Director of Iona University Pipe Band
Director of Iona University Pipe Band
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$ 8000 - 9000
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The Director of the Iona University Pipe Band Director will teach oversee and direct the rehearsals and game day performances of the Pipe Band. The director will work in conjunction with the Director of Performing Arts and the student performers of the Iona Pipe Band to provide an entertaining and premier-level musical experience. Working as a Cohesive unit with the Director of Performing Arts to assist in recruitment of incoming students and retention of current students as well as direct management of the Iona University Pipe Band within the philosophy and guidelines set forth by Iona University.
* Please note: This is part-time stipend position (no benefits) with a term appointment for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. The position is renewable annually pending a favorable review.
Primary Duties:
- Direct and teach the Pipe Band for all on-site and off-site performances. Including parades
- Ensure the band maintains 15 members for all major events and parades
- Actively recruit new members including high school outreach campus events and collaboration with Admissions and Performing Arts staff;
- Manage Pipe band appearance requests both on-campus and within the community;
- Schedule organize and conduct weekly practices and parade season schedule;
- The Director will serve as the primary point of contact for the Pipe Band
- Assist with enrollment engagement and retention initiatives
- Plan coordinate and schedule auditions to select new band members;
- Assist with the development growth and utilization of the band budget
- Facilitate successful purchase and instruction of new music
- Maintain instruments and equipment.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Fundraise a designated amount to be budget sustaining;
- Work with the Director of Performing Arts to hire professionals (if necessary);
- Monitor and maintain student records in Gaels360 and respond to alerts and requests for information.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience playing in or directing a Pipe band.
- Ability to attend all official Pipe Band performances on and off-campus
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
- Able to provide leadership and serve as a role model for the band.
About Iona University/EEO language
Founded in 1940 Iona University is a masters-granting private Catholic coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Ionas 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4000 students and an alumni base of more than 50000 around the world Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice peace and service. Iona is highly accredited offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts science and business administration as well as Master of Arts Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across theSchool of Arts & Science;LaPenta School of Business;NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; andHynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025 Iona has been named one of the nations best colleges by The Princeton Review The Wall Street Journal Forbes and others. Additionally U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country while Georgetown Universitys Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on LaPenta School of Business meanwhileis also accredited by AACSB International a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.
Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.
Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal state or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.
Required Experience:
Director
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