Chair

Time commitment: approx. 2-3 days per month

The London Handel Festival is dedicated to celebrating the life, music, and continued legacy of this great cultural icon. Each year the London Handel Festival presents an array of Handel inspired concerts and events including its critically acclaimed and flagship Spring Festival.

The London Handel Festival has recently embarked on an exciting period of renewal - with a visionary, open minded and contemporary approach - taking music to new dynamic venues and collaborating with fresh partners, resulting in contemporary and growing audiences and close to a doubling of income between 2018 and 2024.

London Handel Festival is now looking to appoint a new Chair to lead the Board, working with the Festival Director to deliver its ambitious vision and maintain its high quality and programming.

They are seeking an individual who will bring the following skills/experience;

• A passion for the Arts and an ability to advocate the Purpose and Values of the London Handel Festival.
• Demonstrated success in strategic leadership.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• An ability to build and retain contacts, especially donors and supporters.
• Experience as a Non-Executive Director or Trustee (preferably as Non-Executive Chair) within a similarly sized organisation.
• A strong network across the arts, business community, public/private sector.
• Able and willing to commit the time required for chairing an organisation both internally and as an external ambassador.

For further information, please review the dedicated microsite via the Apply button.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisor, Emily Hayman at Prospectus on

Deadline for applications: 9 February 2025
First stage interviews held online: w/c 17 February
Final interviews held in person: w/c 3 March