Currently, we are planning a production of The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner, which will be sung in German at the Bradshaw Hall, July 2024. As our first stage production, this is an ambitious and formidable work and our largest project yet.
Featuring some of the finest opera talent in the Commonwealth under the stage direction of Iqbal Khan, Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Games Ceremony 2022. We will be drawing on musical forces from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, the Black Country and beyond.
This 2-year project has already started and has already generated a lot of interest and support across the West Midlands music community.
We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic individuals, passionate about increasing diversity and accessibility in the arts, to join our Board of Trustees as we continue to develop and grow.
We welcome applications from individuals with a variety of qualities and skills from all professional and advisory sectors.
Job Summary
Job Description
Being a trustee is a voluntary position, but can be useful to enhancing a CV or your current job role.The duties of a trustee board member are to:
Ensure we comply with its governing document, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
Ensure we pursue our objects as defined in our constitution.
Ensure we apply our resources exclusively in pursuance of our objects.
Contribute actively to the board of trustees by giving firm strategic direction, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets, and evaluating performance against agreed targets
Safeguard our good name and values
Ensure our financial stability
Minimum Time Commitment
Trustees are expected to attend five board meetings a year in the West Midlands or via digital means, which includes the AGM
It would be desirable (though not essential) for trustees to have a connection with the West Midlands and/or with BME communities and an awareness of local, regional, national and international issues impacting on BME communities in the arts.
We have a strong policy of diversity and inclusion within our organisation and welcome enquiries and applications from all individuals.
Discover more information and how to apply by reading our trustee welcome pack: Click Here
If you have any questions, please contact Byron Jackson, on b.jackson@personaarts.org.uk
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