Orchestra Personnel Manager

The Orchestra Personnel Manager will work closely with our Musicians, Concerts Director and Orchestra Manager together with Concerts and Platform teams to ensure the successful delivery of all our orchestral activity.

Key tasks of the role are:
• Responsible for all freelance musician bookings. This will include all vacancies, musicians required above orchestration and managing orchestra members release requests.
• Keeping an up-to-date and accurate database of all extras and deputies
engaged by the Halle. Ensure new starter information is collected as
applicable.
• Send all freelance musicians’ contracts, supported by the Orchestra Manager
• Be the first point of contact for all employed orchestra musicians as well as freelance musicians.
• Overseeing player rotas, sitting up and orchestra seating for each patch of work
• In collaboration with the orchestra manager, monitoring and calculating work commitments for the orchestra to help publish orchestra working
commitments in line with the quarterly orchestra itineraries
• Manage all aspects of recruitment process with support from the Concerts
Director, such as, producing the advert, overseeing shortlisting, running
auditions, overseeing panel meetings, booking trialists and ensuring a smooth and transparent recruitment process in line with company guidelines.
• Together with the Orchestra Manager share the duty management of all
rehearsals, concerts, recordings in Manchester, UK and abroad, being an
ambassador for the Halle whilst on duty.
• Together with the Orchestra Manager keep accurate record keeping of
timings and attendance at concerts, recordings and rehearsals; instrument
hire; accommodation booking and visa letters for trialists and freelancers
coming from abroad as required
• Have knowledge and input in the department budgets in close collaboration with the Concerts Director and Orchestra Manager
• Any other duties as reasonably requested by the Concerts Director.