Clore Leadership

Arts Council; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A cultural leadership initiative in Luton is seeking volunteer trustees to join its board. Candidates should possess diverse expertise in areas like communications, digital innovation, and finance, and be passionate about supporting arts and culture. The role involves attending quarterly meetings, contributing to strategic direction, and engaging with the community. This is a unique opportunity to influence leadership in the creative sectors while serving a minimum three-year term with reasonable expenses reimbursed.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, media and PR.
• Expertise in digital innovation or entrepreneurship in creative industries.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting.

Responsibilities

• Participate in quarterly board meetings, contributing to strategic direction.
• Support Clore Leadership to adapt to cultural sector changes.
• Engage in committee work and represent the organization at events.

Job description

Job Summary

Clore Leadership is delighted to be recruiting for new Trustees to join our board. Clore Leadership is a dynamic and inclusive resource for leaders and aspiring leaders in the arts, culture and creative sectors.

Job Description

We offer opportunities for professionals in our sectors to understand and develop their leadership strengths, providing spaces to challenge prevalent ideas and beliefs and develop confidence in their leadership styles and potential for impact.

We work with leaders at all stages of their careers, representing the widest range of art forms, cultural and creative sectors and our Board needs to reflect that diversity too. This means we would particularly welcome applications from people who are:

• Global Majority
• D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent or have a long-term health condition
• Early or mid-career leaders
• Based outside London / the South East of England.

Our trustees need to be passionate about arts and culture, and knowledgeable about what leaders need from us to thrive. We particularly seek experience/expertise in:

• Communications, media and PR.
• Digital innovation/transformation
• Entrepreneurship in the creative industries / cultural sectors
• Music, contemporary visual arts, literature, and dance
• Finance and accounting

The new trustees will play an important role in the on-going development of Clore Leadership. Against a background of continuous change, they will steer and support Clore Leadership to remain vigilant to key shifts in sector priorities, perspectives and practice, in order to respond creatively and effectively to the evolving needs of cultural leaders and aspiring leaders.

They will support the Chair in setting the strategic direction for Clore Leadership. Providing support and challenge in equal measure to the Executive Director and team, they will have the responsibility of ensuring that the founding vision of Clore Leadership continues to be realised, and that our priorities, programmes and activities underpin the excellence and innovation in the leadership of culture which drive our aspirations.

Trustees meet 4 times a year

Job Responsibilities

Commitment

• Board members are appointed for a period of three years, and normally serve for a maximum of two terms.
• The position is voluntary, unremunerated and non-executive. Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
• We expect the time commitment to be in the region of 6 days a year. This includes quarterly 2-hour meetings (some in person and some online) as well as attendance at an Away Day and some committee work. Trustees are also encouraged to share their perspectives and learning in working groups or by speaking at our residential courses, conferences and other events.

A sub-group of trustees is leading this appointment. We are undertaking an open recruitment call, as well as reaching out through networks of individuals, organisations and partners.

To register your interest in this opportunity, please send us a copy of your CV or biographical details and a statement of interest (up to 2 pages) indicating why you are interested in the role and what you are able to bring to Clore Leadership. Please send this information to [e-mail]

Clore Leadership based in Luton is the first initiative of its kind in the UK, aimed at developing and strengthening leadership potential across the cultural and creative sectors.