We’d like you to join us on our journey…
National Theatre Wales is searching for three new Trustees. We’re on a journey at the moment. We’re exploring new ways of building a newly focused identity as change makers through our work – sharing stories, making connections, and starting conversations that act as both a mirror and a microscope for the collective imagination of Wales. We would love you to join us and help to steer the path we take.
You don’t need to have been a Trustee before, or even have experience of theatre or the arts. In fact, we’d love it if until now you’ve always felt that being a Trustee isn’t for you. We’d really value your lived experience from elsewhere.
We’re mostly interested in whether you want to spark positive change and open minds, across our nation and beyond.
If so, and you’re interested in the benefits – for you and for others - of being a Trustee of one of Wales’ national arts companies, then keep on reading.
Do you have any of the following experiences and skills…?
- Artists and theatre-makers, including writers, designers, producers, technicians, musicians and choreographers;
- Digital content and platforms;
- Brand and communications; - Fundraising, including corporate and individual giving;
- Minority languages of Wales including Polish, Arabic, Portuguese and British Sign Language;
- Live experience of racism, ableism and/or poverty;
- Finance (book-keeping and budgets)
If the answer is yes to one or more of these questions, then we’d love to hear from you – especially if you’re not sure how it might work. We’re flexible. That means, –where we can, we’ll fit meetings and conversations around you, and we won’t make endless demands on your time. We want you to be a part of the adventure and that means a relationship which is mutually beneficial and respectful.
We’d especially love to talk if you are a Welsh speaker and/or based outside of South-East Wales, but neither of these are essential.
For an informal conversation, please contact work@nationaltheatrewales.org with a little bit about yourself, your availability for a phone or Zoom call and your contact details.
For further information about us, please visit nationaltheatrewales.org. Please contact us on work@nationaltheatrewales.org to request our Trustee Recruitment Pack.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Salary: Voluntary position
Term: 3-year appointment with the possibility of a second 3-year reappointment
Hours: Approx 2 hours per month (concentrated around quarterly Board meetings, quarterly and biannual sub-committee meetings, and some ad hoc conversations, planning and strategic working sessions). We’re very flexible for the right people.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, you can either write a cover letter (no more than 2 pages please!) OR film a short video of yourself (5 minutes max). We don’t mind which, we’re happy to accept whichever format suits you best. In your cover letter or video, tell us about you and your experiences relevant to being one of our Trustees. Also tell us a bit about what you aspire to in life. What matters to you? What do you believe in? Where would you like to be in 3 years-time? What changes would you like to make to our society? What do you enjoy doing?
Send us your cover letter or video with a completed application form and your CV (no more than 2 pages please, plus references) to work@nationaltheatrewales.org by 9am Monday 23 May 2022.
If you’re shortlisted, we’ll invite you to interview over Zoom, likely taking place in the week starting 6 June 2022 (tbc). These are friendly, largely informal 30-minute conversations with approximately four people including NTWs’ Artistic Director and a TEAM panel member. We’ll send you a rough outline of the questions we’ll ask you, and short biographies of people you’ll be meeting beforehand.
If you have any questions about the role or the process, don’t hesitate to get in touch at work@nationaltheatrewales.org.