How to Apply
This guidance contains important information to help with your application:
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Please apply by submitting a CV and one page, maximum, Covering Letter that answers the following questions:
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What attracts you to this role?
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What would your unique contribution be in this role, and how would this contribution be seen in action?
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Please include in your covering letter any relevant information regarding your eligibility for employment, and any Directorships you hold.
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Please provide the details of two referees. Note that we will only approach referees for candidates proceeding to final selection and only with your permission. Please clearly indicate whether we can approach each referee before the selection date.
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Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form when you upload your details. We are keen to ensure that all our jobs are accessible to all members of the community and use this data to monitor our progress in doing this.
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Please also ensure that you complete and return the attached recruitment monitoring and criminal declaration forms.
We welcome children, young people and adults at risk as Museum visitors and through engagement projects. We take safeguarding our visitors seriously and ensure all our staff, volunteers and Trustees are DBS checked, regularly trained, and feel confident following our thorough safeguarding procedures.
All applications will be acknowledged. Any potential conflict of interest will also be explored.
Please return your application by the closing date – no applications will be accepted once the long listing process has begun. Please note the length of the process reflects the summer holidays and other commitments.
Following long listing, you will be contacted directly by a Penna consultant to update you on the status of your application.
The following timetable sets out the key dates in the recruitment process:
Enterprise Board Non-Executive Director Timeline
| Activity | Date |
| Closing date | Midnight, Friday 6 December 2024 |
| Shortlist Meeting (candidates are not required to attend) | TBC |
| Final Panel Interviews (Face to Face) | Friday 17 January 2025 |
For a confidential discussion, please contact Penna Executive Search: Pete John on 07701 305617 or email: pete.john@penna.com or Zara Bruton on 07743 980867 or email: zara.bruton@penna.com
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: In order to complete your application for this role, please download and email the completed 'Criminal Declaration Form' to: execapplications@penna.com