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Closing date for applications: : 6 October 2025 at 12 noonSalary: £70,000 + discretionary bonusContract type: Full-time, permanentReporting to: The chair and board of trusteesLocation: Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, Billet Lane, HaveringHoliday: 20 days holiday pro-rata during each holiday year, plus public holidays (rising to 25 days with length of service).&nbsp; Step into a leadership role at the heart of a bold, community-rooted producing theatre. This is your chance to shape the next chapter of an organisation driven by sustainability, storytelling and social impact.Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch (QTH) is the producing theatre serving Outer East London and South Essex, with a catchment area of 1 million+ people. As a community hub, over 220,000 people enjoy the programme each year, including the best in home grown theatre, visiting live entertainment and inspiring community projects. Behind the scenes, sets and costumes are lovingly created onsite by a highly skilled carpentry workshop, scenic artists, prop makers and wardrobe team.Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch aims to:&nbsp; Relentlessly prioritise addressing the under-representation of those people QTH works with and serves, including an increasing focus on D/deaf &amp; disabled artists and participants. Increasingly work in different ways off site to engage with new people, often hyper locally in underserved places. Ambitiously address environmental responsibility in the stories QTH tells and the ways and environment in which these are made and told. Place QTH firmly at the heart of cultural place making within its sub region through the international, national, regional and local partnerships it facilitates and engages in. Secure the future of the award winning 21st century producing theatre QTH has developed into during the last 5 years, through increased levels of public and private investment.We are seeking a visionary and hands-on chief executive to lead the organisation into its next chapter by providing strategic, financial and operational leadership for Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. Working closely with the board of trustees, you will ensure the theatre delivers its mission to provide homegrown theatre at the heart of a changing community while remaining financially resilient, championing diversity and inclusion, and continuing to innovate as a producing house. This is a solo leadership role, combining executive, financial, and strategic oversight with a collaborative approach to programming and producing, supported by an established senior leadership team. ResponsibilitiesStrategic leadership<ul><li>Develop and oversee the effective delivery of QTH’s vision and strategic aims, ensuring alignment with QTH’s mission and values, in close collaboration with the board of trustees and senior leadership team</li><li>Foster a collaborative and creative leadership culture across the organisation</li><li>Develop partnerships that support QTH’s strategic goals and cultural placemaking</li><li>To grow QTH’s reputation as a midscale producing venue, overseeing the curation of a broad programme of produced, co-produced, partnership and received work, acting as executive producer on QTH’s lead produced activity both at the theatre and in partnership/on tour</li><li>Represent the theatre locally, regionally, and nationally, acting as a passionate advocate for its work</li><li>Drive QTH’s ambition to become a zero-carbon organisation by 2030</li></ul>Artistic collaboration<ul><li>Lead and develop the work of the senior leadership team and senior management team, to include supporting and developing the shared collaborative creative leadership of the organisation, ensuring excellence and diversity</li><li>Work with artistic collaborators, production teams, and partners to deliver an ambitious and diverse programme</li><li>Support commissioning, co-productions, and touring opportunities</li><li>Champion work for children, young people, and emerging artists</li></ul>Governance &amp; compliance<ul><li>Act as the main liaison and report regularly to the board of trustees and support them in fulfilling their governance responsibilities, facilitating meetings, preparing agendas and papers, and supporting governance processes</li><li>Ensure compliance with legal, financial, employment, health and safety and charitable obligations, delivering best practice charity governance</li><li>Uphold and embed best practice in equity, diversity, and inclusion</li></ul>Financial &amp; operations<ul><li>Lead the financial strategy, including long-term modelling, budgeting, and reporting</li><li>Oversee financial controls, audits, and regulatory compliance, including organisation risk management</li><li>Work with the director of finance and administration to ensure solvency and effective financial management</li><li>Line manage and support senior leaders and senior managers not reporting to a director (this may include any other permanent, temporary or freelance roles required), overseeing HR policies and practices</li><li>Oversee policy development and implementation</li><li>Oversee HR, legal, IT, facilities and other operational functions, ensuring smooth and efficient day-to-day running of the venue</li><li>Promote a safe, inclusive, and supportive working environment</li></ul>Fundraising &amp; income generation<ul><li>Lead on major fundraising initiatives including relationships with Arts Council England, London Borough of Havering, key stakeholders, trusts, foundations, and individual donors, including the preparation of applications, completion and oversight of funding agreements and reporting, and attendance at relevant meetings and briefings</li><li>Develop innovative income streams including commercial ventures and artistic content exploitation</li><li>Maximise earned income through box office, commercial hires, bars, and other revenue streams</li><li>Work with the team to identify and grow new income opportunities</li></ul>Audience &amp; community engagement<ul><li>Champion audience development strategies that prioritise underserved and underrepresented communities, supporting access, inclusion, and relevance</li><li>Develop partnerships that support QTH’s strategic goals and cultural placemaking ambition</li><li>Ensure youth and community engagement, education, and outreach programmes are championed, appropriately resourced and at the heart of all decision making</li><li>Ensure the theatre is welcoming and inclusive for all audiences and participants</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experienceEssential<ul><li>Proven leadership experience at a senior level in a producing theatre or arts organisation</li><li>Strategic thinker with a track record of delivering organisational growth and development</li><li>Experience working with boards and charity governance structures</li><li>Understanding of the UK theatre funding landscape, including Arts Council England’s National Portfolio</li><li>Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets and audits</li><li>Experience of producing or managing theatre productions</li><li>Successful fundraising experience across public and private sectors</li><li>Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and community engagement</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders</li><li>Ability to lead and inspire teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships</li><li>Self-motivated, well-organised, and able to work independently as well as part of a team</li><li>Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Substantial lived experience (and/or a heightened empathy) of working with underrepresented and underserved communities</li><li>A strong understanding of Outer East London and South Essex, including local authority and cultural sector networks</li><li>Experience leading a venue and managing facilities</li><li>Experience in artistic programming or production</li><li>Familiarity with environmental sustainability in the arts</li></ul> We believe that a diverse team fosters creativity and innovation, enhancing our artistic endeavours. We are committed to equal opportunities, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, abilities, or socio-economic background. Embracing differences, we create an environment where all employees feel respected and empowered. We actively challenge biases, promoting mutual understanding and respect for all voices. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage an inclusive space where everyone can thrive and contribute.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Queens Theatre Hornchurch

Chief executive officer

Closing date for applications: 1 October 2025 Join the board of one of the UK's leading art galleries and help shape its future with a focus on artistic excellence, sustainability and community impact.Since opening in 2011, The Hepworth Wakefield (THW) has established itself as one of the most successful public art galleries in the UK, enjoying an outstanding reputation, critical acclaim for its exhibitions and growing art collection, and broad audience engagement and reach. Now in our second decade, we are focused on new and inspiring strategic priorities that have artistic excellence and environmental and financial sustainability as core objectives. These priorities are supported by a robust business plan that will ensure our long-term financial security.&nbsp;It is an exciting time to join us as we work with our new neighbours, Tileyard North, to establish Wakefield Waterfront as a vibrant community of creative industries, art, music, and hospitality for the benefit of all our visitors. We have secured Levelling Up funding for two important capital projects – a Garden Workshop &amp; Yard, and a new playground – which will enhance our relationship with our local communities and offer new commercial opportunities. We continue to work with our peer organisations Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Art Gallery to deliver Yorkshire Sculpture International (YSI) in 2027. YSI is a core pillar of both Wakefield and West Yorkshire’s Destination Management Plans to enhance tourism in our region and reinforce Wakefield’s position as the capital of sculpture in the UK.We are now looking for new trustees to join our board and share their skills and experience to help us develop and build on our achievements as a significant, valued and resilient organisation. Areas of expertise we are particularly interested in adding to our Board, though not exclusively, include:<ul><li>Fundraising and philanthropy in the cultural sector</li><li>Legal expertise</li><li>Finance</li><li>Digital systems</li></ul> The trustees will<ul><li>Act in the best interests of THW, operating within the law and according to the governing documents of THW, as well as abiding by its policies and procedures</li><li>Support the vision and mission of THW to be recognised as one of the world’s leading art galleries, creating unforgettable art experiences for all, while inspiring positive change locally</li><li>Be an advocate and champion for THW, promoting awareness of the museum and its fundraising activities, including your networks</li><li>Be a representative of the organisation with stakeholders</li></ul> Additional informationTime commitment: approximately 12 days per year (4 Board meetings + events + regular engagement)Terms of appointment: trustees are appointed for an initial two or three-year term. This is a voluntary and unremunerated position.For more information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button. We are committed to improving diversity across our organisation, and in the interests of improving board diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from candidates who are under-represented within the arts sector.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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