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Monday 23 March 2026 at 11 PM
We’re looking for new trustees to join Bradford Producing Hub.
If you care about equity in the arts, believe creative talent should thrive in Bradford, and want to play a part in shaping cultural change locally and nationally, we’d love to hear from you.
Bradford Producing Hub is an artist-led charity working to dismantle barriers in the arts and build more equitable systems in their place. Our vision is a just and joyful cultural future – powered by people, rooted in place, and open to all.
We support artists and creatives through development programmes, sector advocacy and strategic partnerships. We work locally in Bradford and influence nationally. You can read more about our 2026–2029 Strategic Plan in the recruitment pack and you can Meet the Team to get to know our current board and staff members.
Application documents
Download the recruitment pack:
Audio
If you need this information in another format, please email us at hello@bdproducinghub.co.uk
Who we’re looking for
We’re particularly interested in people with experience in:
- Chairing, or an interest in developing into a future Chair role
- Arts and cultural leadership
- Being an independent artist or creative practitioner
- Charity finance and accountancy
- Fundraising and charitable giving
- HR or legal practice
- Heritage, cultural building management and/or capital development
If you don’t have the specific experience listed above, but your values and outlook closely align with the work of Bradford Producing Hub, we’re very much interested in hearing from you.
We are also actively seeking voices that represent the Bradford district, and we particularly welcome applications from people from the Global Majority*, including Black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities who are underrepresented in arts leadership and governance. We equally welcome applications from people who are LGBTQIA+, disabled**, and/or from working-class or low socio-economic backgrounds.
We are committed not only to diversifying representation, but to ensuring trustees feel valued, heard and able to shape decisions meaningfully. BPH is radical, kind, equity-driven and community-spirited. We are committed to anti-racist and anti-ableist practice, recognising that structural racism and ableism continue to shape the arts sector. We are actively working to challenge this within our governance and partnerships, and we expect trustees to share that commitment.
We know that joining a board can feel daunting, particularly where governance spaces have not always felt welcoming. We are committed to providing induction, support and space for all trustees to contribute confidently and meaningfully.
If you have ever looked at arts leadership and felt it did not reflect you, this is an invitation to help change that.
What does being a trustee involve?
Trustees shape our long-term strategy, influence cultural policy, and hold the organisation to account in line with our charitable aims.
You don’t need previous board experience. Collective leadership at BPH is built on shared responsibility, openness and learning together. We provide induction and ongoing development and training.
Commitment includes:
- Around four board meetings per year
- Preparation and reading in advance
- Occasional additional support or sub-group involvement
While the role is unpaid, we cover expenses and provide a role that offers valuable non-executive directorial experience, which includes:
- Professional skills development contributing to career enhancement
- Personal fulfilment through volunteering your time and expertise to an organisation you value, supporting it to realise its goals
- Expanding your professional network while working with like-minded people to support the creative and cultural sector in Bradford
You can read more about the role of a trustee in our recruitment pack.
How to apply
If you are interested in becoming a trustee, please read the ‘recruitment pack’ linked in the green box above thoroughly before applying.
How to apply
To apply, please email hello@bdproducinghub.co.uk with:
- A summary of your experience (this can be a CV or short document)
- A letter explaining why you’re interested and how your skills align with the role
- Written, audio or video formats are all welcome
If you have any access requirements at any stage, please let us know when emailing us.
Applications close: Monday 23 March 2026 at 11 PM
Interviews: Week commencing 30 March 2026
Our shortlisting and interviewing process
To ensure fairness and inclusivity, we do not anonymise applications before shortlisting candidates, and we reference equality data to balance our shortlist.
This means when we shortlist, we always interview the highest-scoring applicants and may also consider including lower-scoring candidates if we feel there is an imbalance in representation from underrepresented groups. We acknowledge that writing a ‘high-scoring’ application can be a barrier for applicants from all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups. We know application fluency doesn’t directly correlate with competency in the workplace and the ability to succeed in advertised roles. Sometimes, a chance to interview is all we need to really demonstrate our experience, skills and fit within an organisation.
We also know that not everybody’s strengths lie in interviewing. We therefore provide the interview questions in advance to everyone selected to interview, to give them the best opportunity to demonstrate their skills, experience and ideas. We may ask interviewees to prepare something in advance, and if this is the case, we will do what we can to ensure you have enough time to prepare. We’ll also allow you to present in a way which suits you best.
At least three people will interview you, and we will aim to tell you who they are in advance.
Definitions of terms
*The category of people in the global majority includes, but is not limited to, people of Black Caribbean, Black African, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Arab, Latinx, Jewish, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds.
**The category of disabled people includes, but is not limited to, those who define themselves as disabled people, as people with long-term health conditions, as deaf, Deaf, neurodivergent or in relation to their health-related access requirements.