Schools Outreach Officer

Printed Music Licensing Limited (PMLL) is a company owned by the Music Publishers Association (MPA) and exists to operate collective licensing schemes on behalf of its members which permit educational establishments (and other users) to copy and arrange printed musical works for use in education and other music settings.  The licence fees collected by PMLL are distributed on a to its music publisher and print music publisher members.

The role will be on a part-time basis for 3 days per week (i.e. up to a total of 21 hours per week) and payment will be equivalent to a daily rate of £180 per day plus necessary travelling expenses.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake (or will have undergone) a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

As these roles are peripatetic and successful candidates will require their own transport or have adequate access to local public transport services to carry out school visits (and expenses will be re-imbursed in either case).

The data collection trial is being conducted in schools in the UK which are licenced either via central agreements with the relevant governments or on an individual basis, therefore the work can be carried out in schools within the Local Education Authority or area where the post holders live, provided that the location of local schools means that at least two school visits can be made each working day and would be suitable for some wishing to work on a term-time only basis. The appointment of persons for a fixed term can also be considered.

Requirements

Essential:

• Ability to work under own initiative and without day-to-day supervision.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to positively influence others.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• IT skills including experience of, or the ability to input data accurately (into the PMLL online data portal).
• Tenacity and the ability to successfully complete designated tasks.

Desirable:

• Teaching experience, or other experience working in schools or education generally.
• Some knowledge of copyright licensing or other licensing activities.
• Experience working in or knowledge about music or other collecting societies.
• Experience liaising with schools or other educational bodies in a professional capacity.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

1. To arrange and schedule an extensive series of school visits in a designated Local Education Authority or relevant area during the terms of the 2024/25 academic year.
2. Arrange to meet face-to-face with teaching or the other school staff who have responsibility for music activities in the school including accessing or maintaining printed music resources.
3. Discuss the SPML with school staff in detail and obtain any information or data that is available on the use that is being made of the licence including copyright works that have been copied or arranged under the licence; the detail necessary to identify the individual copyright works concerned; the number of copies that have been made; the frequency of making copies under the licence.
4. Demonstrate how reporting data can be submitted to PMLL via the online PMLL portal; and subsequently ensure that the information that has been obtained during the visit is put on the system.
5. Ensure that the benefits of the SPML to the school are understood and if necessary, explain how the licence works answering any queries that the school may have.
6. Maintain careful records of each visit including the names, roles and contact details of staff members with whom meetings take place.
7. At the end of the trial period prepare an overall evaluation of the data collection and liaison trial.

Targets

• Visiting 60 schools per term
• Obtaining 1200 lines of data per term