Chair of the Board of Trustees

Heritage of London Trust

Salary: Unremunerated, expenses covered

Location: London

Closing date:  Monday 18 April 2022 

Heritage of London Trust (HOLT) is London’s independent heritage charity. Founded 40 years ago, we focus on heritage sites at risk and have rescued over 700 buildings and monuments across Greater London. We work in areas of least investment, supporting communities who most need our help. Widely respected for our innovative approach to heritage, our projects are transformational, creating civic pride and bringing people together to appreciate shared spaces.

In 2020, HOLT launched Proud Places, a ground-breaking programme that offers tailored opportunities to young people from challenging backgrounds. Proud Places aims to helps young people improve their life choices as well as their life skills. We have worked with over 500 young people since launch.

Heritage of London Trust

Chair of Trustees

Unremunerated, expenses paid

London

HOLT has grown significantly in reputation, scope and influence over recent years and we have firm foundations in place for our next stage. Our ambition is to lead the UK in building new audiences for heritage, proving that opportunity is the only barrier to engagement.

As our current Chair comes to the end of their term of office, we look forward to welcoming a new Chair, who will be joining an accomplished, engaged and collaborative Board of Trustees and staff team.

We are looking for a Chair who will bring interesting and varied experience as well as a devotion to London and an affinity with youth engagement, the arts, history and architecture. As a grassroots organisation with a deep understanding of London and social issues in deprived areas of the city, HOLT is well placed to influence public policy. The new Chair will act as a powerful public advocate for heritage and social inclusion.

The Role requires excellent strategic insight, political acumen and influencing skills to promote and guide our governance and organisational expansion, whilst engaging with a broad range of stakeholders. A commitment to diversity is important as is continuing to develop a diverse Board with a wide range of knowledge and skills. Crucially, you will be dedicated to the charity’s ambition to lead the UK in building new audiences for heritage.

To learn more about the opportunity and our work, please download the full appointment brief. To have an informal conversation about the opportunity, please speak with our search consultant Ami Jenick at People Beyond Profit, on ami@peoplebeyondprofit.co.uk or 07957316541.

To apply, please send a CV plus a supporting statement to Nicola Stacey, Director at Heritage of London Trust nicola.stacey@heritageoflondon.org

Deadline for applications Monday 18 April 2022

Interviews will be held the first week of May 2022