Join our Board of Trustees

We are looking for new Co-Chairs and Trustees to join our Board. 

With core Arts Council England funding extended until 2028, we have the stability to plan ahead and the momentum to invent a vibrant future. The next two years will be a period of strategic planning and future-shaping and we are looking for Trustees who share our values and ambition and a Co-Chair leadership structure to lead us through this vital new chapter.

Co-Chairs

After two years as Chair, Robin Deacon plans to transition away from this role. We are using this change as an opportunity to move to a Co-Chair structure and appoint two new Co-Chairs, over the next 6-9 months. The Co-Chairs will work closely with the Director and Board of Trustees to guide the organisation through an exciting new phase of development.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about our work, committed to our values and confident in strategic thinking and collaborative leadership, with the following skills/expertise:

• Proven senior leadership and governance experience
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills
• Social, political and cultural change-makers
• Values-led equality, diversity and inclusion policy and practice
• Transition and change-management
• Organisational resilience

You don’t need to have been a Chair before. We welcome expressions of interest from those who bring fresh energy, lived experience and a desire to support bold, artist-led work.

Trustees

Following a Board skills audit in March 2025, we’ve identified key areas where new voices, knowledge and networks can help us deliver on our renewed mission:

• Archives and Collections
• Communications and PR
• Digital
• Environmental Sustainability
• Fundraising, Philanthropy & Development
• Gallery Sector
• Publishing

Interested? Next steps

• Review the Recruitment Pack
• We encourage all applicants to have a confidential conversation with our Director in advance of applying. For those interested in the Co-Chair position, a conversation before applying is required. Please contact [email protected] to arrange a conversation or to be connected with an existing Trustee to hear more about the Board commitment.
• Express your interest by submitting your current CV, a supporting statement, completed Equality Monitoring Form to our Director [email protected]. We welcome recorded voice and video files as well as written statements.

Recruitment Timeline

• The deadline for submitting your expression of interest is 5 September 2025, 5pm.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We will hold the first stage of informal interviews led by the Director and an existing Trustee in early September.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to observe the September Board meeting (15 September, 6-8pm).
• Formal nomination at December Board meeting (16 December 2025, 6-8pm).
• Please note that this is our ideal time-frame but the process may take longer, and we may take a staggered approach to recruitment. All applicants will be notified by 20 December 2025.