Update Jan 2022: Kathy Adamson (formerly Royal Academy of Music) is our new treasurer from Feb 2022. Thank you to everyone who shared the vacancy or got in touch about it.

The Music Libraries Trust is seeking a new treasurer to assist our work supporting the education and training of music library staff in the UK and Ireland, as well as funding research projects relating to music libraries, librarianship and bibliography. Most recently we organised and funded a survey of music library users with research recently published on the findings.

The role is not time-consuming and Chris our current treasurer has outlined the responsibilities below.

Music Libraries Trust | Treasurer | Job Spec

Run and maintain the current account (currently a cheque account with NatWest) and the deposit account (Saffron Building Society).
Administer payments from the current account (around 10-15 payments annually).
Attend Trustee meetings three times a year. Meetings are currently online via Zoom – we anticipate moving to two online and one in person meeting annually, usually at the British Library in London. Reasonable travel expenses are paid for the in person meeting.
Give a brief report at Trustee meetings outlining the balances on both accounts and listing any expenses / deposits during the previous quarter.
Claim Gift Aid from HMRC on any donations.
Keep a simple excel spreadsheet of deposits in and payments out.
Preparation and presentation of Annual Accounts.

We would like someone with experience of working in or with music libraries to take on this role.

You will need good attention to detail but no previous experience as a treasurer is required. Support will be given as necessary for you to become comfortable with carrying out the role.

If you’d like to express an interest or have any questions about the role please contact our secretary Edith Speller at secretary@musiclibrariestrust.org / e.speller@trinitylaban.ac.uk by Fri 17 December.

MLT’s trustees would like to express our sincere gratitude to our outgoing treasurer Chris Jackson for his work to keep the charity operating.