ABOUT SING SPACE CIC

Founded in 2025, Sing Space CIC aims to support the communities in which Sing Space Musical Theatre Choirs are based.

With 46 choirs in towns, cities and villages across the UK, Sing Space choirs are an important part of their local communities, providing opportunities for music education, community building and local/national performances.

SUPPORT WE PROVIDE

Sing Space CIC supports Sing Space choirs’ highly trained music leaders to deliver outreach projects in their community including:

Taking their choirs into local care homes, hospitals and schools to perform.
Running choirs and workshops in underprivileged areas where access to music is limited.
Holding concerts in support of local charities and making donations to singing-related charities.

Investing in infrastructure to support inclusivity and accessibility in our choirs such as moving to accessible venues, offering accessible resources, and training choir leaders to understand neurodiversity and inclusive teaching methods.
Seeking and recruiting new choir leaders from disadvantaged backgrounds, under-represented communities or areas lacking in music provision to set up, and run a choir.

Offering a number of part and full bursary spaces to enable those experiencing financial hardship to attend one of our choirs.
Working together to fundraise and raise awareness for charities, through wider, multi-generational community engagement initiatives.

SINGFEST 2026

In February 2026, Sing Space CIC partnered with West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher, Sophie Isaacs, Emma Crossley, Chloe Hart, Amy Ross, and Bleu Woodward, and Sing Space Choirs for SingFest at Cadogan Hall, raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and Great Ormond Street Charity (GOSH).

WORK WITH US

Job advert for grant specialist freelancer

Sing Space CIC is looking for an experienced freelancer to help us build our outreach/ community partnerships and secure relevant grant funding to support our work in local communities.

Sing Space CIC

The Aims of Sing Space CIC are to:

Provide outreach choirs/workshops to underprivileged communities where access to music is limited
Seek, mentor and train choir leaders from under-represented communities
Offer bursaries to those on lower incomes
Support choir visits to care homes and hospitals
Train organisations on the benefits of singing for good mental health
Provide singing for wellbeing workshops for organisations
Improve accessibility in Sing Space Choirs

Experience

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience:

Working in a charity, community interest company or social enterprise
Researching and identifying relevant grants/funding opportunities, e.g. via government grants, trusts, foundations, not-for-profit organisations.
Writing successful grant applications/funding proposals
Researching and identifying potential outreach and community partnership opportunities
Securing sponsorship

Key responsibilities

Research: Find relevant grants and funding opportunities that align with our values and objectives.
Proposal writing: Draft clear, persuasive grant proposals, with a compelling narrative, clear budgets and supporting information.
Proposal management: Manage competing priorities, meet submission deadlines, and maintain a calendar to track active and upcoming proposals.
Stakeholder collaboration: Work with grant funding bodies and Sing Space to provide data and information needed to secure and manage funding.
Reporting: Produce updates and impact reports to funders, meeting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.

Key skills

Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills, able to explain complex ideas simply through compelling stories.
Organisation: Highly organised, strong project management skills, able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Stakeholder management: Able to build and develop positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders, acting with professionalism at all times.
Budget/finance management: Excellent numerical and budgeting skills, able to manage budgets and provide clear financial reporting.
Problem solving/creative thinking: Able to analyse and approach problems with creativity and resilience.