Sempre are looking for a new Conference Secretary to work alongside the existing Conference Secretary, Dr Helen Prior, to organise and support conferences in music education, music psychology, and related fields. Over time, there will be opportunities to work more independently, taking a leading role in the position.

Job Description

• Work with the existing Conference Secretary to identify hosts for future Sempre events
• Liaise with conference organisers about Sempre events and events held in association with Sempre
• Assist with the organisation of Sempre anniversary events
• Assist with the support of face-to-face and online engagement with events
• Attend Sempre conferences as needed
• Receive and acknowledge applications for conference-related funding or awards and present these to the Trustees
• Assist with the promotion of Sempre events and events held in association with Sempre, liaising with other members of the Sempre Committee as appropriate
• Answer queries relating to conferences by email
• Attend Sempre Committee meetings (usually two meetings per year, in addition to the Sempre AGM)

Person specification

• This opportunity would suit an early-career or more established researcher who is keen to build and maintain research networks
• You will need to be friendly and approachable, supporting researchers from diverse backgrounds and situations
• You will need to be well-organised, with excellent spoken and written English language, and have a professional approach to the tasks required
• You will need to support the overall aims of Sempre (see https://sempre.org.uk/ for more information about Sempre)
• You will be familiar with technologies that are frequently used to deliver hybrid conferences
• A lot of the work involved as Conference Secretary can be done remotely, and the majority of the conferences we support have remote attendance options, which can be useful when we need a Sempre presence. There may, however, be Sempre events in the UK that require face-to-face attendance by the successful candidate. To facilitate this, we will consider the location of applicants when assessing their applications, and may appoint more than one applicant to the role.

How to apply

• Please submit a one-page expression of interest with an accompanying CV to [email protected] by 23:59 GMT/UTC on Thursday 15^th January 2026.