Job Description

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Appointment of new Board members 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet is seeking expressions of interest from individuals who would be interested in joining the Board of Birmingham Royal Ballet as a trustee and non executive director.

The Board is the governing board of the company. It comprises 11 non executive directors (who are also charitable trustees) with responsibility for agreeing the company’s overall mission and strategic and artistic direction, approving its budgets and ensuring its financial resilience, agreeing key policies, including its general treasury and risk management policies and appointing and holding to account the company’s senior leaders, including the Chef Executive and Artistic Director. We are looking for at least two new board members to replace the current members who reach the end of their term this autumn.

About Us:

Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the UK's leading ballet companies, renowned for its exceptional performances and rich history. Under the dynamic artistic leadership of Carlos Acosta, BRB has expanded its repertoire, reaching new audiences while maintaining the highest artistic standards. Our mission is to bring world-class ballet to the widest possible audience, create new works that reflect today's society, and release the creative potential in people of all ages and backgrounds. We are based in Birmingham but tour extensively around the UK and internationally. For more information about the company, visit Home | Birmingham Royal Ballet.

We are looking to appoint two new non-executive Directors to replace those who reach the end of their term in 2025.

Successful candidates will have a demonstrable enthusiasm for music and dance, the time and commitment to participate fully in the work of the board, and an understanding of and preferably experience of the demands on the management and funding of arts organisations or a charity. While we are looking for a diverse range of experience, skills and background, we are particularly looking to recruit an individual with experience of

financial and budgetary expertise, who may also be a qualified accountant.

While successful candidates may come from any part of the country, we would particularly welcome interest from those with strong links with Birmingham or the wider West Midlands.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the continuing development of one of the country’s leading dance companies. While the role is unremunerated, reasonable expenses are paid and board members are encouraged and expected to come to see a good number of performances each year.

To apply for this position:

Please contact OlgaDavid@brb.org.uk in the first instance to express your interest with an up to date CV and no more than two pages on why you are interested in and suitable for the role.

On your email, please include where you first saw this job advertised.

As part of the application process, we require all applicants to complete BRB’s Equal Opportunities Monitoring form: https://forms.office.com/e/FWe...

Birmingham Royal Ballet particularly welcomes applications from ethnic minority communities as the company continues to be under-represented in this area.

Closing date: 6 June, 2025