Board Members

Job Summary

The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) is recruiting for new board members. We are especially interested in hearing from people with skills in finance, HR, fundraising and organisational development as well as from people who reflect more widely the communities we serve in audiences across the UK.

Job Description

We are looking for people who love cinema as much as we do and who have the energy, commitment and lived experience to help us continue and develop our work. We are also very interested in young Trustees: we know that the future of the industry is in your hands and want to be mindful of the current and future challenges for your generation.

We believe that with your help we can develop a more equitable industry and enable people to connect on screen with stories that resonate with them. We want to create a more open and challenging sector and help build more sustainable businesses to support it.

Trustees provide direction, challenge and support to our leadership team. We don't want you to deliver work or get involved with day-to-day operations (although we would love you to attend our events and programmes) - what we need are fresh perspectives alongside oversight and supportive encouragement as well.

Job Responsibilities

Key info

• Four board meetings per year, with some additional time to review meeting papers
• Meetings usually last no longer than 90 minutes and we try to accommodate everyone's needs around timings
• Last year all meetings took place on Zoom, but in future we hope to meet in person at least once a year
• Trustees are unpaid (though we cover expenses)
• The ICO's offices are near London Bridge but we are a national organisation and most of our work takes place across the UK. We also have a special responsibility for the South East of England through our role as the lead organisation for https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/film-hub-south-east/ - Film Hub South East, part of the BFI's Film Audience Network.

ICO Trustees usually serve three years in the first instance, but if a year is all you can commit to, we still want to hear from you.

Expenses are paid for attendance at board meetings.