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Trustee Recruitment

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for up to five trustees: three to join the Board in December 2026 and two as ‘trustees in waiting’, formally joining the Board in 2027. Trustees in waiting attend Board meetings and familiarise themselves with the role of a trustee but do not have trustee responsibilities until they formally join the Board. If you’ve not previously been a trustee this could be an opportunity for you to develop your skills in a supportive environment. A number of current trustees have found this helpful where they did not previously have Board experience.

We’re looking for people who:

  • Believe in the role culture can play in creating positive change in society
  • Care about equity, inclusion and representation in the arts
  • Have a love of music – orchestral or otherwise
  • Think strategically and enjoy collaborative discussion
  • Are open-minded, curious and willing to challenge the status quo
  • Can act as ambassadors for Orchestras Live within their own networks

We’re particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of these priority areas:

  • Devolution and local/mayoral/combined authority policy
  • Workforce development, equity, diversity and inclusion in the orchestral sector
  • Data, impact and evaluation – especially social return on investment
  • Income generation and organisational resilience
  • Finance or HR in the not‑for‑profit sector
  • Deep knowledge of the North or East of England or the Midlands
  • A historically underinvested community

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, age groups and cultures. The Board has made specific commitments to embed equity of access and opportunity across our delivery programme and organisational structure. To help us deliver these, we are keen to hear from Global Majority, D/deaf and disabled candidates to support better representation on our Board and in leadership positions in our sector. We would also like to hear from candidates from the North, East and Midlands to maintain regional representation on the Board.

If you self-identify as belonging to one or more of the above underrepresented groups and can demonstrate experience in one or more of the priority areas, you will be guaranteed a first‑stage online interview.

We offer access support for people who face barriers to inclusion, meeting in accessible venues, being flexible in scheduling meetings at different times of day and covering travel expenses as outlined in our Inclusion Statement, which can be found at the end of this document.

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