Essential
Knowledge and Experience
- A track record of leadership and a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of good governance, including a commitment to the Nolan Principles of Public Life.
- Strategic business understanding, commercial experience at scale and good financial comprehension.
Skills and Attributes
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly gain Board and staff confidence.
- A willingness to commit the necessary time and effort to the Lyric.
- Skill in chairing meetings.
- Excellent ambassadorial and networking skills.
- A commitment to support fundraising, and the ability to connect the Lyric at senior levels with potential supporters such as funding bodies, trusts, corporates and high net worth individuals.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach, with the wisdom to recognise what skills and experience they might not have and what they might need to draw on in leading the Board.
- First rate skills in communication and presentation.
- Resilient, with the ability to act with confidence, tact and authority and to be decisive under pressure.
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
- Prior experience of being a charity trustee and/or a non-executive Director.
- Experience in the cultural and/or not for profit sectors and experience of policy setting.
- Senior theatre management /arts sector experience, ideally as a commercial producer.
- An understanding of subsidised arts organisations and appreciation of the current challenges faced by the sector.
- Knowledge and practical experience of company compliance, control, regulatory and legal requirements.
- Strong links to Hammersmith and Fulham /West London.