Salary: circa £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Department: Fundraising Engagement
Location: London
Appointment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per week: 37.5
Flexible working options: Flexi-place
Interview Dates: wc 29th September
Closing Date: 17/09/2025
The Music Executive is at the heart of the Music team. We create powerful experiences that bring people together to inspire and entertain. This role works with our music industry specialists to develop and deliver new activity across our portfolio of sector-leading live events, campaigns and activations supported by the UK music industry. It is a great opportunity to gain experience of delivering projects and further your passion for the music industry, alongside contributing to other strategic projects within the Fundraising Engagement team. We are looking for someone who loves music and wants to help us build the heritage of music at War Child while delivering outstanding experiences for our new and existing supporters.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Below are some of the experiences and qualities we’re looking for.
- Experienced in working within the music industry in a label, management, live music or similar role and a passion for music
- Experienced in working as part of a team to deliver music campaigns with the ability to work calmly under pressure in a fast-paced event environment and manage multiple tasks
- Experienced in researching and supporting new project development in the music space, including creating assessment documents, building timelines and evaluating potential impact
- Creative and entrepreneurial with the confidence to put forward new ideas and approach potential new partners
- Able to work effectively and appropriately with high profile supporters
- Able to manage the expectations of stakeholders internally and externally whilst building and maintaining long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships
- Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail
- Knowledgeable of trends in the music and events industry with the willingness to stay up to date on the latest developments that could create opportunities for War Child
- Knowledgeable in music release cycles, music marketing and /or production processes
- Always demonstrating a passion for music, proactively meeting contacts and willing to attend events in the evenings and weekends
What we can offer you
At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working, flexible hours and compressed hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
- 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
- Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
- Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.
This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.
