Become A Trustee

We are looking for new trustees to join Stand & Be Counted

SBC is proud to be the UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, we are committed to making work with and for people seeking sanctuary (refugees, asylum seekers, migrants). It is important to us that our team of trustees is representative of the people we work with, we are particularly interested to hear from people who have lived experience of seeking sanctuary and/or migration.

Who We Are

SBC proudly sit at the intersection of arts, culture and social activism. Through a rigorous and adventurous co-creation programme we provide thousands of people seeking sanctuary with regular creative programmes and events to celebrate, platform and ensure equality of opportunity. Our ambitious and wide-ranging programme focuses on three key activity strands: Live and Digital Making and Performance, Talent Development and Learning, Sector Leadership and Advocacy.

Our long-term programmes include our Youth Theatre of Sanctuary and Soap Box (16+) taking place across Bradford, Sheffield and Oldham. SBC PAL’s is our longterm development initiative supporting Participants to pursue careers as Artists and Leaders within our organisation and beyond.

Trustee Role

The role of a trustee is a voluntary position. Travel expenses will be covered alongside data if required to join online meetings. Meetings take place four times per year, with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in person and all other meetings online. You do not need to have previous experience of being a trustee, we are excited to develop this position together and can offer support and buddying for new trustees. With preparation time, such as the reading of Board papers and communication, we anticipate the role taking up approximately eight/nine days of time per year.

We are an established theatre company with a 13-year history, we are currently in the first year of being a charity, so this is an exciting time to join us and help to shape our future.

We are particularly keen to hear from people with experience in the following area:

- HR.

- Financial Services.

To apply please send an email or a short video of yourself telling us:

 A bit about you.

 What skills you could bring to the organisation.

 Why you would like to become a trustee of Stand & Be Counted.

 Please include a CV of your experience if you have one.

Please send this to John Tomlinson, Executive Director and Joint CEO at john@sbctheatre.co.uk by 5pm on Monday 31st July 2023 (deadline extended for HR Trustee to 5pm on Monday 28th August). We will then invite you to have a conversation with us.

If you would like to chat about the role more please do contact John by email and he will arrange to give you a call.

You can find out more about the organisation on our Productions, About Us, Team and History pages.

We can’t wait to hear from you!