kate Whitley, will step down in early 2026. This marks an important and carefully planned transition for the organisation. Alongside the new Artistic Director, the Executive Director will have a unique opportunity to forge Multi-Story’s future.
Since 2011, we’ve pioneered youth-led orchestral music that challenges conventions, tells urgent real-life stories, and amplifies unheard voices. Today, young people aged 14-18 are at the heart of our creative process, working with professional musicians to create original works across a range of genres, from soul and R&B to classical and choral. The result is music that’s fresh, relevant and powerful.
We are seeking someone who shares our commitment to:
Strengthening our organisation through strategic leadership and sound governance.
Driving ambitious fundraising and sustainable financial planning
Championing equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of our work.
Sustaining a strong sense of organisational cohesion through sound team and operational management.
The Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Artistic Director and Board of Trustees to champion the organisation’s vision, drive fundraising initiatives, extend our partnerships, fulfil commitments to funders, and ensure Multi-Story Orchestra thrives in its next phase. The Executive Director and the Artistic Director together fulfil the CEO function for Multi-Story Orchestra.
contractual information
Job Title: Executive Director
Contract: Permanent, Full Time 1.0
Appointed By: Board of Trustees
Salary: £47,000
Reports To: Chair of Trustees
Direct Reports: Finance Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager and Trainee
Location: Hybrid - remote and our office in Brixton, London
Holiday: 28 days per year, plus bank holidays
Pension: Enrolment into the Nest pension scheme
Working Pattern: We typically work Tuesday-Thursday in the office and value face-to-face collaboration. We are open to discussions about flexible and compressed hours (core hours of 10am-4pm are being piloted). Some evening and weekend hours are required, with time off in lieu.