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VMDO Expert In Residence Program - First Steps in Hiring - Is it Time to Hire?
Presented with FWRD Folk


We invite all Victorian small music businesses who are considering their next hiring step to submit an EOI to participate in our latest Experts in Residence program

To submit and Expression of Interest (EOI) to be involved FWRD Folk and the VMDO ask you to complete the following questions. If you need help please email info@vmdo.com.au during business hours

Applications for the EOI process close at 11.59pm on Sunday 25 October 2026.

Next Steps:
Successful businesses will be advised by Friday 30 October
Successful applicants will be asked to complete a pre-discussion questionnaire to ensure you get the best from the experience
Meetings will be online and held over November - December 2026

Noting selection will be internal in partnership with FWRD Folk but strictly private.

NOTE: By submitting an EOI you understand that the information provided in these sessions is general in nature and for specific issues please seek advice
1.Please complete(Required.)
2.Tell us a bit about your company, what you do and where are you hoping to expand and why are you looking now to increase your employees ? (200 words max)
3.What role are you planning to hire for (no more than 100 words)(Required.)
4.Is this full time, part time or casual role?(Required.)
5.Are you expecting to hire in the next 3-6 months? If yes, when do you hope to have them in place?(Required.)
6.Is this your first employee or an expansion of the existing team?
7.What is you biggest worry or concern about the hiring process? (no more than 200 words)
8.I agree to fill in a survey for VMDO following the completion of the sessions and acknowledge VMDO may use my name in association with the Expert In Residence program.(Required.)
9.Do you identity as any of the following ? Check any that apply(Required.)
10.What is your gender identity? We ask these questions only for end of program evaluation reasons(Required.)
11.Do you agree to be added to the VMDO mailing list?(Required.)
FWRD Folk partner with organisations driving music, arts, events and culture - finding the folk behind the work that makes people show up. We come from this world. Not because we researched it, but because we've lived and worked in it. Between us, that's over 40 years across the industries we work in, and that experience shows in how we show up for you: we know what good looks like from the inside, how the job is done, and how much the right fit matters. Because good folk change everything.

We connect people and organisations across music, touring, festivals, events, media, publishing, agencies and the brands that live and breathe culture.
We've spent decades living and working across these worlds, which means we know what good looks like from the inside, how the job gets done, and just how much the right fit changes everything.

Thank you for participating in this EOI for our Experts in Residence program. If you have any questions please go to info@vmdo.com.au