Trustee Recruitment

About CASA

Since 2007, CASA has placed Latinx arts at the heart of the UK’s cultural conversation.

This 2025, we entered a new phase. As an Associate Company at Brixton House, we’re transitioning from an annual festival to a year-round arts organisation - deepening collaborations with artists, grassroots organisations, and communities, while acknowledging and expanding our focus to include Hispanic Caribbean and its diasporic arts, reflecting the longstanding creative dialogue between Latin America, the Caribbean, and their communities in the UK.

Through commissions, residencies, and professional development, we’ve supported over 2,000 artists and reached audiences of more than 100,000 - creating spaces where art challenges perspectives, sparks dialogue, and drives change.

Founded to address the lack of representation of Latin American arts in the UK, CASA has evolved from a theatre festival into a cross-disciplinary organisation fostering artistic development, curatorial experimentation, and cultural exchange.

Approaching our 20th anniversary, this new phase marks both a moment of reflection and renewal, expanding our impact while staying true to the values that have guided us since 2007.

Our vision is to be the UK’s leading organisation for Latinx, Hispanic Caribbean, and its diasporic arts, placing their artistic excellence at the heart of the UK’s cultural conversation. We’re committed to a sustainable and inclusive model of cultural production that thrives on innovation, diversity, and bold creative expression - inspiring audiences and catalysing social change through the transformative power of art.

Your role as a CASA Trustee

We are inviting new Trustees to join CASA at a defining moment in the organisation’s evolution.

As we transition from a festival to a year-round arts organisation based at Brixton House, CASA is entering a period of growth, strategic development, and renewed vision. Trustees will play a key role in guiding this process - offering expertise, insight, and advocacy as we strengthen our structure and expand our impact.

As a Trustee, you will act as a critical friend to the organisation, supporting and advising the leadership team on CASA’s goals, priorities, and governance. You’ll ensure that our work remains transparent, accountable, and aligned with our mission. This includes attending quarterly board meetings, reviewing management accounts and policies, and providing strategic oversight across key areas such as finance, fundraising, and organisational development.

We are looking for individuals who share CASA’s commitment to cultural equity, collaboration, and experimentation and who are eager to contribute to the next phase of an organisation that connects communities through the transformative power of art.

Trustees are invited to engage actively with our work: attending events, connecting with artists and partners, and acting as advocates within their professional and personal networks.

CASA values the perspectives that a diverse board brings and welcomes applications from people of all cultural, personal, and socio-economic backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from individuals of Latin American or Hispanic Caribbean heritage, and from those who may be taking on a Trustee role for the first time.

All Trustees must be UK residents.
CASA (company number 07284541) is a company limited by guarantee with no share capital and a registered charity (number 1152644).

Trustee Responsibilities

  • Provide expertise and strategic insight to support CASA’s growth and good governance.

  • Approve quarterly management accounts, narrative reports, annual budgets, and policy updates.

  • Act as an advocate for CASA to funders, sponsors, partners, and the wider public.

  • Ensure that CASA operates in the best interests of its mission and beneficiaries.

  • Attend quarterly Board meetings (typically weekday late afternoons/early evenings).
    In-person attendance at Brixton House is preferred, though online participation is possible on occasion.

  • Review and comment on papers distributed ahead of meetings and contribute to discussions constructively.

  • Offer advice on specific areas of project, business, or strategic development as they arise.

  • Attend CASA events and act as an ambassador for the organisation.

  • Support fundraising efforts through your expertise, contacts, and advocacy.

  • Identify and help manage potential risks and mitigation strategies.

  • Ensure CASA complies with charity and company law, and maintains high standards of transparency and integrity.

  • Contribute to strategic and policy reviews, helping to shape CASA’s long-term direction.

  • Join relevant subcommittees and actively participate in Board discussions.

  • Support the artistic and curatorial vision of CASA’s Artistic Director and leadership team.

Term Length

Three years*, with the possibility of serving up to two terms. Re-application is welcome after a minimum of three years off the board.

Person Specification

We are looking for Trustees with significant capacity to support and represent CASA over the course of the coming years. We are looking for people who have:

  • An awareness of live arts, film, visual arts, installations and/or other creative industries.

  • An understanding and appreciation of the arts that CASA presents.

  • A willingness to commit the necessary time and effort.

  • Strategic vision.

  • An ability to act with reasonable care and skill.

  • An ability to think creatively and problem-solve.

  • Good, independent judgement.

  • Exceptional leadership and teamwork skills.

  • An ability to interpret management accounts and financial information.

  • An ability to challenge current thinking in a constructive manner.

Additionally, all CASA Trustees will be expected to demonstrate specific knowledge and expertise in at least one of the following areas:

  • Arts

  • Business law, governance and/or other legal expertise

  • Fundraising

  • Financial management / economics

  • Marketing / Sponsorship / New Business Development

  • Environmental Sustainability

  • Education

However, this is not an exhaustive or exclusive wish-list. Above all, we want to we build a skilled, committed and diverse group of Trustees who can help us to become more secure, bigger and better. The legal responsibilities of a Non Executive Trustee of a Not for Profit can be read here http://www.cgi.org.uk/professional-development/careers/directors-duties

Appointment and Resignation

Trustees are elected to serve for a term of three years, after which they may be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. Trustees are limited to two terms (six years). In extraordinary circumstances, Trustees may be asked to extend their term in the interests of organisational stability. If a Trustee has served two terms (six years), they do have the option to return to the Board after a minimum period of three years has passed.

Trustees are expected to serve a minimum of one three-year term. In exceptional circumstances, Trustees can resign mid-term with a three-month notice period.

As we establish the new board there is the possibility for some new members to join initially for just a two-year term to ensure that not all Trustees come up for renewal at the same time after the first three years.

Potential new Trustees may be suggested and considered by existing Trustees at any time.

Your reward

CASA Trustees contribute their time as volunteers, and so no fees are payable. However, trustees enjoy guest access to all CASA events and the opportunity to influence how the next chapter of CASA’s story unfolds.

As a CASA Trustee, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of an organisation entering one of its most exciting moments - nearly two decades of championing artistic excellence and cultural inclusion.

You’ll contribute to the growth of a not-for-profit arts organisation that showcases the narratives of Latinx, Hispanic Caribbean, and its diasporic communities in the UK, fostering meaningful connections between artists, audiences, and partners.

You’ll collaborate with a committed and inspiring team, helping CASA consolidate its transition into a year-round organisation based at Brixton House.

How to Apply

We hope you will consider making an application to become a Trustee.

To make an application, please complete the Application Form. You will be ask for:

  • Your CV or biographical information (no more than two sides please)

  • A supporting statement that sets out your motivation for applying for the role and how you can meet what we are looking for.

If you have questions about the appointments we want to make, and would find it helpful to have an informal conversation, please contact our Head of Programmes gabriela@casafestival.org.uk

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