York Consortium for Craft and Conservation

The York Consortium for Craft & Conservation (YCCC) seeks to recruit a new Chair at the conclusion of many years distinguished service by Martin Stancliffe.

About the Role

We need you to offer strategic leadership through:

• Chairing a board comprising heritage practitioners and other experienced individuals with a strong interest in heritage
• Oversight of sub-committees, principally our Bursary Panel at the present time
• Representing YCCC locally, and nationally, to influence practice and policy
• Growing YCCC as a force of integration across a fragmented heritage landscape
• Support and oversight of YCCC’s freelance administrator

We want you to be:

• Passionate about heritage, conservation and craft skills
• An advocate for York as an exemplar of good practice to be shared with others
• Proactive in working with others to drive membership, fund-raising, philanthropy and profile
• A good people person

We want you to have experience in:

• Not for profit sector – trustee or board level
• Heritage or related cultural activities
• Guiding an organisation on the next stage of its development

Additional information

Number of meetings per annum/time commitment: 7 meetings per annum, roughly 2 days per month time commitment.

Daytime or evening meetings: Both, Trustee meetings are generally in the evening.

Closing date for applications: 10 June

Contact details or web link for applicants to find out more:

https://www.conservationyork.org.uk/news/