JOIN THE TEAM
We are looking for a new finance trustee to join Stand & Be Counted
SBC is proud to be the UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, we are committed to making work with and for people seeking sanctuary (refugees, asylum seekers, migrants). It is important to us that our team of trustees is representative of the people we work with, we are particularly interested to hear from people who have lived experience of seeking sanctuary and/or migration.
Who We Are
SBC proudly sit at the intersection of arts, culture & social activism. Through a rigorous and adventurous co-creation programme we provide thousands of people seeking sanctuary with regular creative programmes and events in order to celebrate, platform and ensure equality of opportunity. Our ambitious and wide ranging programme focuses on three key activity strands: Live and Digital Making and Performance, Talent Development and Learning, Sector Leadership and Advocacy.
Our long term programmes include our Youth Theatre of Sanctuary and Soap Box (16+) taking place across Bradford, Sheffield, Leeds, Oldham, York and Barnsley. SBC PAL’s is a development initiative supporting Participants to pursue careers as Artists and Leaders within our organisation and beyond.
Finance Trustee Role:
The role of a finance trustee is a voluntary position. Travel expenses will be covered alongside data if required to join online meetings. Meetings take place four times per year and all are currently held on zoom. You do not need to have previous experience of being a trustee, we are excited to develop this position together and can offer support and buddying for new trustees. With preparation time, such as the reading of Board papers and communication, we anticipate the role taking up approximately eight/nine days of time per year.
We are an established theatre company with a 12 year history, we are currently in the first year of becoming a charity so this is a n exciting time to join us and help to shape our future.
You can download the full job spec here.
To apply please send an email or a short video of yourself telling us:
A bit about you
What skills you could bring to the organisation
Why you would like to become a trustee of Stand & Be Counted
Please include a CV of your experience if you have one
Please send this to John Tomlinson at john@sbctheatre.co.uk by 5pm Thursday 22 December 2022. We will then invite you to come and have a conversation with us. If you would like to chat about the role more please do contact John by email and he will arrange to give you a call.
You can find out more about the company on our productions, about us and history pages.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
