Join the Board
Looking for professional and personal development?
Keen to offer your skills and experience to the sector? Wanting to network and build new professional relationships?
The South West Fed is entirely volunteer run. The Trustees, who are the Board, give their time and commitment as a team to manage and administer the organisation. The specific roles are listed below.
The board has a growing knowledge covering areas of interpretation, diversity & inclusion, wellbeing & the arts, museum ethics, collections, archaeology, managing change, curation, collection management, exhibitions, local history, using archives for outreach, outdoor & rural heritage, learning, young people and employability skills and we are looking to strengthen these and broaden our collective knowledge.
Each role below incorporates a generic role profile as well as a specific one indicated below:
The South West Fed is entirely volunteer run. The Trustees, who are the Board, give their time and commitment as a team to manage and administer the organisation. The specific roles are listed below.
The board has a growing knowledge covering areas of interpretation, diversity & inclusion, wellbeing & the arts, museum ethics, collections, archaeology, managing change, curation, collection management, exhibitions, local history, using archives for outreach, outdoor & rural heritage, learning, young people and employability skills and we are looking to strengthen these and broaden our collective knowledge.
Each role below incorporates a generic role profile as well as a specific one indicated below:
- Chair (download role profile)
- Vice Chair (download role profile)
- Secretary (download role profile)
- Treasurer (download role profile)
- Communications Secretary (download role profile)
- University Relationship Manager (download role profile)
- Creative Programme Officers (each with a specialist area) (download role profile)
- Student Representative (download role profile)
- Events Administrator (download role profile)
- Membership Secretary (download role profile)
- Communications Secretary (download role profile)
- Events Administrator (download role profile)
- We are looking for two more Creative Programme Officers to broaden the themes of our programme. Closing date: ongoing
DOWNLOAD THE TRUSTEE APPLICATION FORM HERE
Email applications to info@swfed.org.uk (not the email given in the form!)
PROCESS
Read the generic role profile and the specific role profile.
Complete the application form.
Informal interviews will be held with two members of the Board.
The Board can co-opt Trustees prior to the following Annual General Meeting (AGM). At the AGM, members will be provided with a list of those standing, and nominees are formally voted onto the board with a yes/no member vote.
Contact info@swfed.org.uk if you would like to chat about any stages of this process.
SOUTH WEST FED IS RECRUITING NOW:
We are currently looking for:
Closing date: Sunday 30 April
Become a Sponsor
Want to promote your business to the heritage sector?
Seeking a positive brand image?
Become a sponsor to promote your business to our members and followers
Sponsor an event to connect your business with excellent heritage practice
Find out more about being a sponsor by going to our Join page.
Contact us to become a sponsor by emailing info@swfed.org.uk
Seeking a positive brand image?
Become a sponsor to promote your business to our members and followers
Sponsor an event to connect your business with excellent heritage practice
Find out more about being a sponsor by going to our Join page.
Contact us to become a sponsor by emailing info@swfed.org.uk
Get Involved With Our Programme
We want our members to have a say in our online creative programme. You can get involved by:
If you'd have an idea for a session, get in touch by emailing info@swfed.org.uk
To find out more about our Online Creative Programme, go to our Online Creative Programme page.
- Suggesting a theme
- Nominating a speaker
- Hosting a session
If you'd have an idea for a session, get in touch by emailing info@swfed.org.uk
To find out more about our Online Creative Programme, go to our Online Creative Programme page.
Donate
Can you support the work of the South West Fed?
Do you value of work to support the heritage sector?
Donate now and help us to continue 90 years of work.
Do you value of work to support the heritage sector?
Donate now and help us to continue 90 years of work.