Job Description
- Join Our Boards Do you care about creativity, community and culture in Leeds?
- Would you like to help shape the future of Left Bank Leeds?
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We’re looking for new voluntary board members to join both our Charity Board and CIC Board — no previous Board experience is needed.
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Twenty years ago, the former St Margaret of Antioch church reopened as Left Bank Leeds. Since then, Left Bank has become a much-loved creative and community space for Leeds.
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As we look to the future, we’re excited to welcome new people with fresh ideas, lived experience, skills and perspectives to help guide the next chapter of Left Bank’s journey.
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We’d love to hear from you if you:
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- Care about community, creativity and wellbeing
- Want to support a unique Leeds organisation
- Have financial skills, experience or ideas to share
- Are interested in strategy, governance, community impact or organisational development
- Want to learn more about being a trustee or director
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We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities – young & old (age 16+). No previous governance experience needed.
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Commitment to core responsibilities You do not need any previous experience of being on a board as our induction process will identify any training needs you may have, and signpost you to relevant training if needed.
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Board members are expected to:
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- Support the vision and values of Left Bank Leeds
- Work collaboratively and communicate respectfully with fellow board members, staff and users of the building
- Use skills, knowledge and contacts for Left Bank Leeds’ benefit
- Have (or have interest in learning) a basic level of financial literacy
- Support the Charity’s object to advance the Christian faith, while welcoming people of all beliefs and backgrounds (even if you are personally of a different faith/non‑faith)
- Have an interest in the creative arts, and promoting the arts for public benefit
- Have a connection to communities in Leeds and Yorkshire (or interest in building connection)
- Prepared to assist fundraising through bid writing and/or personal introduction and influence
- A willingness to undertake training in areas where this would be useful for the role
- Uphold the legal duties of Trustees and/or CIC Directors as per Charity Commission and/or Companies House guidelines
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- For CIC board – a monthly 2 hr evening meeting + prep and follow up tasks
- For Charity Board – a 2 hr evening meeting every 3 months, with occasional additional sub‑group mtgs
- For both – some additional onboarding and training as part of the induction process
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Further details: Left Bank
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To find out more and to apply please email leftbankcharitabletrust@gmail.com and we’ll send you an application pack. The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday the 27th of July.
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