Trustee

We are particularly interested in applications from individuals who bring:

finance, HR, safeguarding or legal experience that connect with the running of a not-for-profit charity, including those with trusteeship experience;
lived experiences reflecting the communities we serve, including those who are alumni or users of our many offers;
work-based or voluntary experiences within cultural organisations or funding/charitable giving bodies;
those with no prior trustee experience, including those under 30.

The Trustees are the charity’s critical friends, working with the joint CEOs to scrutinise and review the ways of working, plans and strategic operations of the company.

No prior knowledge of charity law is required and full training in the role of a Trustee will be provided, if required.

Time Commitment
Four board meetings per year, held quarterly in-person at Half Moon (hybrid option available). These are usually on a Thursday evening from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

In addition, there is an annual Board retreat with the senior management team. This tends to be on a Saturday from 10am-4pm.

We are looking for an initial commitment of three years as we bring in terms for Trustees to serve for an initial three years, with the option to extend for a further three years.

In preparation, prior to each formal meeting, we expect it to take at
least one hour to read the Board papers.

Trustees may join sub-committees or act as the Trustee lead on some areas of the company’s work (i.e. safeguarding, finance, executive recruitment, personnel/staff wellbeing, etc.).
Trustees are expected to experience the work across the professional and participatory programmes, as well as sometimes attend community and youth forum meetings and volunteer at community fun days.

If you would like to have an informal conversation before applying, please email Ben Jones, Chair of Trustees: [email protected]