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Closing Date:
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and applications will be reviewed as they are received.
The Role:
We are currently seeking a Finance Trustee to join our Board as Treasurer. It’s a voluntary role that requires a committed individual with financial expertise to take a collaborative approach, supporting our Trustees, our Head of Finance and Governance, and our management team to oversee the financial affairs of our charity and ensure that they are legal, constitutional, and within accepted accounting practice.
Our Organisation:
Greener and Cleaner delivers locally but thinks, and influences, nationally. Our vision is greener, healthier, better connected communities across the UK. We seek to achieve this through normalising 360-degree sustainable living, bringing the community together to make changes that can deliver a big impact. We have a non-judgemental peer-to-peer approach, so that all elements of the community feel empowered to take action in how they live, work, and play and in how they use their voice to push for change.
Treasurer Role:
The primary role is to ensure alongside other Trustees that they accept ultimate responsibility for the affairs of G&C and ensure that it is solvent, well run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for which it has been set up. As well as fulfilling the duties of a Trustee, the Treasurer ensures that effective and appropriate financial measures, controls, and procedures are put in place and reports to the Board at regular intervals about the financial health of the organisation.
- Overseeing the presentation of budgets, internal management accounts, and annual financial statements, as produced by the finance team or others where appropriate, to the Board of Trustees
- Ensuring that proper accounting records are kept, and that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place.
- Liaising with any paid staff about financial matters, as appropriate.
- Ensuring that robust and comprehensive financial policies are in place and being implemented, and supporting the development of policies covering financial reserves, and cost management.
- Overseeing financial controls and adherence to systems.
- Drawing any major financial concerns to the attention of the trustee and the management team.
- Ensuring that the charity has appropriate reserves in line with its reserves policy, and monitoring and advising on the financial viability of the charity.
- Advising on the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan, including overseeing the charity’s financial risk-management process.
- Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate investment policy and that investments and assets are maximised.
- Leading on the appointment of and liaison with external auditors.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of systems for appraising, mitigating, and reporting corporate risk.
- Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by relevant statutory bodies – for example, the Charity Commission and/or the Registrar of Companies.
- Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities.
- Supporting other Trustees in understanding the charity’s financial position and decision making.
- Contributing to the fundraising strategy of the charity and its ethical fundraising policy.
- Making a formal presentation of the accounts at the Annual General Meeting and drawing attention to important points in a coherent and easily understandable way.
The Person We’re Looking For:
- A finance professional with a firm understanding of charity finance and some experience of fundraising and pension schemes.
- Knowledge of charity fundraising, bid writing, and/or other income generation and/or securing funding through creation or leveraging of partnerships and networks (at a national or local level).
- A strategic thinker with an ability to balance risk and opportunity and the skills to analyse proposals and examine their financial consequences.
- Clear communicator with the ability to explain financial information to members of the Board and other stakeholders.
- Willing to play an active role in areas such as forecasting, setting budgets, and liaising with auditors.
In addition, the Treasurer will also have the responsibilities and qualities of all Trustees.
Responsibilities of All Trustees:
- Demonstrating a commitment to G&C’s objectives
- Contributing to setting the strategic goals and monitoring performance by active participation in Board discussions and decision-making
- Actively assisting the charity to build their connections and partnerships for the purposes of most effectively delivering their goals and fundraising
- Ensuring that G&C complies with its governing documents, the law, and all other relevant documentation
- Helping to identify risks and ensuring appropriate controls are in place
- Helping the Board to make sound decisions by making available their own personal knowledge and experience
- Assisting the Chair to appoint and appraise the performance of the Senior Leadership Team members
- Sharing relevant skills and expertise with the Senior Leadership Team members
- Making all reasonable efforts to attend Board meetings, away days, development meetings, publicity events, and other such public functions as requested by the Chair
- Ensuring the charity’s focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion remains at the heart of its strategy and delivery
Trustee Person Specification:
In addition to the Treasurer role specific above, our Trustees will ideally also demonstrate the following:
- A commitment to the objectives and activities of G&C
- A willingness to devote time and effort to G&C beyond attending board meetings
- Have strategic vision, an ability to think creatively, and an appropriate level of financial literacy
- Understanding of and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of their position
- Have good independent judgement
- Be willing to effectively act as part of a team
- Adhere to the Nolan Principles of public office: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership
- A willingness to allow the Employee/s to make reasonable decisions and to act within the limits prescribed by the Board
To Apply:
To see the full job advertisement with details on how to apply, and to learn more about the role and our organisation, please see the attached supporting documents.
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Role Title: Treasurer (Trustee)
Board/Committee: Board of Trustees and Finance, Risk and Investment Committee
Remuneration: Travel and subsistence will be paid for attendance at meetings in accordance with the CoSRH travel and expenses policy. Board members are not remunerated for their Board/Trustee work.
Responsible to: The Chair of the Board of the Trustees
Regular liaison with:
- Board of Trustees
- CoSRH President
- CEO
- Director of Finance and Operations
- Sub-Committees of the Board
- External partners at senior level
Duration of appointment: Three-year term (with a possible extension of a further three years)
Time Commitment: Trustees meet four times a year in London and/or virtually. Meetings last approximately three hours. Trustees and Council meet jointly once per year in London and/or virtually. Meetings last approximately three hours. The Finance, Risk and Investment Committee meets four times per year virtually. Meetings last approximately two hours. In addition, Trustees are expected to allow time for reading of papers and preparation for meetings and for occasional events such as the AGM, attending relevant external events/training and induction.
Who we are:
The College of Sexual and Reproductive (CoSRH) is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for professionals working in this area. As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the life course for all.
Can you help us?
The College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (CoSRH) is seeking an experienced financial professional to join our Board of Trustees as Treasurer. This is an exceptional opportunity to provide strategic financial leadership and make a meaningful impact on sexual and reproductive health across the UK.
As Treasurer, you will chair our Finance, Risk and Investment Committee and play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial stability, sustainability and growth over the next three years.
We're looking for a qualified finance professional (ACA, CIMA or equivalent) with senior-level experience in audit, investment and strategic financial planning. You'll bring strong governance expertise, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to guide an organisation through growth and change.
Purpose of the role:
The overall aim of the Trustee role is to provide strong leadership, direction and expertise to the governance of the CoSRH.
The Board of Trustees (‘the Board’) is the body with the legal duty to protect the mission and vision of the CoSRH and to ensure that it is run in accordance with legal requirements.
The role of the Board is to provide good governance and leadership by:
- Determining organisational strategy
- Determining organisational statutory policy
- Ensuring the organisation’s financial stability and sustainability, and agreeing the annual operational budget
- Appointing the Chief Executive (who is overseen by the Chair of the Board on behalf of the Board)
- Providing support and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and their staff team
- Setting and monitoring procedures for assessing and managing risk
- Taking advice from members, Council, Committees and from specialist advisors
- Ensuring good communication between the Board, the Council and the membership, and providing feedback on Board decisions and discussions to these groups
- Monitoring strategy performance
- Representing the CoSRH externally where necessary
As a charity and company limited by guarantee, Board members are charity Trustees and company directors. They do not represent any group or organisation in this role and they must act in good faith and in the best interests of CoSRH and in accordance with the CoSRH Code of Conduct.
Treasurer
- Chair the Finance, Risk and Investment Committee (FR&IC) and lead the committee as follows:
- To review progress of financial elements of the strategy and make recommendations thereon to the Board of Trustees.
- To review/consider the strategic plan in context of financial and budgetary impact.
- To review the annual budget along with any constituent elements including membership pricing and make recommendations to the trustees.
- To agree specific expenditure beyond that in the approved budget of up to £125k.
- To make a virement of budgets of up to £125k
- To keep under review through regular reports the delivery of approved capital projects both from the capital investment as well as the actual compared to the projected returns.
- Advise Remuneration Committee on the affordability of any changes to pay and or benefits.
- To review the CoSRH Board Assurance Framework including mitigations, consider the total risks being carried in light of the risk appetite and undertake regular reviews of the risks by rotation.
- To receive reports at each meeting on financial performance and report as required to the Trustees
- To review the draft annual accounts along with the audit report, ensure they are prepared in accordance with relevant accounting standards and Charity Commission guidance and recommend their approval to the Trustees
- To recommend appointment of CoSRH’s external auditors to Trustees and to keep under review the performance of the auditors.
- To review the external auditors’ planning document, their annual findings, report and recommend any required improvements to financial processes.
- To monitor and review the CoSRH’s pension schemes and make recommendations for change when appropriate.
- To review and approve new Business Cases and oversee delivery of benefits,
- To consider changes to the reserves policy and make appropriate recommendations to the Board.
- To keep under review CoSRH’s Investment Policy including compliance with the ethical investment policy and update as necessary.
- To agree and review the Trustee’s attitude to financial risk and the asset allocation strategy.
- To review at each meeting the performance of CoSRH’s portfolio of investments and to receive regular reports from the Investment Managers.
- To consider changes to investment strategy and make appropriate recommendations to the Board.
- To propose the appointment of external investment managers for CoSRH, if appropriate, and to manage their performance.
- To ensure that all transfers of investment funds between managers are properly authorised by the Board.
- To report to the Board of Trustees on the performance of the investments.
Main duties and responsibilities of a Trustee
Board members are required to:
- Ensure that the highest standards of corporate governance are observed at all times
- Establish the overall strategic direction and governance of the CoSRH
- Approve the budget and business plan for the CoSRH including the costs of Council and its committees
- Ensure the effective, efficient and appropriate use of resources available to the CoSRH
- Oversee the delivery of planned results by monitoring and reviewing performance against agreed strategic objectives and targets
- Ensure that the CoSRH operates within the limits of its objectives and authority
- Ensure that the CoSRH is accountable to key stakeholders within and outside the health sector
- Ensure that the CoSRH undertakes its work with due regard to equality and diversity issues
- Ensure that the CoSRH complies with all relevant legislative and administrative requirements including, but not limited to, company law, charity law, health and safety, data protection and equalities.
- Ensure that an effective risk management system is in place
- Approve the annual budget
Board members are expected to:
- Read all Board and Committee papers in advance of meetings
- Attend and make constructive contributions to Board and Committee meetings
- Provide specialist guidance on particular areas where they have expertise
- Commit to safeguarding the good name and values of the CoSRH
- Be a champion and ambassador for the CoSRH
- Abide by all relevant policies and procedures of the CoSRH
- Agree and adhere to the CoSRH Board of Trustees Code of Conduct.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
- A financial accountancy qualification or equivalent experience (eg ACA, CIMA)
- Experience of audit, investment, strategic planning and budgetary planning
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a diverse team whilst keeping in mind the responsibility of being an individual trustee
- Experience of guiding an organisation through growth and change
- An understanding of and commitment to the values expressed in the CoSRH code of good governance
- Confident and effective communication skills including listening skills
- A track record of being able to process details quickly and get to the heart of an issue including financial issues
- Understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
- Understanding of the role of the Chair of Trustees, CoSRH President and CEO
- A track record of significant achievement at a senior level in the commercial private, public or not-for-profit sector
- Experience of board or committee membership in a charity, public sector or commercial organisation
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of board or committee membership in a charity, public sector or commercial organisation
- Knowledge or experience of the charity sector
- Knowledge of the healthcare sector
To apply:
The closing date for applications is midday 21 November 2025.
Interviews are likely to take place w/c 1st December 2025 with the role due to commence in January 2026.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are working hard to minimise unconscious bias and your application will be anonymised to support this.
This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Bath Area Play Project are passionate about every child's right to play and enabling children to thrive. We are looking for a Chair of our small Trustee Board to support our vision and ethos, enabling the continuation of our support services for children and families, leading strategic oversight and ensuring we are resilient for change.
BAPP provide a range of services including an Ofsted registered Nursery & Pre-school, Ofsted registered Holiday Playschemes for disabled children and those with additional needs, Children & Family Support, Alternative Provision for children with SEND and our long standing Community based Family Playdays. More information is available on our website
As we work with vulnerable children, Trustees are required to have an Enhanced DBS and to register as one of our Trustees as part of our Ofsted registration. There are 8 Trustee Meetings each year, alternating in person in Bath and online which includes our AGM. Other commitments in addition can include attending events, representing BAPP, supporting with recruitment/staffing and policy review.
For further information or if you have any questions, please get in touch.
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