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At Jumped Up Theatre, we create opportunities for people in Peterborough to make, enjoy and celebrate culture.
Be a trustee for Jumped Up, and part of Peterborough's changing story.
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Summary
Knowledgeable & enthusiastic individuals are needed to oversee & guide a local & dynamic arts organisation that is having a positive impact on Peterborough.Detailed description
What will you be doing?
Jumped Up is seeking two people who share our values to join Jumped Up’s Board of Trustees.
We are currently seeking applicants who can demonstrate that they have experience in one or more, of the following roles or settings:
- In formal or informal education, or with young people, in youth work or with families.
- As a community activist involved in creating change, big or small, in any setting.
- As a Human Resources, marketing, or legal professional.
Your experience and skills may have been developed in a professional role, or as a volunteer. The important factor is that you are willing and able to use that knowledge and insight to support Jumped Up’s delivery of arts activity in Peterborough.
In addition, we are actively seeking applicants who identify as being D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, or are from a migrant or a Global Majority background. Please see below an overview of the actions we are taking to deliver our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Applicants should also demonstrate that they:
- Are committed to Jumped Up’s purpose and values.
- Understand the leadership role of trustees is to advise and support.
- Are solution-orientated, drawing on lived and professional or voluntary experience.
- Are a reflective thinker who can bring insight and understanding to complex issues.
You do not have to be an expert or professional in arts and culture, or currently in a paid-leadership role to be a Jumped Up trustee.
A passion for arts and culture is needed but doesn’t have to come from professional work. We also recognise that leadership skills can be developed and demonstrated in many different settings, through work, volunteering, lived experience and study. The growth of skills and knowledge can also be part of your journey as a trustee, through training, mentoring and becoming involved in the organisation.
More information is available in the trustee pack and on our website.
What are we looking for?
We are currently seeking applicants who can demonstrate that they have experience in one or more, of the following roles or settings:
- In formal or informal education, or with young people, in youth work or with families.
- As a community activist involved in creating change, big or small, in any setting.
- As a Human Resources, marketing, or legal professional.
Applicants should also demonstrate that they:
- Are committed to Jumped Up’s purpose and values.
- Understand the leadership role of trustees is to advise and support.
- Are solution-orientated, drawing on lived and professional or voluntary experience.
- Are a reflective thinker who can bring insight and understanding to complex issues.
What difference will you make?
Our trustees have helped ensure that Jumped Up is successful, stable and thriving.
Their support has meant that we have secured core funding from Arts Council England, and have developed a new programme, focused on connecting young people in Peterborough with arts and culture, funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.
Trustees' work in developing policies and processes have supported the organisation's growth and confidence, especially in delivering Art Council England's Investment Principles of Dynamism, Environmental Responsibility, Relevance & Inclusion, Ambition & Quality.
In addition the trustees have identified, placed value on, and keep us accountable to, our core strengths of care, partnership and co-creation.
Our trustees make us a better organisation and Peterborough a better place.
Before you apply
Applications. Please submit:
1. A statement covering:
- Why do you want to be a trustee for Jumped Up Theatre?
- What relevant experiences, professional, personal or volunteering, will you bring to this role?
- Can you give an example of how you have led change with others?
- Why is arts and culture important to you and in a place like Peterborough?
2. A short CV
Interviews:
- Zoom meeting with Chair & one other trustee, between 24 June - 19 July.
- Informal meeting with Creative Producer & supporters panel. Date tbc.
Deadline for Applications: Monday 24 June 2024