Express an Interest

Targeting:
Youth/Students, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, English as an additional language or dialect, LGBTQI

JOIN THE ST MARTINS BOARD 

Shape our future 

Join us as a Board director and take part in shaping our future.  

This is an exciting time for St Martins as we reap the fruits of rigorous company development and lay down future-ready foundations. In recent years we have invested in our team, expanded our capacity, amped up our artistic bravery, forged a solid business plan and are now reinvigorating our Board to take us boldly into the second half of this decade.  

St Martins’ new Strategic Plan is a vibrant blueprint for an ambitious living and breathing vision.

We are committed to building a diverse reach, work team and Board and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. 

Bold, disruptive and contemporary 

At St Martins, we believe that every child deserves the chance to explore, to create, to grow, to belong – to shine. An incubator of creativity and a stomping ground for young and emerging artists, St Martins is one of Australia’s leading companies working collaboratively with young people aged 5-18 to create bold, disruptive, contemporary theatre for adult audiences.   

St Martins Youth Arts Centre is now seeking expressions of interest from suitably passionate, aligned and qualified individuals to join our volunteer Board of directors. We are presently on a drive to expand the Board, to invite and access fresh ideas, to strengthen and over time, generate succession.  

St Martins is one of Australia’s key youth theatre organisations, with over 45 years of history developing high-quality, original, award-winning theatre productions with young people. St Martins has a long track record of producing writers, performers, directors, designers, stage managers, technicians and arts managers who are an important part of Australia’s vibrant arts community and have worked nationally and internationally at key cultural institutions and events.  

What’s involved 

St Martins is a company limited by guarantee registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission and has deductible gift recipient status. Its operations are overseen by a board comprised of representatives from arts, legal, financial, business, education and government sectors. 

All directors will:  

• Prepare for, attend and contribute to meetings of the Board and at least one Board Committee (those being Finance & Risk, Governance & Nominations, Marketing & Fundraising). There are annually 8 Board and 8 Committee meetings, at approximately 6-week intervals, at least half the meetings require in-person attendance at the company’s South Yarra office; 

• Play a key liaison and advisor role, accessible primarily to the Artistic and Executive Directors; and  

• Participate in Board planning days and attend and promote St Martins events and productions.  

Further information on St Martins, a Position Description and our Strategic Plan can be obtained from our website: https://stmartinsyouth.com.au/opportunities/ 

Expressions of interest due by 30 October 2025 

To submit an Expression of interest, please:          

• Tell us why you want to join St Martins and address the criteria outlined in the position description in no more than two pages, and       

• Include a resume of qualifications and experience.  

Please direct your application and any questions to:  

Thomas Caldwell, Executive Director: thomas@stmartinsyouth.com.au 

Interviews will be conducted by members of the Board at a time that is mutually suitable for both the applicant and the Board. 

Duty Statement: Australia