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We’re Recruiting! Trustee Vacancies

Live Music Now is looking for up to six new trustees who are passionate about live music and social impact.

Contract type

Voluntary, 6-8 days per year
Initial term of four years

Pay scale

Expenses paid

Location

UK-wide, with hybrid of online and in-person (London) quarterly meetings

Deadline

Rolling deadline with application reviews throughout July and August.

Though this is a rolling application process, the initial deadline for applications in this phase is 9am on Monday 9th September.

How to apply

Click here to download our Trustee Recruitment Pack

 

Live Music Now has a deeply committed team of musicians and staff, who deliver thousands of meaningful and impactful activities each year. We are seeking Trustees who can contribute skills, time, and energy, helping to develop our work and bring new insight alongside robust governance.

This includes those with a range of skills including lived experience alongside professional expertise.

We are particularly looking for Trustees with skills and experience of:

  • Finance (including chairing the Finance and Risk Committee in due course)
  • Legal
  • Professional musician
  • Health sector
  • Northern Ireland (including chairing the Northern Ireland advisory committee)

Trustees meet quarterly, a mixture of in-person and online meetings.  There are also sub-committees and working groups – the total time commitment is around 6-8 days per year. Trustees can be based anywhere in the UK.

The position is voluntary for an initial term of four years; travel expenses are reimbursed.

How to Apply

Click here to download our Trustee Recruitment Pack

Though this is a rolling application process, the initial deadline for applications in this phase is 9am on Monday 9th September.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in. Those fitting our specifications will be invited to meet with the Chair and our CEO, and/or other Trustees from our Nominations Committee.

These conversations will take place as required, likely in August and September; we will notify you either way if you have been selected for interview or not.  Applications will then be put to the Board for approval in our October meeting.

If you’d like to have an informal conversation with one of our current Trustees or CEO before applying, please e-mail [email protected]

Access

We really want to hear from people who see themselves as under-represented in the cultural sector including those facing disabling barriers.

If you would like to submit your application in another format, we would be happy to accommodate this. Please contact the office on 020 7759 1803 or email [email protected] so that suitable alternatives can be discussed.