Job Description
Trustees and Chair of the Board
FEVERED SLEEP IS SEEKING SEVERAL NEW TRUSTEES, INCLUDING A NEW CHAIR, TO JOIN OUR BOARD.
Are you looking for a new opportunity to develop personally and professionally? Are you seeking new skills and experience? Fevered Sleep is seeking trustees to support the executive team and wider board to oversee the strategic health of the organisation. We are looking for people to offer fresh perspectives on the world and our work, and who wish to contribute to the next exciting phase in the company's evolution. You may or may not have been a trustee before. If you haven't, we know that it can be a daunting prospect and we will support trustees who are new to the role. This is a voluntary role, and we will pay out of pocket expenses. We wish to address under-representation on our board and are actively seeking applications from D/deaf and disabled people and people of the Global Majority.
In 2026 Fevered Sleep is celebrating thirty years of making bold new art projects for adults and children. We work in many different artforms - from theatre and dance, film and digital projects, books and publications, to installations and public art. Established in London in 1996 by artistic directors Samantha Butler and David Harradine, our projects are made through processes of collaboration, participation and co-creation. We've worked with performers, designers, artists, scientists, doctors, teachers, vets, philosophers, social workers, all sorts of other adults and many, many children. We see our creative process as a kind of research: a way to investigate and reimagine the complex and extremely challenging world in which we live. We're committed to social and environmental justice, to radical politics, to the rights of the non-human, to advocacy and to change. Our work draws attention to the marginalised, the unseen and the overlooked, by inventing new kinds of spaces that bring people together to share their experiences of things that matter. We're trying to make the world a more caring, curious, compassionate place, one unlikely art project at a time. We are an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, a registered charity and a Company limited by Guarantee with an annual turnover of c£400k.
Please see our trustee information pack for further information.
If you are interested in the role of Chair, please see this role description for further information.
The recruitment timeline and process will run as follows:
- 3th July, 11am - deadline for submission of EOI
- Interviews: TBC but potentially Tues 21st July; Weds 22nd July; Tues 4th August.
- 2th August - observation at the board meeting
- w/c 17th August - confirmation of offer to join the board
- August to November '26 - handover and induction
- 18th November - new Chair(s) leads the board meeting
Please see for more information on our work, our team and our current board.
To apply, please submit a CV & cover letter via the email application box below.
If you would like an informal chat about the role or to discuss access requirements, please contact our Executive Director, Dimity Nicholls on
