Citymoves Dance Agency is looking for a new Chair of its board, to lead established Trustees and support its strong staff team into their 2025-28 business plan. 

The Chair will lead the Board of Trustees, ensuring they fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the charity's effective governance. The Chair will support and provide guidance to the CEO to ensure that the Trustees effectively empower the Citymoves team to achieve its goals and objectives and continue its positive impact on the local community.

*Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership to the Board of Trustees, ensuring effective charity governance
• Work closely with the CEO/core team to set the strategic direction and guide the implementation of our strategic plan.
• Act as an ambassador, attending events as appropriate and fostering relationships with key stakeholders and voices in the local and Scottish arts community.
• Ensure the charity’s financial stability and sustainability through effective oversight and sustainable fundraising efforts.
• Lead the recruitment and development of trustees, ensuring a diverse and skilled board.
• Provide pastoral support and guidance to the CEO, empowering their leadership of the charity and professional development.

Behaviours:
• Demonstrate a strong and visible commitment to the Charity and its objectives.
• Strong inter-personal and relationship-building abilities.
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to actively listen and engage effectively.
• Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to commit time to conduct the role well and overview.
• delegation of work to other Trustee to meet project timelines.

Experience:
• Experience in a senior or strategic leadership role.
• Strong understanding of charity governance, the role of a trustee and chairing meetings.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the arts and cultural sector and current issues affecting it, particularly in Scotland and in respect to funding.
• Strong and inclusive leadership skills, able to motivate and support others.
• Financial management expertise and a broad understanding of charity finance issues.
• Good understanding of charity governance issues.
• HR experience would be advantageous but not essential.

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Citymoves is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Applications are accepted written, as video files or audio recordings.

Whilst we have outlined skills, we believe are helpful for succeeding as the Chair, if you have different experience that does not match what we have shared but you feel you would excel in the role, please get in touch.

For more information please contact: Hayley Durward, CEO at email citymoves@citymoves.org.uk or telephone 01224 984159.