Vice Chair of the Board and Trustee

Vice Chair

The Vice-Chair role enhances the Board by providing support to the Chair and strengthening succession planning by ensuring that someone is primed to step in should the Chair be unavailable or decides to step down.

The key responsibilities of the Vice-Chair are to:

• deputise for the Chair in their absence including chairing meetings if the Chair is unable to attend
• be a critical friend and support to the Chair
• share workload with the Chair if required, for example, if the Board has agreed on Chair’s action for a decision that needs to be taken between meetings or if the Board is planning to undertake a significant piece of work such as a skills audit or governance review
• In the event of the Chair resigning, taking over as Interim Chair until such time as a new Chair is appointed. This does not preclude the option for the Vice-Chair to apply for the Chair role in these circumstances
• Deputising for the Chair at Finance & Audit sub-committee meetings

Trustee

Trustee - Role Profile

The role of a Trustee in a charity is a voluntary (unpaid) one. Trustees work closely with the Chair and with the Executive Director and Artistic Director (the Senior Leadership Team) helping them to achieve the strategic aims of South East Dance, and deliver the agreed vision, mission, and strategic objectives.

Valerie Ebuwa at The Dance Space. Photo: Rosie Powell

Trustees provide strategic guidance, using their expertise and networks to promote South East Dance and ensure its long-term sustainability. Advocacy is an important part of the Trustees’ role. From time to time you may be asked to represent the organisation at functions and meetings. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Board in our second full year in The Dance Space and as we continue to develop our programmes and extend our offer for local people, communities, and dance artists in The Dance Space and across Brighton, the wider South East region and beyond.