Overview

Key Skills: Business Development & Growth, Fundraising or Digital Marketing, in the Arts, Health and or not for profits sector.

Location and Time: Chiltern Board meetings are each quarter, usually in-person in London, and occasionally online. Over the year, you can expect to spend 2-4 hours per month supporting the wider organisation with areas related to your skill-set or keeping up to date with general or urgent board matters. Optional invitations include Chiltern Team days and other events.

Induction period: Various online meetings over the official initial month, approximately 6 hours.

Term: The appointment will initially be for two years, with the option of renewing for a further two terms of 2 years.

Start date: The start date will be September 2025 with an induction period spanning August and September.

Renumeration: £1500 per annum plus travel expenses.

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What we need

We are seeking a new NED to add their skill set and experience to our board. We are particularly interested in experience in Arts, Health and or not for profits sector in Business Development & Growth, Fundraising or Digital Marketing.

We encourage candidates from a broad background, actively encouraging diversity of age, gender and ethnicity on our Board. Lived experience that relates to our work in any way, is particularly desirable.

Directors must understand their legal responsibilities as a member of the Board.

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What we are looking for

• Good organisational skills and an interest in how organisations work.
• A commitment to Chiltern for the next 2 years at least.
• A willingness to learn and a positive attitude to thinking about things differently.
• A willingness to have high-level and abstract conversations.
• A holistic perspective, considering the big picture and wider oversight.
• Being comfortable responding to financial information and data.
• Being involved in decision-making, as needed.
• A range of diverse skillsets from experiences from current and previous careers and professions.
• Being comfortable with uncertainty.
• Asking good questions!

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What you will be doing

• Attendance at Board meetings will be your primary way of learning about the needs of the organisation.
• Utilising your experience to identify gaps and tensions in existing processes and approaches and supporting team members to consider new solutions and approaches to work in your area of expertise.
• Being a guide, mentor and support to team members across the organisation, as needed.
• Taking accountability and responsibility for escalated issues, high-risk situations, and unforeseen circumstances that require Board-level input.
• As a member of the Board, you will share collective legal and financial responsibility for the organisation, with appropriate insurance coverage provided.
• Committing to learning about our way of working and your own personal and professional growth.

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What difference you will make

By joining the Board you will have the opportunity to contribute your experience, skills and expertise to an organisation that is doing things differently. Your input will support over 50 members of staff and the thousands of children and adults who access our services each year.

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The Chiltern Board

As an Employee Owned organisation, Chiltern has a Board of Directors who seek to guide the organisation and its members.The Board of Directors is three and a half years old in its current structure.The Board is a supportive entity who guide and advise on key areas of business development, strategy, finance, organisational development, staff welfare and legality. Perhaps differently from other boards of Directors, the Board is there to safeguard the organisation and be a legal buck-stop. The day to day running of the organisation, decision making and company strategy are held by the operational team (circles). The Board connects directly to the MembershipCouncil and the Anchor Circle to create a holistic circle of care around the organisation.

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About Chiltern Music Therapy

Formed in 2011 from a desire to change how music therapy was offered in the UK, we hold accessibility and financial inclusivity at our heart, working across health, education, social care and community settings. Proud to be a self managed and employee-owned organisation, we strive to create a world where music therapy is the transformative thread in the lives of the children and adults we support. You can find out more about us here.