Trustee

Keywords

18+ Responsibility Trustee Position

Description

Margate Creative Land Trust is at an exciting point in its development, having acquired a large site at Harold Road, Cliftonville and most recently Grosvenor Place, Margate. These spaces will be refurbished to provide fit for purpose creative space for a diverse range of creative businesses and practices. As we grow as an organisation, we also need to have the right skills and experience on our board of trustees, to help steer things in the right direction.

Trustees oversee the strategy and governance of Margate Creative Land Trust, they provide advice and guidance and act as a sounding board to the Executive (staff) team. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience in Finance, Organisational Management, Regeneration programmes, Workspace and estate management, and HR/personnel.

We are committed to social justice and tackling the under-representation on charity boards of people from the global majority, including those of African diaspora heritage, South and East Asian heritage, mixed heritage, those who have faced socio-economic barriers, those who identify as LGBTQ+, and disabled people.

If you are interested in joining us and are from or have strong connections to Margate/Kent, we are keen to hear from you.

Interested applicants can also email –info@margatecreativelandtrust.org for further information or to arrange an informal discussion.

Requirements

• You’re willing to devote time, enthusiasm and effort to the duties and responsibilities of being a trustee, approximately 1 day per month.
• A commitment to our vision and mission, and to delivering positive benefit through the work of the MCLT to both the creatives of Margate and the wider community.
• You have a willingness to challenge professionally, supportively and constructively – act as a critical friend.
• You have great strategic insight.
• You have independent judgement and willingness to challenge.
• You are committed to the ethos of the organisation.
• You are easily able to relate to and work with a variety of stakeholders from community groups to partners, celebrities and funders.
• You have experience at board level ideally as a charity trustee.
• You can powerfully articulate the importance of the work in your own words and connect it to the big picture (desirable).
• You have an eye on future changes and/or opportunities that could impact the Trust (desirable).