Board Members (Voluntary)

Call out for Board Members (Voluntary)

The Courtyard Trust wishes to increase and diversify the membership of its Board and is seeking 3-4 dynamic and committed individuals to support our further development and growth to build on our achievements.  The Courtyard is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation with funding secured from them until 2026.  Our Board is key to ensuring we deliver our business plan objectives in relation to the Arts Council’s 10-year Let’s Create strategy.

Board Members play an important and integral role in providing advice through their personal expertise, robust internal governance and scrutiny, and externally by supporting our future development.

The Board meets quarterly and in addition members are expected to join at least one of the sub-committees and attend guest nights for each in-house production.  These are unpaid, non-executive roles and applicants should be passionate and effective advocates for the arts, willing and able to proactively support The Courtyard.

We are seeking those with a wide range of experiences and who reflect the broad range of people and communities in Hereford.  Applications from those living with a disability and/or from ethnic minorities are particularly welcome and from those with experience of working with early year/primary school children, or in the arts, marketing/publicity and the legal profession.

Download the Board Membership Information pack here for full details.

Download the Role Description here.

You should apply by completing The Courtyard’s Board application form and sending this and a covering letter explaining what you could bring to The Courtyard as a Board Member by post or email to the Chief Executive & Artistic Director, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR, ian.archer@courtyard.org.uk by 9 December 2024.  In the meantime, if you would like to speak to the Chief Executive or a current Board member, please ring or email Mel Langford on 01432 346507, mel.langford@courtyard.org.uk.

Download the Application Form here.