Director of Choirs

University of East Anglia - Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Music Centre

Location: Norwich

Salary: £38,784 per annum (pro rata), with an annual increment up to £46,049 per annum (pro rata).

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 26th March 2026

Closes: 1st May 2026

Job Ref: ALC1642

Salary on appointment will be £38,784 per annum (pro rata), with an annual increment up to £46,049 per annum (pro rata).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director of Choirs to join the Music Centre.

Key duties include planning and delivering weekly rehearsals for the UEA Choir and UEA Chamber Choir, conducting their Christmas Concert, Chamber Choir concerts, and other performances as required, preparing and warming up singers on concert days, and supporting the development of healthy vocal technique. The post holder will lead recruitment, auditions, and selection of new members, contribute specialist expertise to Music Scholarship and Music Centre Award panels, and work with the Music Director and student committees to plan engaging repertoire. The role also involves supporting the development of the choirs, liaising with the Music Centre Administrator to ensure resources are available, contributing to choir webpages and rehearsal materials, and deputising for the Music Director when required.

You must have a degree-level music qualification or equivalent professional experience and a strong professional musical background, with proven experience as a chorus master or choral conductor at higher education, cathedral, or comparable professional level. In addition, you must have an advanced vocal knowledge and the ability to teach healthy vocal technique to singers of varying experience, excellent rehearsal technique, and the ability to achieve high musical standards within limited rehearsal time. Applicants will be expected to satisfy all essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

The post is available from 1 September 2026 for a fixed term period of three years. It is anticipated that the hours worked will average approximately 22 hours per month and will be worked during a 7 month period, September to March, each year.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment will be subject to a criminal record check at Enhanced level from the Disclosure and Barring Service, including a check of the Child Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 1 May 2026

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.