Trustees

Our Board are a dedicated and experienced group of professionals from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, all united by a commitment to creating opportunities for young people and emerging artists to discover, explore and develop their creativity and theatre-making skills.

British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is a leading national performing arts education charity and the UK’s largest commissioner of new musicals. Each year, we engage approximately 2,000 young people aged 11 to 21 through nationwide auditions, skills workshops, our Young Company, and a wide range of creative projects. BYMT supports emerging talent – both performers and creatives – by providing high-quality training, development opportunities, and a springboard into further education and careers in the arts.

As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and National Youth Music Organisation, we ensure that youth voice is at the heart of everything we do. BYMT’s mission is to create accessible and inclusive opportunities for young people and early career creatives from all backgrounds to develop theatre skills and enhance wellbeing, through the collaborative and inclusive process of making original music theatre. BYMT’s vision is to transform perceptions of musical theatre, be the leading voice in youth music theatre and be internationally recognised as the UK’s most prolific creator of new musicals.

BYMT are committed to creating an inclusive culture in all our activities. We are keen to hear from a broad range of people, especially those with an enthusiasm for creating engagement opportunities for young people from all backgrounds; a love of new work, especially in the musicals sector, would be warmly welcome. We value diverse lived experiences and are committed to expanding our Board to better reflect the varied perspectives of the young people we support. We particularly encourage applications from individuals from global majority communities, as well as those with lived experience of disability or neurodiversity, who are currently underrepresented in our sector.

As a number of the current Trustees come to the end their terms, we need to revitalize the Board with potentially 4 new Trustees. We are particularly seeking Trustees with skills and experience across these areas:

• Yorkshire based, with knowledge of the local arts ecology
• A qualified accountant or proven experience in financial management
• HR / Marketing / PR experience
• An Environmental Champion, to take up the role of Board Lead for Environmental Responsibility
• Arts Education – experience within formal education, ideally at secondary level or above
• An arts employee, working within an Arts Council NPO context

New Trustees are given induction and support and previous experience on a board is not a necessity.