Job Purpose

Bombo Productions is a small community arts organisation that believes in the power of community music to improve people’s lives. Established in 2007, through the medium of Afro-Latin American based music we connect people from different social-ethnic-intergenerational groups. Our regular events are aimed at professional musicians, amateur musicians, non-musicians, refugees, survivors of human trafficking and young people from deprived areas in London. Our regular and one-off events are aimed at motivating community cohesion, developing creativity, personal development and team-building skills. We are a small charity with a annual turnover of under £30,000.

We are looking for a bookeeper to maintain our weekly accounting under the guidance of our highly experienced International Tax Compliance Manager. This post would be ideal for someone wishing to support grassroot community organisations or get work experience with double-entry accounting. We will cover all travel exspenses. 

​To apply please send your C.V and a covering letting that answers the following questions: (maximum 500 words)

• Why are you looking for a voluntary post? 

• What interests you about our organisation?

• What are you hoping to get from working with Bombo Productions?

• What is the minimum length of time are you able to commit to this post?

If you have any questions please feel free to get in contact. We look forward to hearing from you.

Trustees are sought to support the development of Jumped Up Theatre.We are a small and friendly team who will value your expertise and opinions and you will be rewarded by making a positive contribution to the cultural life of Peterborough.

Jumped Up is keen to welcome new trustees with a passion for theatre and the arts, and a commitment to the aims of the organisation,

We are looking for people to contribute to the development of strategies and with particular strengths in one or more of the following:

• Branding & Marketing
• Local Government & Community
• Audience Development
• Accountancy & Financial Management
• Fundraising & Sponsorship
• Qualified Solicitors

Trustees would be committed to:

• Prepare for and attend at least four board meetings a year, including an annual away day. (Meetings take place in Peterborough)
• In-between board meetings, following up on agreed actions and advocating for Jumped Up both practically and informally.
• Attend Jumped Up Theatre events, and represent the company at external events when possible.
• Be a trustee for a minimum of 12 months.

In the next twelve months Jumped Up needs;

• To grow the existing board to broaden the breadth of skills and knowledge supporting the companies ambitions.
• To review Jumped Up’s governance documents, from the role of the trustees to the relationship to the Creative Producer, and redesign them so they are fit for purpose as reflected in the company’s plans.
• To adopt NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) standard practices for governing body.
• To review the development of a 3-5 year strategy for the board, including governance, partnerships and programming. 

Jumped Up has been a Registered Charity since 2001.Trustee are voluntary and the role is unpaid although reasonable travel expenses can be paid.The role is that of a Charity Trustee which carries legal obligations and fiduciary duties, and requires compliance with Charity Law.

If you would like to talk to Kate hall, Creative Producer, please contact us via our website, suggesting times for a telephone conversation.

Application is by CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be a trustee, what you hope to offer and to get out of the experience.Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a face-to-face meeting and to attend, as an observer, a board meeting on Monday 20 January (6-8.30pm, in Peterborough.)

Deadline: Monday 13 January 2020

Throughout the Summer season, our team of 600 volunteer stewards act as the public face of Shakespeare’s Globe, welcoming patrons to our numerous performances and events.

We are currently looking for new volunteers to join our team for our 2020 Summer Season. Please read on to find out more about volunteering with us.

THE ROLE

To act as the public face of Shakespeare’s Globe during our performances and events, ensuring that our visitors have a positive, enjoyable and safe experience.

DO YOU HAVE?

•  A friendly and polite outlook?
•  Enthusiasm for engaging with the public?
• An interest in theatre, live events or the arts?
•  Availability to volunteer for evening and weekend shifts?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Read on to find out more about the role and how to apply

KEY DUTIES

•  Look after our visitors to make sure they are safe and happy
• Act as a good ambassador for Shakespeare’s Globe, supporting the artistic vision
• Check tickets and show visitors to their seats
• Sell programmes, cushions, seatbacks and blankets
• Undertake duties both inside and outside the theatre
• Answer visitor enquires and problems
• Assist in emergency evacuations of the site (full training will be given)
• Represent Shakespeare’s Globe by wearing the volunteer steward uniform

Please note the minimum age requirement to become a Volunteer is 18.

VOLUNTEER SHIFTS

Our team come from all walks of life and have diverse schedules, which is why we are flexible and understanding with the amount of time our volunteers are able to offer us.

We hope you will work towards a commitment of around 20 shifts per summer season (or around one shift per week from April 2020 – October 2020), but many of our volunteers choose to do more! We ask for a minimum commitment of 14 shifts during our summer season, and you may be asked to reapply the following year should you not manage this minimum.

An average shift lasts approximately four hours with start times as follows:

• 1.00pm for a matinee performance (one hour earlier on Sundays)
• 6.30pm for an evening performance (one hour earlier on Sundays)

WE VALUE OUR VOLUNTEERS

 As a volunteer you can claim travel expenses (up to £12.80 for one performance and £18.30 for two performances on the day same day). A free meal will also be provided if you volunteer for two performances on one day.

YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE 

• An opportunity to attend open dress rehearsals at the director’s discretion
• A Better Bankside Buzz Card offering discounts in the local area
• Invitations to social events including a Welcome to the Season Party and Thank You Party
• The chance to volunteer as part of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season in our beautiful candlelit theatre 

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete our online application form on our website.

All applications must be received by 5.00pm on Monday 13 January 2020.

Would like to find out more about what it means to be a Globe Volunteer? Join us at Shakespeare’s Globe on Tuesday 3 December as part of our Taster Afternoon and meet the Volunteer Management Team and some of our current volunteers. Get a sneak peak of the theatre and ask any questions that you have abvout the role. Drop by and meet us in the main foyer at any time between 4:30pm and 6:30pm.

The Board of Trustees for Arnolfini, Bristol is seeking new Trustees to join the board and help the charity achieve its vision as Bristol’s International Centre for Contemporary Art.  We are particularly seeking trustees who have specialist experience and expertise in diversity and inclusion and/or international contemporary arts practice.

Arnolfini is committed to ensuring an equitable working environment. We actively seek board members to reflect a multitude of experiences and backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from BAME, LGBTQ+ and people with a disability.

The Board is seeking two trustees who can demonstrate expertise and experience in:

• Diversity and Inclusion and/or
• International Contemporary Arts Practice

If you would like to be considered as a Trustee at Arnolfini, please send a CV and a covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role. Please also fill in an equal opportunities form.

For further details and the equal opportunities form, please see our website. 

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 11th December

Deadline for Applications: Monday 2nd December, 5pm

Role Purpose

East Grinstead Museum is looking for someone with a strong financial background to act as Treasurer. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for East Grinstead Museum and are collectively responsible for its governance.  The role of the Trustees is to ensure that the Museum has a clear vision and strategic direction, is sustainable and complies with the law.

Role Summary
• Monitor the financial standing of the charity and report to the Board regarding cash-flow forecasting, income streams and out-going expenses.

• Oversee the charity’s financial resources and risk-management process and ensure a sound financial control environment

• Ensure that the Museum’s funds are suitably invested and managed to meet the Museum’s operational and strategic needs

• Liaise with external auditors/independent examiners on financial issues and annual accounts

• Ensure that annual accounts are submitted to the Charity Commission within 10 months of year end

Commitment

• The Board meets at least six times a year and the Treasurer is expected to be available for at least five meetings per year

• Once established it is anticipated that the Treasurer role will take up one day a week on average.

• Trustees serve for a fixed term of four years.

• Trustees must adhere to the Museums Association Code of Ethics and all the Museum’s policies.

• Trustees are expected to act reasonably and prudently in the best interests of the Museum, never in pursuit of personal interests or the interests of another organisation and to meet the legal obligations common to all charity trustees (i.e. comply with charity law, duty of prudence and duty of care).

• Trustees are expected to adhere to Nolan's Principles of Public Life.

Person specification

Essential
• Qualified chartered or management accountant with demonstrated commercial awareness and knowledge

• Knowledge of charity SORP and impending changes and/or willingness to keep up-to-date

• Proven ability to communicate and explain financial information to members of the Board and other stakeholders

• Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

• The ability to think strategically and creatively, demonstrate objectivity, good judgement and analytical ability.

• A willingness to learn.

• Good communication, team-working and interpersonal skills.

• Tactful, diplomatic and able to build relationships.

Desirable

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of charity finance practices including Gift Aid.

• Dedicated to the organisation’s cause and objectives and willing to act as the charity’s ambassador to external bodies, charities and companies.

• Good understanding of IT infrastructure and issues, particularly those faced by small business and charities

• Skills and experience in one or more areas of non-executive governance and management e.g. strategic planning, business management, fundraising, understanding of HR issues, experience of Trusts or other grant giving bodies

Application

To register your interest please email Lester Porter, the Chair of Trustees, providing a covering letter and CV outlining why you want this role and how you meet the person specification.

Please include contact details for two referees.

The closing date for applications is Friday 20th December 2019.

Suitable applicants will be invited for an informal discussion at the Museum with two existing trustees and the Museum Manager on Friday 10th January 2020.

Wanted – Volunteer Welcome Team Members

The Silverstone Experience, a brand new visitor attraction needs your help! We are seeking warm, friendly, enthusiastic, approachable and helpful individuals who will provide our visitors with an outstanding customer service experience. 

The Silverstone Experience is a half-day immersive experience telling stories from the past, present and future of British motor racing. The role includes assisting visitors throughout the interactive exhibits – from lining up on the starting grid to climbing into a replica grand prix car.

CONTACT US NOW TO FIND OUT MORE!

Dynamic secretary wanted for an organisation supporting a museum with a makeover. The Friends of the Geffrye Museum is an independent charity that exists to support the Geffrye Museum of the Home by fund-raising and by raising the profile of the museum. FOGM has a committee of ten volunteer Trustees. As the Secretary, you will become a Trustee and join the team. In addition to taking minutes for meetings, you will be responsible for supporting the chair in overall administration, including liaison with the Charity Commission, keeping a committee diary and forward planning. You will need to have the ability to think ahead, to work well with other members of the committee, and with the staff at the museum. You will also need knowledge of Charity Commission guidance, and good computer skills. It would be useful to also have an interest in a subject related to the museum - social history, architecture, urban planning, furniture, interior decoration, gardening, and a willingness to help organise fund-raising events. 

About the opportunity

You would be working with the trustees, theatre manager and volunteers to run events, approach businesses and look for opportunities to help raise funds for the initial stages of Project Playhouse.
You would be eligible for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses accrued in your role.
You would be able to commit sufficient time to make a success of the role.
Your hours would be flexible and would fit in with the requirements of the fundraising and Cheltenham Playhouse.
You might find that you were working mainly from home or at the theatre.

About Cheltenham Playhouse

Cheltenham Playhouse is run by a registered charity known as The Playhouse, Cheltenham. There is a Board of Trustees, all volunteers, elected from the theatre membership who work alongside the theatre manager to form the management team. There is an extensive team of volunteers who help to run the theatre on a day to day basis. CP are looking to strengthen their team with one or more volunteer fundraisers to start raising funds towards a big expansion project, for which they now have planning permission. Project Playhouse will see the theatre undergo a multi-million-pound redevelopment, to transform it into a cutting-edge hub for performing arts communities.

What are they looking for?

Are you an enthusiastic team player who is looking to make a difference to the future of Cheltenham Playhouse?
Do you have good communication skills with the ability to plan events, attend meetings, approach companies and identify sources of funding?
Do you have existing contacts in the business and charity communities in Gloucestershire?
How about previous experience raising funds for charity, be it through events or grant applications?
Are you interested in theatre and performance and looking to help our expanding community hub?
Would you like to join the team of dedicated volunteers that run Cheltenham Playhouse?

Practical Considerations

Induction and training will be provided, expenses will be reimbursed. Working hours are flexible depending on availability.

Open Up Music is a national charity, with a simple mission: to ensure that orchestras are accessible to disabled young musicians. We believe that orchestras should belong to everyone. Unfortunately, for the most part, disabled representation within orchestral players, composers, staff teams and audiences continues to be an unrealised opportunity. 

We are currently seeking new trustees. Enquiries from individuals who identify as disabled are particularly welcome, as we strive to ensure that our charity is led by the community we serve. We are looking for awesome people with experience in the following areas: music education, orchestras, disability arts, income generation, marketing and legal. We especially need to appoint someone with experience of corporate or charity finance as Treasurer for the charity. 

Since 2007, Open Up Music has supported the musical development of hundreds of the UK’s most marginalised young musicians. Through our innovative, award-winning programmes we empower disabled young people to radically redefine the ideas of “The Orchestra”, tackling inequality, inspiring new instruments and creating new musical forms for the 21st century. Our programmes include the ‘National Open Youth Orchestra’ - the world's first disabled-led national youth ensemble and ‘Open Orchestras’ a national network of over 40 special school orchestras.

Our programmes are delivered in partnership with some of the UK’s most preeminent arts and cultural organisations, Music Education Hubs and educational institutions. Together, we are challenging the disabling barriers that orchestras present to disabled people to create a world where orchestras are open to everyone. Can you help us achieve that mission?

Our trustees are not paid, but all reasonable expenses are covered.  Appointments are for three years, in the first instance. We are based in Bristol, but Board meetings often use video conferencing to support accessibility, to invite participation from trustees nationally and to save on our carbon footprint. 

Additional Information

We will interview candidates on January 15th 2020, either in person or remotely via phone or video. If you would like to discuss other accessible formats, please get in touch.

Candidates will be invited to observe a Board meeting on March 23rd 2020 and existing Trustees will vote on new members at our AGM on April 28th 2020.

For more information, including role descriptors, please refer to the attached documents.

If you are interested in joining the Open Up Music family, please send an expression of interest letting us know how your experience might support our work along with a copy of your CV.

Wandsworth Libraries, operated by GLL, are looking for volunteers to help in their Battersea Park Library. Our libraries gives access to a wide variety of collections and resources including books, CD and DVD loans, public computers/internet access and study rooms.

With community at the heart of everything we do, as an Adult Services Library Volunteer, you'll ensure that every visitor to the Library is welcomed into a clean, safe and attractive environment that can service their needs and ensure that they want to keep returning. You'll be a key support in assisting customers with joining procedures, use of the self service system and day to day ICT needs. You'll also help promote library events and activities which can range from English conversation groups to supporting adults to improve their reading skills and knitting / crochet groups. These are just some of the ways that we, as a charitable social enterprise, help make our communities better.

If you have the passion and skills for this role, apply now.

About Us
‘Better’ libraries are run by GLL, the UK’s largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. We manage 50 libraries in partnership with local authorities to give communities a place to meet, relax, learn and study. We provide leading ICT facilities as well as books, e-books, audio books and DVDs as well as a programme of activities appropriate to the needs and interests of the communities that we serve. We wish to increase the use of, and widen access to, libraries and heritage services and provide customer service that is second-to-none.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.

The Nave is the platform for the conscious creativity. We showcase artistic ideas that capture attention, ignite awareness and connect communities to make positive action.

We only focus on social change art dialogue some of our recent themes included - homelessness, sustainability, plastic surgery and money.

We are a community of creatives working together to create positive change. We are looking for someone like minded to join us to help us with:

- Email Marketing

- Updating our database

- Managing the mailbox

- Developing Admins Systems

- Contacting artists

- Posting Ads

- Other Odd Jobs

You stand to gain:

• Experience working in the Arts
• Experience with a start up
• Collaborating within a dynamic artistic team to achieve a combined goal
• More content then you could shake a stick at
• Inspiring others to make positive change in the world.

The is entirely community run project so no one involved is being paid. Everyone within the community is working on their own project within the wider project and we are looking for someone who sees this experience in the same way, who wants to work for their own skill gain and purpose

Person we would love to join our community is:

• Proactive - You will be asked to work from home with adhoc meet ups at different venues therefore we need someone who can manage their own workload and be responsible in completing things without someone watching over them
• Creative - Has the ability to come up with new ideas.
• Organised - We have admin processes in place to help things run smoothly and we need someone who will be able to follow this.
• Loves Art in all forms
• Wants to make a positive change in the world.

The Arts Society Pewsey Vale is looking for a new Chairman.  This society has approx. 200 members and we are all members of The Arts Society, a charity involved in the Arts and Volunteering.  We have a superb committee to support the chairman.  For information about The Arts Society please go to their website and for information about the Pewsey Vale society visit their website.

East Grinstead Museum is looking for someone to join its busy team as a volunteer collection assistant on a weekly basis.

 Your role will be to assist the Collections Officer with aspects of managing the Museum's collection and making it accessible to visitors.

Tasks will vary from week to week depending on what needs doing and as your skill develops but will include tasks such as:

• Cataloguing objects in the Museum's collection for its collection database
• Compiling lists and inventories of objects in the Museum's collection
• Scanning archives and images from the Museum's collection
• Marking and labelling museum objects
• Carrying out research for exhibitions
• Producing exhibition booklets
• Helping with research enquiries about the history of the town and objects in the collection.
• Designing exhibition posters
• Helping with exhibition installation

Volunteering is flexible, but ideally we would like a minimum commitment of once a week, ideally on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.

Our stewards are vital to the running of East Grinstead Museum, ensuring that we open each day, welcoming visitors, introducing our exhibitions, and helping with enquiries from the public.

• Welcome visitors to the Museum
• Introduce visitors to the Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions and assist them around the Museum.
• Assist visitors with their enquiries by helping them carry out research in the Museum’s Research Room.
• Encourage visitors to make a donation.
• Sell merchandise from the Museum’s shop.
• Opening/Closing the museum 

Volunteering is flexible, but ideally we would like a minimum commitment of one session (morning or afternoon for 3 hours) per month