Join the Board
Looking for professional development?
Keen to offer your skills and experience to the sector? Wanting to network and build new professional relationships? The South West Fed has a number of board roles that you can join by putting forward a nomination each year, and right now we are looking to co-opt board members.
Our current board has knowledge covering areas of interpretation, diversity & inclusion, wellbeing & the arts, museum ethics, collections, archaeology, managing change, curation, collection management, documentation, exhibitions, world heritage, local history, using archives for outreach, outdoor & rural heritage, learning, access, young people and employability skills and we are looking to strengthen these and broaden our collective knowledge.
Our board is entirely volunteer run and made up of the following roles:
Our current board has knowledge covering areas of interpretation, diversity & inclusion, wellbeing & the arts, museum ethics, collections, archaeology, managing change, curation, collection management, documentation, exhibitions, world heritage, local history, using archives for outreach, outdoor & rural heritage, learning, access, young people and employability skills and we are looking to strengthen these and broaden our collective knowledge.
Our board is entirely volunteer run and made up of the following roles:
- 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)
- Chair (download role profile): The current post holder is in place and detailed training and shadowing will be provided.
- Treasurer (download role profile): The current post holder is in place and detailed training and shadowing will be provided.
- Social Media Officer (download role profile): This is a new role to support the Communications and Membership Secretaries.
- We are always looking for more Creative Programme Officers to broaden the themes of our programme (download role profile)
ROLES RECRUITING NOW:
You can see who are current board members are by visiting the About Us page.
Please complete the application form below to express an interest in becoming a Trustee of the South West Fed and joining the Board. Informal interviews with at least two members of the Board will be held. Successful applicants wishing to proceed will be asked to complete a nomination form. This form requires two South West Fed members to support your involvement in joining the Board and if you do not know any members, the current board can help. Following this, 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 for further information.
Download the generic role profile
Download the role application form
Please submit your application to info@swfed.org.uk
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.