Trustees for LGBTQ+ chamber choir: Treasurer, Secretary, Philanthropy Lead

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; London; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fourth Choir seeks dedicated individuals for its board, including Treasurer, Secretary, and Philanthropy Lead positions. These roles involve financial oversight, meeting administration, and the development of donor relationships to advance the choir's mission in the LGBTQ+ community. Experience in nonprofit management is preferred, alongside a passion for advancing inclusive arts.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping or accounting for nonprofits.
• Prior experience minuting meetings required.
• Experience in managing charity funding programs appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Treasurer will prepare financial reports and manage income records.
• Secretary responsible for planning meeting minutes and schedules.
• Philanthropy Lead will identify grants and manage donor communications.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Organisational skills

Grant management

Communication

Tools

Accounting software (e.g., Xero)

Job description

The Fourth Choir is seeking passionate and dedicated individuals to join the board managing our LGBTQ+ charitable entity and arts organisation.

The choir was founded in 2013 to give professional and non-professional LGBTQ+ singers and allies the opportunity to sing a cappella choral music to the highest standard possible, and since then has since performed more than 100 times in over 40 venues.

Fostering a fully inclusive musical environment is at the heart of what we do, and we work to affirm the identities of our members, support their wellbeing, challenge stereotypes and explore innovative themes through our activities and concert programming.

The choir is a registered charity and incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). We are governed and managed by a small board of trustees, all of whom are currently active singers with the choir. As well as governing and directing the strategic development of the choir, our trustees also manage ongoing operations, with each taking a lead role for a particular function.

We employ a professional Musical Director, who is responsible for our programming and musical leadership, and also work on occasion with a roster of Guest Conductors.

To continue building upon the success of our first decade, we are seeking to recruit external trustees to a number of key positions, who can bring external perspective, experience in key areas and help to build the capacity of our management team.

Roles we are looking to fill include:

Treasurer

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual financial report for the Charity Commission
• Keep records of income and expenditure and report on profit and loss position of events
• Pay invoices for professional fees and services

Preferred experience

• Bookkeeping experience in a business or nonprofit capacity
• Experience using accounting software such as Xero

Secretary

Responsibilities

• Keep accurate minutes of planning and board meetings
• Manage schedule of planning meetings
• Potentially take on additional organisational responsibility, such as venue bookings

Preferred experience

• Prior experience with minuting meetings and following up with agreed actions
• Highly organised and collegiate

Philanthropy Lead

Responsibilities

• Identify and apply for grant opportunities and report on activities
• Develop sponsorship relationships with corporate and individual donors
• Manage our communications with and offers to significant donors

Preferred experience

• Experience managing and growing a giving program for a charity
• Successfully sourced grant funding and/or corporate sponsorship