Trustee

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Eastside Educational Trust


Job: Trustee

Job: Trustee

Organisation: Eastside Educational Trust

Postcode: e2 7nx

  • Job Title: Trustee
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job Summary

Eastside is seeking Trustees to provide guidance and support for the CEO and senior executive team as well as expertise to the Board of Trustees.

Job Description

Eastside is seeking Trustees to provide guidance and support for the CEO and senior executive team as well as expertise to the Board of Trustees. The organisation is in a strong position going into 2026 and is set on significant growth and expansion, aiming to maximise the opportunities created by recent successes; these include outstanding results on our national projects: Creativity Live (streaming live creativity workshops into schools and classrooms across the UK); SPOKEN WORD POWER (which has engaged and captured the voices of thousands of young people from deprived neighbourhoods across the country); sell out West End Gala fundraising nights (APRIL FOOLERY) and a national lottery heritage fund supported 30th anniversary project.

The Trustees will support the team in delivering exciting new projects across the creative arts, with particular focus on spoken-word poetry, the dramatic arts and film/digital media programmes. The Trust’s work in schools is expanding and, while London remains a priority, there are clear plans to bring Eastside’s offering to a national and international audience.

Job Requirements

Eastside is looking for individuals who are passionate about its work with children and young people, and its mission to transform educational provision and learning experiences across the capital city and beyond through the application of art, culture and creativity. Applicants will have strong professional experience and networks, as well as stakeholder, funder and partner leverage.

Trustees will advise on how to reach wider audiences, grow corporate partnerships and provide support for Eastside’s educational programmes. We particularly encourage applications from those representing diverse backgrounds and those with relevant lived experience. Experience at a senior level within the Arts/Youth Fundraising and Philanthropy sectors, Digital or creative arts (particularly film, TV and theatre), Legal, Education and Facilities management sectors (with revenue generation experience) would be welcome.

(Further details on http://eastside.org.uk/trustee – Eastside’s website.)

Time Commitment: 3 termly Board meetings PA

How to Apply

Please submit a brief CV (no more than 2 pages) and a one page covering letter to [email protected] with ‘Trustee Application’ in the subject line. The deadline for application is at midnight on the date specified. Please detail your skills and experience and let us know why you would like to work with Eastside and what qualities you would bring to the board.

For Further Information Contact:

Matt Lane – CEO Artistic Director – [email protected]

Edward Benyon – Chair of Board – [email protected]

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you soon

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