Job Description

We are looking for a Chair of the Board to play a vital role in delivering real impact and shaping the ISTD of the future by providing high quality governance. Working in close collaboration with the Chief Executive and other Board members you will actively contribute to the development of the Society’s strategy.

As Chair of the Board, you will have a proven commitment to increasing dance participation and safeguarding the reputation and values of the Society. The Chair should be fully committed to address all areas of concern to ensure that the Society is an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation.

The main purpose of this role:

• Ensure the Society is carrying out its charitable purpose for public benefit

• Comply with the Society’s governing document and the law

• Act only in the Society’s best interests

• Manage the Society’s resources responsibly

• Act with reasonable care and skill

• Ensure the Society is accountable to all its stakeholders (including members, students and their representatives, regulators, and members of the public who come into contact with our services)