Culture East Sussex Board Member

Culture East Sussex Board Member

East Sussex County Council Closing date: Wed, 18 Nov 2026

Artform: Combined arts
Role: Creative
Contract: Temporary
South East

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Culture East Sussex (CES), the strategic board for Culture and the Creative Industries in East Sussex, is a network of public bodies, cultural organisations, and individuals that provides a collective voice for culture. They are seeking new Directors of Cultural Organisations and Freelancers.

Job Description

We are recruiting to the following membership groups:
Group 1: CEO/Director of a Cultural organisation
Group 2: Freelancer or Cultural Practitioner
Group 10: Participants from other national, regional or county-based organisations that support culture in East Sussex and are committed to county-wide action plans and activities
Please note Groups 1 and 10 are voluntary and unpaid, Freelancers in Group 2 can apply for a paid bursary.

Successful candidates will have experience of working in the cultural sector, with strong strategic expertise and evidence of collaborating in East Sussex with other cultural organisations.
They will also have a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Job Requirements

Four two-hour meetings annually. Attendance is required at a minimum of three meetings per year.
Three board meetings a year (spring, summer, autumn) are held in person with one board meeting (winter) held virtually.
We recognised that colleagues working in our cultural and creative industries are extremely busy people and therefore joint applications to the board are welcome.
Two named individuals from the same organisation can hold shared membership, with the joint members sharing attendance at board meetings. We also welcome joint applications from freelancers.
Please note that a maximum of two people can share a position on the board.
In addition to board meetings, members are invited to join board subgroups, each of which meet an additional four times a year.
Current subgroups include:
Culture Priority Pipeline
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
All subgroup meetings are hosted online.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Culture East Sussex Board Member
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Wed, 18 Nov 2026
  • Location:
    South East

How to Apply

Before applying, please review the CES Recruitment Pack.
To apply to join the CES board please complete the CES Application Form and submit it via email to [email protected]. All forms can be found under the Culture East Sussex webpages.
If you require the application form in a different format, please get in touch through the Culture East Sussex email address.

We encourage and welcome applications from people with a broad range of backgrounds, identities, and experiences, particularly those relating to ethnicity, disability and age, as these perspectives are currently underrepresented on the board.

If you are submitting a joint application, please ensure that both people included in the application complete and submit their own forms.

Applications close November 18th at 5pm.