A Non-Executive Director is required for a charitable Events and Arts Centre that promotes the development of the arts and arts facilities, in a new but substantial ground floor café with a first floor arts/community facility, based in Hertfordshire.

We are looking for candidates with an events management background ideally in the arts & with catering experience.
 

1. The Opportunity:

• Our client is creating an architecturally iconic, multi-purpose arts centre in the middle of the city with substantial galleries, a flexible 1,200 seat theatre/concert venue which is attracting major touring companies, a warm and welcoming 400 seat studio space for smaller events, a cinema and other arts facilities.
• A vibrant programme of theatre, music, dance, opera, popular shows, community events, visual art, courses and workshops is acting as a compelling magnet for the hundreds of thousands of people who live in the vicinity.
• The area surrounding the centre is rich in culture of all kinds and the objective is to help create attractive eating places and arts-related retail outlets. With a retractable roof, the central piazza will host festivals, fairs and street performances all year round.
• The objective is to transform this city into one of great cultural interest and beauty, a centre of excellence for all the arts. As a first step to achieving this, the Charity has successfully bid for the contract to run the combined new café, arts/community space and an educational/tourist attraction based on the old court room and cells.
• The location of the premises, the size of the function room and its magnificence, guarantee a strong demand from fee-paying users. Turnover is anticipated to reach £100k pa and then £500k–£1 million.

2. Non-Executive Director Requirement:

• We are looking for a Non-Executive Director with an events management background and a passion for the Arts.
• Ideally the Non Exec should have experience with catering businesses.
• The Non Exec will be expected to play a strategic & pivotal role within the facility which will generate an income that can be used for the promotion of the arts.

3. Business Plan:

• It will be beneficial for the Non-Executive Director to invest in the project.
• A Business Plan is available but we will require a signed Self–Certification Statement in order to comply with the current Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (FSA) legislation plus our Confidentiality/NDA form. If you have not already signed these forms we will email them to you.

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