About the NED roles
Non-Executive Director (relevant to all NEDs)
Location: Accessible to Norwich
Remuneration: Directors do not receive remuneration, but reasonable expenses for attending will be paid
Time Commitment:
- Up to 6 two-hour long full board meetings per annum;
- Attending and helping to host Norwich Theatre events and other engagements from time to time;
- Some additional time to study papers and give ad hoc support to the Executive Team as necessary.
Meetings generally take place in-person at a Norwich Theatre venue in Norwich. Potential reasonable adjustments will be discussed with successful candidates during the appointment process.
Term of Appointment: Directors are appointed for a period of 3 years and are expected to serve a maximum of 2 terms of office (totalling 6 years).
Role description
To live out the values of the organisation by:
- attending meetings regularly and being actively involved in decision making;
- acting as an advocate for the work of the Services Board by forging and maintaining links outside the organisation;
- engaging willingly and actively with Norwich Theatre’s programme, employees and activities;
- all of our Non-Executives are required to understand and embrace the seven Nolan Principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership
NED responsibilities
- Contribute actively to the Services Board, providing strategic direction and ensuring its good governance.
- Actively engage in discussions that support the development of strategies relating to the work of Norwich Theatre’s commercial subsidiary.
- To ensure scrutiny and challenge specific and relevant to the work of the Services Board.
- To ensure that Norwich Theatre Services Board acts in compliance with company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
- To ensure that Norwich Theatre Services Board pursues a strategy that wholly supports the furtherance of the charitable objects of its parent chatiy, Norwich Theatre Trust.
- To act as an ambassador for Norwich Theatre and support the Executive Team in the fulfilment of their roles on behalf of the Services Board.
- Champion Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, ensuring that maximising inclusion forms part of your work as a Non-Executive
Non-Executive Director 1
Role Summary:
We are looking to appoint a Non-Executive Director with a strong commercial background, ideally an experienced business leader or entrepreneur with a demonstrable track record of strategic growth and innovation. This individual will bring insight into commercial development, new income models, and entrepreneurial thinking that can support our long-term resilience and ambition. A personal connection to the arts or to Norwich/Norfolk is desirable, as is a willingness to act as a sounding board and strategic partner to the executive team.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Executive-level commercial leadership experience or as a strategist in a high-growth business or entrepreneurial environment with experience in joint ventures and partnership based business growth
- Proven ability to identify and support opportunities for income diversification, enterprise, or commercial innovation within a mission-led context
- Strategic thinker with a growth mindset, bringing creativity, insight and pragmatism to organisational challenges and opportunities
- Ambitious and career driven
- Keen interest in developing Non-Executive skills
- A personal or professional connection to Norwich or Norfolk, or a strong interest in engaging meaningfully with the region and its cultural life
- Experience of commercial partnerships eg major procurement, legal or contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions or investment management
- A passion for Norwich Theatre’s work
- Time and willingness to engage actively, including attending board meetings, representing the charity at events, and offering strategic advice as appropriate
- Sound judgement and the ability to scrutinise, challenge and support executive leadership constructively
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, inclusive leadership style and the time and capacity to engage actively in the role
Non-Executive Director 2
Role Summary:
We are looking to appoint a Non-Executive Director who has a background in data and insight analysis with a demonstrable background in data centric strategic decision making and risk assessment. A personal connection to the arts or to Norwich/Norfolk is desirable, as is a willingness to act as a sounding board and strategic partner to the executive team.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- A data and insight analyst, either with financial, market research or other relevant specialism
- Working in a corporate context or within the research/academic sector
- Strategic thinker with a growth mindset, bringing creativity, insight and pragmatism to organisational challenges and opportunities.
- A passion for Norwich Theatre’s work
- Ambitious and career driven
- Keen interest in developing Non-Executive skills
- Time and willingness to engage actively, including attending board meetings, representing the charity at events, and offering strategic advice as appropriate
- Sound judgement and the ability to scrutinise, challenge and support executive leadership constructively
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, inclusive leadership style and the time and capacity to engage actively in the role