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Hampshire Cultural Trust career site
Chilcomb House

Trustee (Legal Background)

Do you want to help shape HCT and the cultural landscape of Hampshire?

We usually respond within two weeks

Trustee with Legal Expertise (Voluntary Role)

We are currently seeking to strength our Board with the appointment of a trustee with a strong background in the legal profession. Ideally you will:

  • Be a practicing or a formally qualified lawyer in the UK

  • Have senior-level experience and broad experience in charity law, commercial law, employment law, data protection (GDPR), or property law

  • Bring strategic legal insight and advice on governance, compliance, and risk

  • Provide support the CEO and HCT senior leadership team in preparing and revising legal documents, policies (e.g., safeguarding, data protection), and contracts

  • Help the Board to interpret and understand legal matters relevant to the HCT’s operations

  • Act as a point of contact for the CEO to seek legal guidance on an ad hoc basis and have with the ability to ‘signpost’ them to efficient and cost-effective sources of support for complex legal questions outside specific expertise

The Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT) was established as an independent charity in 2014 to manage and support visitor attractions, museums, art galleries and arts centres across the county.  Our 20+ venues include the Milestones Living History Museum in Basingstoke, the Great Hall, Arc and City Museum in Winchester, the Allen Gallery in Alton and Military Museum in Aldershot.  To find out more about HCT, please visit our website at www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.

Our Trustees play a pivotal role in helping to shape HCT and the cultural landscape of the Hampshire by providing strategic insight, governance and leadership support and challenge to:

  • Guide programmes to reach vulnerable or disadvantaged groups who might not otherwise have access arts and heritage

  • Oversee the care and display of 2.5 million objects of national and international significance, ensuring they remain accessible to the public

  • Place culture at the heart of community identity and deliver a ‘pride-in-place’, especially as the region navigates major changes like the proposed local government devolution and the creation of new unitary authorities

  • Shape our future vision through oversight of our 2030 strategy (find out more about our plans at www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/hct-2030)

  • Drive our ambitious climate action goals

  • Ensure our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion principles are embedded into our governance and programming

Interested in finding our more about HCT and the role of our trustees? Please see our candidate pack here.

Closing date for applications: 11 February 2026 (5pm)

Locations
Chilcomb House
Job Level:
N/A

Our recruitment - what to expect

  • Step 1 – Application

    Check out who we are and find the role for you. Applying through our application form we'll find out about you and you an even add a fun flair to your application.

  • Step 2 - Catch-up

    Once we've got your application one of our team may reach out to find out more about you, your interest and to tell you about life at HCT. This is an informal catch-up.

  • Step 3 - Interview and Assessment

    Depending on the role you may have 1 or 2 stages of interviews. These will often include a task related to the role. We'll send a guidance pack prior to the interview to give you some hints, tips and to help prepare.

  • Step 4 - Offer and Onboarding

    Congratulations! We really think you could make your mark at HCT, so you'll receive your verbal offer and we'll start formally welcoming you.

Need to talk to us?

Use the live chat function to speak directly to the Hiring Manager or drop us a message at: recruitment@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.

Alternatively you can talk to us directly on: 01962 396678

Life at HCT

Not your traditional museum or art gallery

HCT is all about changing lives through culture and it is only through our staff and volunteers that we make that happen. We are selective on those who join us as we expect all of our teams and colleagues to uphold HCT’s values of being confident and creative in all circumstances. To strive for excellence with everything we do whilst taking responsibility and ownership for all aspects of our work as a trust in order to deliver amazing things through teamwork. All of this is underpinned by our keen strives to respect everyone’s individuality and uniqueness.

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Trustee (Legal Background)

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