At a glance

Skills

Accountancy / Auditing
Bookkeeping
Financial management
Business development / Sales
Commissioning / Contracting
Fundraising events
Fundraising research / Bid writing
Fundraising strategy
HR
Management consultancy

Where

Hull, HU1 3ES

Remote opportunity

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month This is a fully remote role and meetings occur flexibly, to fit around trustees' schedules.

Concrete Youth is looking to select 1 individual to join our Board of Trustees as Treasurer.

What will you be doing?

About Concrete Youth

Concrete Youth is a charity dedicated to enhancing the lives of people labelled as having profound and multiple learning disabilities through cultural provision. Consistently making trailblazing work, the touring department offers exceptional, especially designed, live sensory theatre productions for audience labelled as having PMLD. To date, Concrete Youth’s touring productions have reached over 4,500 audience members across 5 continents since its launch in 2019.

Winner of the Corporate Vision Best Sensory Education Award for 2023, Concrete Youth’s Education & Engagement Department is the only department in the UK linked to a theatre company to offer curriculum-focussed, sensory education for people labelled as having profound and multiple learning disabilities. The department offers sensory stories, sensory workshops, sensory parties and story massage sessions, as well as training and consultancy for theatres, schools and care settings.

About the Treasurer Role

Concrete Youth is looking to select 1 individual to join our Board of Trustees, and be jointly responsible for its governance and strategic direction. In order to strengthen the trustees' areas of expertise, we are particularly interested in those who have experience in charity finance, accounting, financial planning etc. This opportunity comes as our current Treasurer steps down after a successful 5 year tenure.

The Board of Trustees meet quarterly in Hull City Centre, where the charity's offices are based. Please note, Concrete Youth can consider applicants living outside of Hull - trustees are able to join meetings remotely. Concrete Youth can also cover travel expenses for meetings. There are no other financial recompenses attached to these positions. Outside of attendance, it is important that regular contact is maintained with the CEO & Co-Artistic Director and relevant staff members, usually by e-mail or telephone. Trustees are pro-active and involved in follow up tasks, advocacy for the organisation and contributions to strategic work. An introductory package and sufficient lead-in time will be provided.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have financial planning experience, charity Treasurer experience, experience in accountancy and charity budget management. The ideal candidate will have experience or understanding of the arts.

What difference will you make?

Treasurer responsibilities include:

Ensuring proper systems are in place for budgeting, financial control and reporting;
Overseeing and monitoring procedures to reduce the risk of fraud;
Keeping all trustees properly informed about the state of the organisation’s finances;
Ensuring financial reports to the trustees are comprehensible and properly discussed;
Ensuring accounts and other financial reports are produced in the proper form and on time as required by other bodies (such as the Charity Commission);
Overseeing the appointment and communications with auditors or independent examiners,according to legal requirements.
Monitor the overarching strategic management of the organisation’s financial resources, andreport to the CEO and the board.
Oversee the charity’s financial risk-management process and report financial health to theboard of trustees at regular intervals.
Act as a counter signatory for online banking and applications to funders.

Some specific responsibilities of trustees are to:

Ensure the organisation applies its resources exclusively in the pursuit of its vision & mission and aims and objectives
Contribute actively to the board, give firm strategic direction, set overall policy, define goals, set targets and evaluate performances
Be responsible for the actions of the organisation and other directors
Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation
Ensure the financial stability of the organisation and the proper investment of Concrete Youth's funds
Participate in other tasks as they arise from time to time, such as interviewing new staff, helping with fundraising and networking activities

Before you apply

For more information and to apply, please contact us via Reach.

About Concrete Youth

Causes

Arts

Human rights

Learning disabilities / difficulties

Mental health

Physical disabilities

Training / employment support

Young people

Organisation type:

Charity

Concrete Youth is an award-winning, Hull-based theatre company, specialising in touring exceptional, multi-sensory theatre for audiences living with profound and multiple learning disabilities (...

Accessible theatre charity seeks Treasurer