Treasurer to arts charity - Volunteer

OUTPOST is seeking a Treasurer to join the Board during an exciting period of transition and growth. Use your financial expertise to help shape the future of our artist‑led charity, support ambitious contemporary arts programming, and champion early‑career artists in Norwich and beyond.

What difference will you make? As Treasurer, you will play a vital role in helping OUTPOST strengthen its financial sustainability and organisational resilience during an important period of transition and growth. Your support will help ensure the charity can continue delivering ambitious contemporary arts programming while building a more stable and sustainable future for the organisation.

Like many small arts charities, OUTPOST operates within a challenging funding environment. The Treasurer will help the Board make informed financial decisions, improve long‑term planning, and strengthen the systems and financial oversight needed to support the organisation’s future ambitions. Your contribution will help the charity manage resources responsibly while continuing to support artists, exhibitions, public programming, and creative opportunities for early‑career practitioners.

The role will also support the organisation as it works to diversify income, strengthen governance, and develop a more resilient operating model. Your financial insight will help guide conversations around budgeting, fundraising, reserves, organisational development, and future planning, ensuring the charity is well positioned to respond to both opportunities and challenges.

As a member of the Board, you will contribute to wider strategic discussions about the future direction of OUTPOST and help shape how the organisation grows over the coming years. This is a particularly valuable time to join, as the charity is actively reviewing its structures, ambitions, and long‑term sustainability.

Your involvement will directly support the continuation of artist‑led activity in Norwich and help ensure that emerging artists continue to have access to opportunities, platforms, and creative communities that support the development of their practice.

Beyond financial oversight, the role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the future of a small but ambitious organisation where trustee input has a genuine and visible impact.

What are we looking for?

We welcome applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences who are passionate about supporting artist‑led and community‑focused contemporary arts activity.

We are looking for a Treasurer who can bring strong financial oversight, strategic thinking, and a collaborative approach to supporting a small charity during a period of transition and growth. The ideal candidate will feel comfortable contributing to board‑level discussions around financial sustainability, governance, organisational development, and long‑term planning.

The most important qualities we are looking for are

• Strong financial awareness and organisational skills
• The ability to interpret, analyse, and communicate financial information clearly to a mixed board
• Sound judgement and strategic thinking
• Integrity, reliability, and a collaborative approach
• An interest in supporting the long‑term sustainability of a small charity
• A willingness to actively contribute to board discussions and organisational development

We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with experience in

• Finance, bookkeeping, accounting, banking, business management, or charity finance
• Budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, or cash flow management
• Financial governance and internal financial controls
• Accounting software such as Xero
• Funding applications, grant reporting, or fundraising strategy

As OUTPOST continues to develop, we would also welcome experience or interest in

• Fundraising and development within the arts or charitable sector
• Organisational growth and strategic planning
• Property, real estate, or capital investment planning
• Supporting organisations through periods of transition or change

Previous trustee or board experience would be beneficial but is not essential. We recognise that many people bring valuable…