Company Three

Arts Council; City of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused arts organization in London is looking for new trustees to join its Board. This role requires individuals who can bring diverse experiences and have an interest in ensuring governance is safe and sustainable while helping to innovate. No previous board experience is required, and support will be provided. Join a passionate team aiming to impact teenagers positively. Regular Board meetings and flexible hours make this an engaging opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience in one or more strategic areas like Environmental Responsibility or Fundraising.
• Willingness to engage with diverse community backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Board meetings every quarter.
• Help balance safety and sustainability with innovation.

Skills

Environmental and Sustainability Responsibility

Fundraising and Development

Safeguarding

Communications / Public Relations

Human Resources

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for new trustees to join our Board, the group of people who are responsible for the long‑term strategy and oversight of Company Three. We’re looking for people who can challenge our practice, lean into uncertainty and help shape a new way of working together.

Job Description

We need our new trustees to help us think different whilst also ensuring that our work is safe, efficient and sustainable. If you have an interest in how we make systems more representative, democratic and equitable, we want to work with you.

We also need people with certain skills that uphold our responsibilities in some key strategic areas of our work. We're particularly interested in meeting people who bring experience or expertise in one or more of the areas below:

• Environmental and Sustainability Responsibility
• Fundraising and Development
• Safeguarding
• Communications / Public Relations
• Human Resources

This is a trustee role so the hours are flexible. Board meetings held every quarter (every three months). Ad hoc meetings as needed.

Job Requirements

You don't have to have been on a board before. We want to meet people of all ages and lived experiences. Your experience in life is as important as your qualifications or work history. If you haven't been a trustee before, we'll give you the support you need to thrive.

We work hard to make sure our board and team are made up of people who share the backgrounds of our members. At the moment our membership includes people who self‑define as: African, Algerian, Arab, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black British, British, Caribbean, Congolese, Eastern European, Hispanic, Irish, Jamaican, Japanese, Latino‑American, Lithuanian, Mixed race, Turkish, Somali, Togolese, White, White British.

We want to meet people who understand what it's like to live, study, work or grow up in Islington or a similar borough, who are working class, neurodiverse, Disabled or LGBTQ+. We consider it our responsibility to do whatever we need to do to ensure that everyone can participate fully in all boa

Job Responsibilities

You will join us at an exciting time for Company Three. We have a brilliant team and a clear vision. These things, along with our entry into the Arts Council's National Portfolio, give us the opportunity to be innovative and ambitious.

As a trustee you'll need to balance the need to keep the company safe and sustainable with our desire to innovate - especially within governance. We imagine this will be an iterative journey that will involve you, our staff and young people - we want to develop the plan together and recognize we have lots to learn on the way. The term for trustees is an initial term of four years, with the possibility of re‑appointment until eight consecutive years' service has been reached.

We hope that you will take as much from doing this role as you give to C3. You might want to gain experience, insight, leadership skills, knowledge and new connections. You might want to learn more about how young people work and think, or about what it means to run a grassroots ar

Please follow the link to view our full application pack and to access our application form.

Company Three is a leading force for change for teenagers in our local community and around the world. We are a theatre company led by the ideas of our 75 members aged 11-19. We recruit our members through deep‑rooted relationships locally and share our practice globally to impact teenagers everywhere.