Trustee

Step Into the Spotlight as one of our Trustees!

At the Belgrade, we know a strong, effective and inclusive board leads to good governance. We are looking for a Trustee who shares our passion for the arts and its ability to change lives for the better.

Our 17-strong board draws on its members’ wide-ranging knowledge, skills, experience and, importantly, contacts to provide strategic and occasionally operational guidance for the organisation, and to advocate for the Belgrade, helping us to become a stage for Coventry.

Salary: Voluntary position

Hours: Part-time

Interview Dates:  Fri 27 Mar or w/c Mon 30 Mar 2026

Location: Coventry

The application deadline for this role is 12 noon, Fri 20 Mar 2026.

Key Objectives

As the Trustees of the charity also act as Directors of the company, they have legal, and financial obligations under company law and in compliance with charity legislation.

These include:

• Complying with your charity’s governing document and the law
• Ensuring that your charity is carrying out its purpose for the public benefit
• Acting in the charity’s best interests
• Managing your charity’s resources responsibly
• Acting with reasonable care and skill
• Ensuring your charity is accountable

For more information, including a person specification, a detailed role description, and further information about the Belgrade’s board, please follow the link here.

When applying, you will be asked to upload your CV and a Cover Letter, detailing why you want to support the Belgrade Theatre, and the experiences and skills you have that you feel illustrate your suitability to join the Board.

If you are interested and would value an informal conversation, please contact our board via execassistant@belgrade.co.uk.

Our board culture is supportive and inclusive and at the Belgrade Theatre, we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive and contribute to telling powerful, diverse stories that reflect us as a vibrant community. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences, namely people identifying as LGBTQIA+, people of the Global Majority, people who are disabled, people who are neurodivergent and people who are currently under-represented in our industry. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of the applicant.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• Ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum job criteria
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

Find out more about the Disability Confident Employer Scheme here.

If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme please complete this form:  Disability Confident Employer Scheme..

Contact

If you require any adjustments, accommodations or assistance at any stage of the recruitment or application process, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@belgrade.co.uk with the subject line ‘Application Assistance’. We will work with you to provide the support you need to make your application journey as accessible and comfortable as possible.