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Volunteers Wanted

We are currently welcoming applications for volunteers to help with the Luton International Carnival. Volunteering is an ideal opportunity to gain some experience in the Arts. There are a range of volunteer posts available - from stewarding to assisting the Carnival Parade groups before, during and after the event. Full training is given to all those wishing to volunteer.

A chance to gain skills for employment

Working for the UKCCA can provide you with essential skills that are needed for employment.

Experience in the arts sector and charitable sector

UKCCA is an ideal opportunity to gain some experience in the Arts. Carnival is a progressive art form; we welcome individuals with interests in combined arts and want to contribute to the art scene in Luton.

Person Specification

We welcome applications from anyone aged 16+ who wishes to be part of this amazing community event. You must be exceptionally trustworthy and reliable and have good communication and interpersonal skills. You will also need the ability to meet the physical demands of the position, i.e., walking along a route or standing in an area for periods of time.

If you are interested please complete the application form below, and we will be in touch! Please check our Privacy Policy for details of how we collect and process your data.

Trustee of the Luton Carnival Art Development Trust Known as UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA)

The UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA) is dedicated to creating work that embeds Carnival into places, into spaces and into communities. UKCCA is unique. We are one of the very few organisations committed to promoting excellence within the field of carnival arts in all its professional forms, from spectacle art, mass bands and characters, floats, steel orchestras, samba drumming and dance, calypso and soca music, sound systems, DJing and traditional forms of carnival expression to emerging urban voices of the street plus other carnivalesque forms that exist in world cultures. The UKCCA is an Arts Council England NPO – Band 1.

We are searching for a new Trustee to join the UKCCA board. 

UKCCA Trustees help run the charity and make sure it achieves its long-term goals. Trustees are volunteers and are selected through an open recruitment process. In legal terms, they are also the Directors of the Limited Company. We do ask our board members to ideally commit for a minimum of three years and we are working to good practice standards that would mean a maximum of six years.

We currently have 5 Board members. They have experience of working in carnival, education, public, private and voluntary sector organisations. We are looking for people who have experience in:
• Capital development
• Marketing or communications
• Carnival Arts
• Commerce
• Professional services eg legal, accountancy
• worked in a senior leadership role within an arts or cultural environment who can help to support the organisation at a strategic level.

But that list doesn’t include everything!

We are also especially interested in recruiting young people (under 30) who, whilst they may not have a great deal of experience in these key functions, are willing to learn and are committed to bringing a young person’s perspective and insights to the charity.

The test of whether or not you will be a good Trustee is simply if you can add value to the organisation or help to stimulate positive new thinking in relation to our work. This could be in many different ways: you may have experience of working or volunteering in a similar area of work; you may be aware of issues affecting our core audiences or have studied something relevant to our work; you may know something about how policy is made or have knowledge of a similar sort of business.

To find out more about our vision, mission and values and the role of Trustee please download the pack below and the application form, complete and return to claudette@carnivalarts.org.uk.

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