Join our Board as Treasurer
Share your expertise
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Salary:
This is a voluntary position. Reasonable expenses can be claimed (including childcare and costs to support access) . -
Tenure:
3-year term with option to extend. -
Location:
We are based in Wigan, working across northern England and nationally. Board meetings can be joined virtually.
Curious Minds’ Trustees play a vital role by steering and supporting our development and extending our reach and influence. We value the strength and power of diversity and are eager to hear from people whose lived and professional experience will complement and extend that of our staff team.
For this role, we are looking for someone who is motivated to make a difference and has experience in the following areas:
- Financial governance
- Strategic leadership
- Cultural and/or education policy and funding
And a commitment to:
- Equality, diversity and anti-racism
- Great governance practice
The Treasurer is the finance expert for the Board of Trustees. As such, you will acts as the Board's link with the Chief Operating Officer to remain abreast of Curious Minds’ financial position and plans.
About Curious Minds
Curious Minds is an ambitious charity that brings about positive and lasting change. We deliver learning and professional development programmes to diversify, innovate and raise quality in the field of cultural education. We do this by working across multiple sectors to support, develop, champion and mobilise the cultural education workforce to achieve collective impact.
Our vision is for a future where being creative and experiencing brilliant culture is a regular aspect of every child’s life and learning. Powered by curiosity, we tackle unequal access to creativity and culture for children and young people who are often excluded by social and economic inequalities.
Read more About us
Read our 7-year strategy ‘Into a Curious Future’
What's involved?
Our Board meets virtually (via Zoom) 4 times per year, for meetings of 2 hours each (currently 5-7pm).
There is also an in-person Board Development Day and occasional extraordinary meetings to attend.
The Treasurer is a Trustee, therefore the Trustee Role Description applies to this position.
In addition, there are additional duties that attach to the role of Treasurer which are outlined in the Role Description document linked below.
How to apply
If you've read this far, you're interested and that's exciting! We'd welcome the chance to have informal conversation with you before you apply, to answer any questions you may have. Please contact Sue Langfeld, our Chief Operating Officer.
To apply:
Send your CV and a covering letter, of no more than 2 sides of A4, explaining why you think you’d be great at this role and what you hope to gain from it. We’re happy to receive video or audio if you prefer (no more than 5 minutes please).
Please get in touch with us as soon as possible if you're interested. We'll continue to advertise this position until we find the right person. Send your application to sue.langfeld@curiousminds.org.uk. We acknowledge all applications by email, so if you don't receive an acknowledgement, please assume we have not safely received your application and contact us by telephone on 01942 387083.
We work hard to maintain the diversity of our board, as we believe it makes us stronger. We always consciously consider whether we’ve done a good enough job of letting a wide range of people know about our opportunities, but we can only know this by asking you to complete our Inclusion Monitoring form. This is completely anonymous and separate from any application. Please complete the form.