Department of Culture Media and Sport
- Job Title: Royal Armouries x3 Trustees
- Salary: Unpaid
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Museums
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026
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Location:
UK-wide
Job Description
The key role of a Trustee is to play a collective part in the governance of the Royal Armouries in ensuring it meets its duties as set out in the National Heritage Act (1983).
As a Trustee, you will share ultimate responsibility for ensuring the Royal Armouries continues to be a sustainable, well-run organisation, focussed on delivering its mission. You will combine the legal duties of a Trustee, to ensure compliance, prudence and care, with the ethical values of the organisation, to serve its public, to be inclusive, empathetic and forward-looking and to help unlock ways in which the nation’s collection of arms and armour can help unlock wider community benefits and ensure richer and larger lives for all.
Time commitment: 12 day(s) per annum
Job Requirements
- Knowledge: a clear understanding of the work, priorities and challenges of Royal Armouries and the context within which it operates.
- Relationship building: ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, including with Ministers and Senior Government officials, with Local and Regional Government and external stakeholders.
- Communication: strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to listen, accept challenges and constructively challenge others in discussions with clarity and respect.
- 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 the Royal Armouries’ objectives.
- Collaboration: ability to work closely with the executive board and other key stakeholders, providing support,
- constructive challenge and assurance as appropriate.
- A demonstrable commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
Job Responsibilities
- Contribute actively to the Board of Trustees role in giving a clear steer in relation to the strategic direction of the museum
- Oversee the risks and opportunities for the Royal Armouries’ main activity
- Oversee the financial stability of the Royal Armouries
- Protect the assets of the Royal Armouries
- Ensure the museum’s performance is properly evaluated and recorded, setting appropriate targets and reporting in line with its duties under the Act and Framework Agreement
- Demonstrate an energetic commitment to the Royal Armouries’ mission, brand and values
- Actively support the Royal Armouries’ public fundraising and campaigns
- Act as positive champions and advocates for the Royal Armouries and its work
- Comply with the intentions of Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good Practice 2011 in so far as they are relevant to a NDPB and Charity Commission governance rules etc;
- Embody in all respects the Seven Principles of Public Life
How to Apply
Find out more about how to apply here: https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8976
- Contact name: Victoria Watts
- Contact email: [email protected]
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