The Gerald Coke Handel Foundation seeks an independent trustee to join its Board of Trustees.



The Foundation enables public education by providing research facilities, maintaining and developing the Gerald Coke Handel Collection at the Foundling Museum, and administering the endowment which supports it. Formed in 1996, the trustees of the Foundation administer the endowment that accompanies the Collection and assist the Foundling Museum with the care of the Collection, which came to the Museum through the Government's Allocation in Lieu scheme. The Board comprises eight members, including two trustees nominated by the Handel Institute, and one trustee nominated by the Foundling Museum; five independent trustees are elected by the membership from persons applying for the position.



The Company's objectives are to advance public education by providing research facilities academics, musicologists, musicians, students, writers, researchers and all those interested in the life and work of Handel, his associates and contemporaries, the musical environment of the time, the printing and publishing of music in the eighteenth century, and related subjects. The research collection comprises over 15,000 items related to the composer George Frideric Handel and his contemporaries, including artworks, books and scores, journals, ephemera, sound recordings and memorabilia.



The present vacancy requires some experience as a charity trustee or in a similar role elsewhere, to ensure the good governance of the Foundation. The trustees seek to contribute a range of complementary skills to the Foundation, which advises the Librarian on acquisitions and services, in addition to managing the endowment which funds the Collection. Knowledge and experience as a charity trustee, or in a similar role managing a charity or heritage organisation, is preferred, and knowledge of and interest in music, heritage and libraries and how they operate is desirable. The trustee should be familiar with charity law in the cultural and heritage sector and able to advise on aspects of the operation and management of the collection and its endowment. The trustees work with the library staff to advise on acquisitions, digital projects and service delivery, in addition to managing the endowment and relations with the Foundling Museum. Individuals with interests with coincide with the objects of the Foundation are invited to apply.



The position offers the opportunity to work with trustees and library staff to create a centre of excellence for research and study of Handel and his musical contemporaries in Britain, and to raise public awareness of the collection and increase its accessibility through publications, exhibitions and provision of research facilities. The trustee will bring ideas and experience to achieve these objects, together with knowledge of the legal and financial frameworks in which the Foundation operates.



The time commitment includes three trustee meetings a year in office hours, and several hours per month as work arises.



Informal enquiries can be made to me as Company Secretary, and applications should be made by sending a CV and covering letter to me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or by post to me at the address below. The closing date is January 31st 2023.





Katharine Hogg

Librarian

Gerald Coke Handel Collection

Search the catalogue here<https://foundling.soutron.net/Portal>



My normal working days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday



The Foundling Museum

40 Brunswick Square

London WC1N 1AZ



+44 02078413606

foundlingmuseum.org.uk <http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/>







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