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Cambridge Museum of Technology
Location: Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cambridgeshire
Time Commitment: 6 meetings per year
Contact Details: Click apply button to find out more
Closing date: 2024-05-01
Chair of Trustees
- Chair the board of trustees to ensure good governance
- Recruit and develop trustees to ensure an effective team
- Lead the Annual General Meeting
- Ensure that all legal and statutory obligations are met including Charities Act compliance
- Ensure that a policy framework exists and adapts to circumstances
- Monitor legal, financial and other major risks to ensure that the museum does not
- overreach financially or legally
- Report major issues, risks and extreme events to the Charity Commission
- Cultivate key partnerships including HLF, HE, PHT, AHF, CCC and neighbourhood
- organisations
- Engage with regional and national museum and heritage organisations
- Maintain communications with other museums and chairs in the region
- Participate in board and museum activities and governance as per all trustees.
Candidates should demonstrate all the following essential criteria:
- An interest in, and commitment to, the preservation of industrial heritage, wider education and community engagement, and the future development of Cambridge Museum of Technology
- Ability to apply strategic insight, innovative advice and constructive challenge to the museum’s plans, and/or management skills which would assist in overseeing and governing the museum’s activities
- Excellent communication, influencing and representational skills to act as an ambassador for the museum through networking and relationship building
- Experience of leadership in relevant organisations in the heritage and museum sectors
- Experience of developing and balancing teams.
Treasurer
- Serve as a member of the board of trustees to ensure good governance and advise on financial matters
- Oversee the financial record keeping and manage the CIO bank accounts so that there are adequate funds to meet immediate obligations
- Prepare and manage cash flow forecasts for the Museum
- Ensure that all legal and statutory obligations in relation to finance and accounting are met
- Liaise with the Museum’s accountants and auditors to ensure formal accounting and statutory reporting, including the Annual Report
- Provide the board and Management Committee with a regular financial management overview
- Provide financial data as required by stakeholders (e.g. Architectural Heritage Fund), grant giving bodies and others
- Serve on the Finance and Fundraising Committee
- Ensure that all proposed grant bids, contracts, and projects meet acceptable standards of financial planning, probity and risk management.
Candidates should demonstrate all the following essential criteria:
- An interest in, and commitment to, the preservation of industrial heritage, wider education and community engagement, and the future development of Cambridge Museum of Technology
- Ability to apply strategic insight, innovative advice and constructive challenge to the Museum’s plans, and/or management skills which would assist in overseeing and governing the Museum’s activities
- Excellent financial planning, analysis and reporting skills. An accounting qualification is preferred
- Experience of financial committee work, board level reporting and negotiation
- Ability to liaise with business and financial staff, setting standards and expectations.
Additional information
Candidates are expected to share CMT’s commitment to diversity and equality. We are interested in a diverse range of people, including those new to trusteeship, and from all parts of Cambridge and its hinterland, including the local community in CB5.
Number of meetings per annum/time commitment: Six meetings per annum
Daytime or evening meetings: Evening meetings
Closing date for applications: 1 May 2024
Contact details or web link for applicants to find out more:
https://www.museumoftechnology.com/news/sept2023/cmt-trustees-chair-treasurer