Bletchley Park Trustee

BLETCHLEY PARK TRUST Appointment of Trustee and member of the Audit Committee

Bletchley Park is a place of exceptional historical importance, open to visitors daily. It is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict. Over the past thirty years Bletchley Park has become an internationally renowned site, visited by people from around the world. It is an accredited museum dedicated to telling the story of Bletchley Park, its achievements, the people who worked there during World War Two and how what happened at Bletchley Park was instrumental in shaping the digital age of today and tomorrow.

It is owned and managed by The Bletchley Park Trust Ltd., a charity which is in pleasingly robust health and is continuing successfully to pursue its strategy of progressively opening and bringing back into heritage use more of the site and engaging an increasing global audience, onsite and online, in understanding the Bletchley Park story and its continuing relevance.

The control and management of the Trust is vested in the Board of Trustees. The current Board has nine Trustees, who are all unpaid. The Board delegates powers within stated terms of reference to Board Committees and the day-to-day running of the Trust to the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Directors. There are currently three Board Committees; Audit, Nomination and Remuneration.

In March 2023 one member of the Trustee Board and Audit Committee completed their term of office, having made a significant contribution to the continuing success of the organisation. The Nomination Committee is tasked with appointing a new Trustee, who will join the Board and the Audit Committee in the second half of 2023.

The Trust is looking for a Trustee with a finance background whose expertise and insight will help the Trust shape the future direction of Bletchley Park as a national asset for the education and enjoyment of its 280,000 annual visitors. Potential Trustees need to be inspired by the history, the future strategy and the potential for the increased impact of the Trust in the UK and internationally.

The new Trustee will be someone who:

• Is inspired by the Bletchley Park story and the potential to tell it increasingly widely, in the UK and internationally;
• Thinks creatively, critically, strategically and independently;
• Is impartial and transparent;
• Works collaboratively with well-developed listening skills and has a preparedness to engage with Board colleagues and executives in robust debate; and
• Can commit at least twelve days per year, to include a minimum of four Board meetings at Bletchley Park, a Board strategy day which is often elsewhere in the UK, a minimum of four Audit Committee meetings and the preparation for these occasions.

Consistent with the Trust’s charitable status, none of the Trustees are remunerated but necessary and reasonable expenses are reimbursed.

The Board of Trustees will make this appointment on merit against objective criteria and considering the benefits of diversity.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please download the Job Specification.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gill Carrick of Taylor MacKenzie Group Ltd. on +44 7770 631 224 or via email at: [email protected]

Meeting with retained recruitment consultant: August/September 2023
Panel interviews, subject to Panel members’ availability: October 2023

Bletchley Park is committed to providing equal opportunities for all, irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion, sexuality and transgender status.