Midlands Area Chair, Arts Council England

Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Public Appointments


Job Summary

Arts Council England champion creativity and culture across the country, develop talent in every corner of the nation, and support artists, practitioners and cultural organisations to work in partnership and to be world-leading in their fields.

Job Description

The Midlands Area Chair leads the Area Council and is also a member of the National Council.

As a member of National Council, the successful candidate will become a trustee of Arts Council England, and alongside other members of National Council will be expected to:

  • Uphold the Arts Council’s mission and objectives.
  • Set the strategic direction of the organisation and make key investment and policy decisions.
  • Ensure that the Arts Council has effective management arrangements and is managing its resources responsibly.
  • Individual council members may be asked to advocate for the cultural sector and represent the work of the Arts Council.
  • From time-to-time council members may be asked to lead or assist with specific aspects of policy development.
  • Council members are expected to remain up to date with developments in the sector including opportunities, challenges and risks, drawing the Chair of the Arts Council and its senior executives’ attention to the issues as appropriate.

National Council members are expected to attend at least six meetings each year. Council members may also be asked to participate in a number of committee or panel meetings each year. National Council meetings generally take place during the working day in Birmingham.

Council members may also be invited to join or Chair a committee which reports to National Council, such as our Performance and Audit Committee, Race Advisory Committee or Disability Advisory Committee.

The Midlands Area Chair will be expected to chair at least 5 Area Council meetings a year; meetings take place in a variety of venues around the Midlands Area.

Job Requirements

All applicants should be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:

  • Knowledge: a clear understanding of the work, priorities and challenges of Arts Council England and the context within which it operates.
  • Relationship building: ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, with the creativity and culture sector and other stakeholders.
  • Communication: strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to listen, accept challenge and constructively challenge others in discussions.
  • Judgement: effective decision-making skills with the ability to critically analyse a wide range of information to make clear and objective evidence-based recommendations to support the delivery of Arts Council England’s objectives.
  • A demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion; and tackling inequalities to unlock the advantages of creativity and culture for everyone.

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