Become a DOCA Trustee

DOCA is seeking people with the skills, knowledge and experience to play a key role in the governance and strategic direction of one of the South West’s most important and innovative arts organisations.

Trustee positions are unpaid, but reasonable expenses can be reimbursed if agreed in advance.

The Role of Trustee

DOCA is looking for Trustees to join for an initial three month trial period and would expect to commit to working with us for up to a 3 year period. We would welcome applications from people who have a passion for outdoor arts and have experience and skills in the following areas:

Skills or attributes we are looking for in Trustees:

• Brand development experience
• Connections with Educational establishments
• Experience of organisational development
• Income generation – sponsorship or fundraising
• Business planning and strategy development
• Understanding of digital media
• Connections to national media
• Volunteer development
• Strong leadership skills and far sighted vision
• Fresh and agile thinking

We would expect you to:

• Committed to best practice
• Hungry for professional development
• Determined to work with creative people
• Committed to developing free to access outdoor cultural experience
• Business minded
• A keen interested in getting to know our sector
• Strategically minded
• An advocate and keen networker
• Support collective endeavour
• Have an appetite for collaboration and partnership working
• Support collective endeavour
• Have an appetite for collaboration and partnership working