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We wish to appoint a new Trustee with professional experience in any aspect of social care, to join our Board.
This is a great opportunity for someone keen to use their professional experience in supporting vulnerable groups to help drive forward the work of a locally focused endowed foundation. Our purpose is to provide funding to relieve the burden of financial, physical and emotional hardship in our local community of Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Wick, Teddington, Twickenham and Whitton.
We wish to appoint a new trustee who will have the enthusiasm, time and commitment to contribute to the work of the charity as it delivers an ambitious three-year strategy. You will be involved in making decisions on a wide range of issues, influencing the development of our work and bringing about change. We are specifically seeking a trustee with professional experience in any aspect of social care for vulnerable groups relevant to our grant making. This could, for example, be in the areas of cost-of-living support, health, social work or children’s services.
Our vision is to build an empowered, resilient and compassionate community where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you - want to establish closer working relationship with the local police to improve community safety in Barnet?
Can you - spare a few hours a month to make this happen?
If so - we need volunteers to join the Barnet Safer Neighbourhood Board.
A Safer Neighbourhood Board is established in every borough giving local Londoners and victims a greater voice.
Barnet’s Safer Neighbourhood Board entails a team of volunteers and local agencies who will work together to advise the Borough Commander.
The Board consists of a wide range of individuals representing Barnet’s diverse communities alongside the statutory positions defined in the MOPAC Guidance, involving people of all ages and from all sections of the community. This includes those who may not have been actively involved before, who may be vulnerable or who have been a victim of crime.
Barnet’s Safer Neighbourhood Board will be required to:
· Help identify and advise on Barnet’s local policing
· Monitor police statistical data, performance and confidence
· Fulfil a range of specific functions.
Please see the role profile for further information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CAFOD Advisor
Strategy Performance Committee (SPC)
Role
Committee member, providing expert fundraising input to this Committee of the Board, alongside Trustees and other advisors. The SPC exercises governance activities on behalf of the Board and provides recommendations to the Board on such governance matters. The remit of the SPC encompasses CAFOD’s programmatic work, covering both CAFOD’s international activities and the work within the Catholic Community in England and Wales.
Person
- Total alignment with goals, ethos and culture of CAFOD, including its Catholic values
 - Experience working within the charity sector with knowledge of multiple income streams
 - Knowledge of fundraising for international causes would be advantageous
 - Experience in multiple income portfolio management, particularly fundraising from the public
 - Familiarity with Fundraising Regulator best practice/Chartered Institute of Fundraising
 - An understanding of fundraising in a faith context
 - Good committee skills - team player, independent thinker, listening and contributing constructively
 - Good communicator
 - Commitment to the role (serious reading of committee papers and engagement with issues)
 
Time commitment
- Four half-day meetings a year, currently two at Romero House, London and two online
 - As required, exceptionally, ad hoc meetings and meetings with other committee members, Trustees or staff as required
 - No specific term, but expectation of 4 years minimum
 
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
CAFOD Advisor
Finance, Legal, Audit and Risk Committee
Role
Committee member, providing expert financial input to this Committee of the Board, alongside Trustees and other advisors. The Committee is collectively responsible for reviewing in detail a wide range of matters relating to finance, legal compliance, audit and risk management before making recommendations to the Board of Trustees
Person
- Total alignment with goals, ethos and culture of CAFOD, including its Catholic values
 - Qualified member of recognised accountancy body
 - Demonstrable skills and experience in financial and corporate/ charity governance, commercial decision-making, budgeting and financial planning, internal and external statutory reporting, revenue and cost management, procurement, internal control, compliance, financial management and commercial or charity management generally
 - Strong strategic and analytical skills
 - Familiar with policy development (including financial and accounting policies) and maintenance
 - Grasp of detail, ability to focus on key issues
 - Corporate and/ or charity experience as director (possibly finance director) and/ or trustee
 - Good committee skills - team player, independent thinker, listening and contributing constructively
 - Good communicator
 - Commitment to the role (serious reading of committee papers and engagement with issues)
 - Strong commitment to personal and professional ethics
 
Time commitment
- Four half-day meetings a year, currently two at Romero House, London and two online
 - As required, exceptionally, ad hoc meetings and meetings with other committee members, Trustees or staff as required
 - No specific term, but expectation of 4 years minimum
 
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.