We are looking for a new Chief Executive

After 7 years as Chief Executive and 14 years with the organisation, our first Chief Executive, Tom Besford is moving on to his next challenge. During this time, Sound Roots has transformed immeasurably. The Board of Trustees are now looking for a dynamic individual to lead the charity through the next period of growth and change. The successful candidate to replace Tom will be entrepreneurial, friendly, well networked and self motivated.

You can read about the history of the organisation here.

Using your passion, experience and love for folk, roots and acoustic music, you will provide leadership to all aspects of the organisation. You will set the forward strategy for the charity, understanding the challenges of the current economic climate and working to develop income streams that will enable the delivery of the charitable objectives and funding requirements. Your work will include extensive stakeholder engagement with partners, funders, artists, local and national government, and the wider community. It is likely that significant amounts of international travel will be required, alongside programme development, sector advocacy and research into relevant policy areas.

Running a small and remote team to deliver a large workload under challenging financial circumstances will require significant entrepreneurial, long-term planning skills with little to no supervision or support. This is a perfect role for an individual looking for their next leadership position working in a specialist part of the grassroots music sector.