Business Development & Commercial Strategy Trustee - Lakeland Arts

Business Development & Commercial Strategy Trustee - Lakeland Arts

Job title: Trustee - Business Development & Commercial Strategy

Location: Bowness-on-Windermere and Kendal (Cumbria)

Salary: Voluntary trusteeship (reasonable expenses reimbursed)

Closing Date: 27th March 2026

Description

Lakeland Arts is one of the region's most significant cultural charities, caring for an extraordinary portfolio of museums, galleries and heritage sites across the Lake District National Park. From the award winning Windermere Jetty Museum to the internationally recognised Abbot Hall Art Gallery, our venues welcome thousands of visitors each year and play a vital role in preserving heritage, inspiring creativity and strengthening communities.

We are now seeking two new Trustees to join our Board at an important moment of renewal and ambition. Lakeland Arts is undertaking a transformative programme designed to secure long term sustainability, broaden access and reimagine how our collections and historic places connect with audiences. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future direction of a distinctive, place based cultural organisation with national reach and deep community roots.

The Role

As a Trustee, you will help guide the strategic development of Lakeland Arts, ensuring strong governance, financial sustainability and thoughtful stewardship of our buildings, collections and visitor experience. Working collaboratively with the Chair, your fellow Trustees and the Leadership Team, you will contribute to decisions that support organisational resilience, inclusive programming, and the delivery of public benefit across all sites.

Business Development and Commercial Strategy Trustee

You will help us build a sustainable business model that complements our charitable purpose. Bringing commercial awareness from visitor attractions, tourism, leisure or related sectors, you will support long term planning, income diversification, partnership development and the strategic oversight of capital and asset opportunities across our sites.

For full information and how to apply, please visit Lakeland Arts.