Overall Role
Share the Board’s collective responsibility for the effective governance of Art Collection Management Services, setting our strategic direction and major policies in accordance with our objectives, vision, mission and values.
Providing Leadership and Strategic Direction
- In concert with the Chair and wider board, ensure that our strategic direction, policies and objectives are clearly established and kept under review, maintaining effective communications with the Chief Executive and leadership team.
- Debate and approve our annual plan and budget, ensuring that these are formulated within a sound financial framework.
- Consider the organisation as a whole, and its beneficiaries, in all discussion of strategic direction, planning and activity.
- Holding the Executive to account for and supporting progress and performance against strategic objectives and measures that reflect ACMS’s objectives (financial, reach, artistic support, staff)
- Bring fresh thinking and new ideas to Board discussion, enhancing our fundraising effectiveness and the delivery of our services.
- Promote good governance and ensure that the Board and its Committees have the skills, experience, expertise and networks to support its legal and governance responsibilities.
- Support the Chair and Director in the search for funding and sponsorship and the Director development and cultivation of strategic relationships with existing and prospective donors and sponsors.
- Uphold the highest standards of integrity and probity, both personally and in relation to the Art Collection Management Services and its collection management responsibilities, ensuring the organisation aspires to the highest standards in all its dealings, whether internally or externally.
- Support the Chair and Director in delivering timely and effective communication with the wider local, regional and national community.
- Support the development of supportive relationships with the Government, Arts Council England, Coventry City Council and other relevant bodes, including the universities of Warwick and Coventry and others as required.
Ensuring Best Practice
- Fulfil the Trustees’ legal and financial responsibilities, including as a Director of the Charitable Company, ensuring risk and compliance is appropriately managed.
- Maintain partnership and good relations with the Chief Executive, leadership team, Art Collections Management Services teams and volunteers.
- Contribute specific knowledge, skills, experience, interests and contacts to maximise our ability to raise income and to increase the scale and quality of the value it brings to our stakeholders.
- Be an active member of the Board and, as appropriate, any of its Sub Committees and Working Groups.
- Contribute to, and take part in, education and training provided.
- Fulfil other duties and assignments as requested from time to time by the Board.