Board and committee opportunities

Board and committee opportunities

Our board and committees help make decisions on where to invest funds.

The Board

The Board of The National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund consists of a chair and up to 14 trustees, appointed by the Prime Minister.

The Board:

  • sets our strategic and policy framework
  • determines our strategy and our annual business plan
  • makes decisions on Memorial Fund grants, The National Lottery Heritage Fund grants over £5million and our UK-wide strategic campaigns

Board opportunities

There are currently no vacancies. If you are interested in hearing about these roles in future please contact us at DecisionMakers@heritagefund.org.uk


Committees

We have committees based in:

  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • England, North
  • England, Midlands & East
  • England, London & South

The committees make decisions on grants between £100,000 and up to £10m. 

Being a committee member

In this video, former committee member for the North of England, Stephen Welsh, gives us an insider's look at the role:

Remote video URL

Committee opportunities

We are currently recruiting for new members to join our committees based in different nations and areas. See the vacancies.

Future Heritage Leadership programme

Are you passionate about saving historic buildings, protecting the natural environment or preserving cultural traditions? We're looking for 12 people aged 18–30 who care about heritage to shadow our committees across the UK and play an active role in deciding where we invest our funding – no previous experience necessary. Find out more.

Keeping up-to-date

Follow us on X (Twitter) and sign up to our newsletter to keep up-to-date with our latest Board and committee recruitment opportunities. You can also email us to register your interest.

If you query is regarding our application portal, please contact our support team.