Board Member with Financial Focus, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival

  • Contract
  • Remote

Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival


  • Job Title: Board Member with Financial Focus, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Finance
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025

  • Location:

    Remote

Job Summary

We are looking for a new voluntary Board Member with financial experience to join the range of skills and expertise already within the board.

Job Description

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival has been running for 20 years. Through a combination of vision and energy from the Board, the skills of the team and unwavering support from funders, the Festival has grown into one of the go-to festivals for new cinema and artists’ moving image in Europe, with ever increasing numbers of contributors and visitors from the UK and around the world.

We are looking for a new voluntary Board Member with financial experience to join the range of skills and expertise https://bfmaf.org/about-us/board/ – already within the board.

Joining the Board of Trustees is a voluntary commitment. You will act collectively with other Board Members to guide the decisions and administration of the Festival.

Job Requirements

ESSENTIAL FOR THIS ROLE:

  • Accounting background and good knowledge of company / charity accounts.

ADDITIONAL POINTS:

  • We seek a broad representation of society at board level.
  • Applications from those based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland are particularly encouraged.
  • You don’t need to have had board experience before.

BFMAF are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from disabled and neuro-divergent people, global majority candidates, those who identify as LGBTQI+, people from low-income backgrounds, women and younger people.

To arrange an informal conversation with Laura Simpson, Board Member and Interim Chair, please email mailto:[email protected] – [email protected].

Please also get in touch with us if you have any access needs relating to the application process or potential barriers to your full participation as a board member – we may be able to help.

We encourage early applications so please get in touch as soon as you can. We will review Notes of Interest as they come in, up until

How to Apply

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please email [email protected] with ‘Board – Note of Interest’ in the subject line. Please include within the email:
Up to 500 words outlining your experience and how you meet the attributes and specification listed in this call out, describing why you are interested in being on the BFMAF Board.
Include your contact details and where you are based.
Attach your CV as a PDF titled in the format ‘FullName_CV’.
We will reply to your email and confirm receipt within 2 working days and will provide a link to an Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to complete.
BFMAF are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from disabled and neuro-divergent people, global majority candidates, those who identify as LGBTQI+, people from low-income backgrounds, women and younger people.
To arrange an informal conversation with Laura Simpson, Board Member and Interim Chair, please email [email protected].

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