​ CALL FOR NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Company number 1511481)

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Royal Air Force Museum Enterprises Limited (RAFMEL) is currently welcoming applications for Non-Executive Director positions on its Board.

RAFMEL is the trading subsidiary of The Royal Air Force Museum, a National Museum, Government Executive Non-

Departmental Public Body (NDPB) sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, and a registered charity. The Museum welcomes around 800,000 visitors per annum to our two sites in London and the Midlands and our creative programmes engage with the public onsite, online and in our communities.

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RAFMEL leads the development of the Museum’s commercial activities (and any activities that are ‘non-primary purpose trading’) for the benefit of the charity, as well as advising on the development of the Museum’s audiences. All profits are gift-aided to the Museum on an annual basis and are generated through retail, catering, corporate and public events and experiences, and car parking. 

The Museum has delivered sustained visitor growth since the major redevelopment of its London site in 2018. We are outwardly focused and people centred, guided by our Strategy 2030 (see https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/) which sets a clear vision with ambitious commercial goals for the Museum. A resilient and forward looking RAFMEL is critical to continuing the development of our commercial business and we are looking for Non Executive Directors with commercial business acumen, creativity and expertise in one of the following areas to join our Board during a critical period of our development:

• ​Leading a successful commercial visitor attraction, including the development of compelling visitor experience initiatives.
• ​Digital marketing, including E-commerce; CRM, Search Engine Marketing and social media marketing.
• ​Catering and Corporate hospitality.
• ​Public events development.
• ​Finance.

​RAFMEL Non Executive Director Board members give their services on an honorary basis but are eligible to claim expenses reasonably incurred in performance of their duties.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Vanessa White – [email protected] 

​Closing date: 25 November 2026

​Interview date at our London site:11 December 2026