Cambridge Museum of Technology

Job Title: Chair / Treasurer
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