Trustee (legal)

Organisation overview:

Dance Network Association delivers consistent, high-impact dance programmes currently in Colchester, Braintree, Brentwood, Rayleigh, and Barking & Dagenham under the ‘Dancing for Joy’ umbrella. These programmes support: 

• Adults, older adults and individuals with health conditions. 

• Young people, families, and communities. 

• Creative dance education and professional development for wellbeing leads teachers, artists, and educators. 

Our education and training programmes provide affordable, high-quality learning and participation experiences, inspiring more people to dance, teach, and engage with movement and help DNA achieve its mission to enhance physical health, mental well-being, and social connection through dance. 

Role Details:  

We seek individuals to join our voluntary Board of Trustees at a crucial time in our development. Having evolved from a CIC to a charity in 2023, we are now ready to grow and seek new trustees to help us support our ambitions.  

Time Commitment:  

The Board meets for a minimum of four meetings per year. Meetings will be approximately two hours in duration, once per quarter. One of these meetings may include an in-person away day (lasting up to 7.5 hours) to support the strategic development of DNA.

Attendance:  

In person and remote.

Required Skills & Experience:

We would love to hear from people who represent the diverse communities with whom we work. You might be someone who identifies in one of the following ways: 

• Lives with a health condition 

• Cares for someone with a health condition 

• Is disabled 

• Is working class, or comes from a working-class background 

• Comes from, or whose heritage derives from the Global South 

• Is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community 

Your interests, skills and knowledge might include, but are not limited to: 

• Dance 

• Creative health and wellbeing 

• NHS, social care and health contexts 

• Physical activity 

• Financial planning and management 

• Fundraising and development 

• Legal 

• Marketing 

• Digital knowledge and innovation 

• Human resourcing 

Our trustees need to: 

• Be committed to implementing governance 

• Be willing to support the organisation by offering information and guidance in their areas of expertise 

• Advocate for the organisation to support us in raising our profile 

• Value honesty, have integrity and be open 

Demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and access.