Non-Executive Director (NFMUT)

National Football Museum; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Non-Executive Director (NED) on the Board of the National Football Museum at Urbis (Trading) Ltd (NFMUT).

The role description and person specification are summarised below.

A full recruitment pack is available at: www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/jobs/

NFMUT is a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of the National Football Museum (NFM), a charity that exists to house and harness the power of football, to share stories that influence, to showcase culture and involve and motivate people to creatively engage.

NFM’s iconic 'Urbis' premises in Manchester are central to the ambitious plans that the charity has to transform its retail and commercial offer, with support from NFMUT. We want to connect the museum’s unique home to the major commercial real estate in Manchester, creating a football-themed commercial space that will:

• Attract and engage new audiences
• Help us connect football, culture and creativity
• Generate funds for the charity

We are seeking one or more NEDs to broaden the skills and experience on our trading board to help the NFM achieve this exciting, transformational agenda.

NFMUT’s Non-Executive Directors will be required to carry out the following duties:

• Provide expertise and insights to NFMUT with respect to the health and growth of the company’s retail and commercial offer
• Drive the transformation of the NFM’s physical and online spaces
• Support NFM staff in the delivery of that transformation
• Hold the executive team and staff to account for its leadership and management of the trading company, monitoring its performance against strategic objectives
• Offer advice and act as a critical friend to NFM staff in areas specific to expertise and generally
• Ensure that the NFMUT meets its statutory and regulatory obligations
• Ensure that NFMUT is sustainable, profitable and able to make a positive contribution to the charity’s finances
• Support the charity’s mission by providing equal opportunities for everyone to enjoy football culture in Manchester, nationally, internationally and digitally
• Participate in inclusive and constructive discussion in Board meetings
• Candidates must have the necessary time to devote the effort and enthusiasm required to discharge the role of Director effectively

Person Specification

NFMUT is seeking a diverse range of skills derived from a range of occupations and professions and sectors (public and private), and from candidates at different points in their careers. We are especially keen to encourage applications from individuals from global majority communities, women, the LGBTQI+ community and from people who identify as having a disability.

Following a recent skills assessment of our Board – and in the context of our transformation agenda – we are particularly interested in applications from candidates with skills, experience or qualifications in the following:

• Capital investment projects in retail and hospitality
• Construction project management / quantity surveying
• Design, development and launch of major mixed-use ‘marketplace’ spaces

In addition, candidates will demonstrate many or all of the following:

• Clear demonstrable and evidenced empathy with support for the NFM’s mission and ethos with a passion for football and/or culture
• Ability to understand the distinctions between management and governance
• Financial acumen and commercial insight
• Sound independent judgement and political impartiality
• Good interpersonal, communication and teamworking skills
• Ability to act as visible ambassador and advocate for the NFM and NFMUT including confidence in supporting fundraising events and engaging with major partners, donors and supporters
• Entrepreneurial and forward-thinking with the ability to demonstrate creative thinking and a drive for innovation
• Demonstrably committed to diversity, equality and inclusion, alongside a personal commitment to core principles of opportunity, openness, transparency and respect for others

NEDs are required to prepare for and attend four meetings per year. Meetings are generally two hours long and normally held online. Occasional visits to the museum – and ad-hoc additional commitments – will be required.

This is a voluntary position, but reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are paid.

Please apply with a CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the criteria in the person specification to: [e-mail]

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos