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Trustees

Zest is an artist-led theatre organisation creating youth-led theatre, youth spaces and public art that make space for young people to be heard. Based in Lincoln and working nationally, our work is shaped by listening to young people as collaborators and leaders, creating accessible, public-facing cultural experiences.

We are seeking up to three new Trustees/Directors to join our board and support the organisation at this exciting time. Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of Zest Theatre, developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and other legal and regulatory guidelines.

We are seeking experience in one or more of the following criteria:

• Advocacy

• Finance & Business

• Fundraising & Philanthropy

• Risk & Governance

The Board of Trustees meets virtually quarterly, plus one in-person Board Away day each year - usually in Lincoln. Trustees may be invited to join a sub-committee, contribute to working groups or bring individual expertise to specific time-limited projects. We encourage applications from across the country. You don’t need to be based in Lincoln, and you don’t need to have been a Trustee before.

Job Title: Trustee / Director

Responsible to: Chair of Zest Theatre Board of Trustees

Salary: Voluntary

For more information and to apply, download the Recruitment Pack.

Alternatively, download the individual files

Key Dates

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 23rd February 2026
Interviews: via Zoom, weeks commencing Monday 2nd & 9th March

Zoom Drop-In Q&A

We are hosting a Zoom drop-in Q&A session for anyone who is interested in applying for this role on Monday, 16th February from 5-6pm. This is an opportunity to meet some of our current Trustees and ask any questions you may have ahead of applying. To register for the session, please email jobs@zesttheatre.com by Friday, 13th February, 12pm.

Zest Theatre is committed to inclusion and equal opportunities in the workplace. Zest makes appointments based solely on ability to fulfil the duties of the post. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, of different ages, genders, social and economic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations and people with and without disabilities.

In particular, Zest is committed to anti-racist practice across our whole organisation and encourage applications from all global majority backgrounds. We are dedicated to reflecting the wider world and pursuing an increasingly more representative practiceZest Theatre is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. In addition, we are committed to anti-racist practice across our whole organisation. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community and in particular those from all global majority and underrepresented backgrounds. We are dedicated to reflecting the wider world and pursuing an increasingly more representative practice.