Who we are
Arts Emergency is a mentoring organisation and support network aiming to address the inequalities in the creative and cultural sectors.
The role
The key purpose of the Finance and Resources Committee is to scrutinise financial information, processes and either approve or recommend action to the wider board of trustees. The Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and SLT to ensure that trustees are informed of the financial position of the organisation and any areas of risk.
We would welcome applications from individuals with experience in senior finance roles from any background, but are particularly interested to hear from finance professionals who have experience in the charity sector.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who can work effectively alongside the CEO, SLT and fellow board members and work together to realise the organisation’s vision of an arts industry that represents us all.
Qualifications
Ideally you will have financial qualifications (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA) but we also understand the value of equivalent experience
Skills / Competencies
- Determination to help Arts Emergency deliver its objects and aims
- Leadership and community building skills
- Warmth, tact, and diplomacy
- Excellent communication skills
- Fair, diplomatic, a good judge, and confidential when necessary
- A willingness to devote time towards helping AE grow
- Financial competency
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the barriers faced by young people from underrepresented backgrounds who are trying to forge a career in the arts
- An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the organisation remains legal and financially stable by making decisions, and holding the CEO and staff team to account during meetings
- Trustees play a key role in the governance of the organisation; directly supporting the CEO through strategic decision-making, business development and fundraising
- The trustees meet four times a year, but are expected to interact with the organisation in between
- We also have two subcommittees which meet between main board meetings. These subcommittees make recommendations to the rest of the board to help with decision making.
- This role will chair the Finance and Resources subcommittee, which meets four times a year and discusses things such as budgets and ethical fundraising
- Commit to attending four board meetings in the year
