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We are looking to appoint two new trustees to our Board of Trustees.
As an appointed trustee, you will also have the opportunity to become an office holder as the Board will be looking to elect to a new posts, including to the role of Chair, in the near future.
We invite any eligible person interested to apply for the role. The trustees we appoint do not necessarily have to have a finance or charity sector background in order to apply.
We are looking for an understanding of the charity sector and finance, but you may have gleaned this in an unrelated professional field or role. We value diversity and believe everyone has a valuable contribution to make.
For more information, please take a look at our recruitment pack (pdf).
The application deadline is Midday, 29 July 2024, with interviews to be arranged during August and early September. Appointments will be confirmed in October 2024.
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WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW TRUSTEES!
We have several trustee vacancies and are looking for passionate and enthusiastic people who want to be part of conversations about developing and leading our future.
Power2 is a fast growing and energetic children and young people’s charity that has supported 27,000 young people since 2001.We’re based in the North West of England and London and deliver early-intervention asset-based programmes to children and young people who have mental wellbeing challenges and are disengaged from school and more widely. We’re well-known for our award-winning Teens and Toddlers programme.
In 2023, we launched our new five-year strategy, which entails growing our work so we can meet the needs of more children and young people. Now is an important time for our charity, and we hope that you will want to help us achieve our vision.
As a Power2 trustee you’ll be an ambassador for the organisation and its work. You’ll share our vision of a world where all children and young people – no matter their background or challenges – can thrive and reach their full potential.
We’re particularly seeking to appoint trustees with the following skills or background:
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Chair (please see separate recruitment pack)
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Finance
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Child Safeguarding
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People aged under 25.
A skills audit of our current Board showed that we would benefit from adding to the Board trustees with experience of education leadership, fundraising/income generation, programme impact and evaluation, and HR.
We’re recruiting for potential so learning in the role is expected, and we will support you in this by providing induction and training. We also believe that diverse voices and perspectives are crucial to our decision-making being effective and equitable, and that our Board needs to represent the breadth of our work and the people and communities we work with.
We particularly encourage applications from:
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People from racialised communities
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People who are based in the North West of England
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Disabled people
We’re always looking to recruit people who have lived experiences of the issues we seek to address (as a child, low family income, disengagement with school and learning, poor wellbeing/mental health, care experienced).
We believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive, even when things get tougher.
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Reprieve is pleased to advertise for two Trustees to join our Board and provide the highest level of Governance. The Board meets four times a year (normally April, July, October and December).
About Reprieve
Reprieve is a UK charity founded in 1999. Reprieve uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. Thus, Reprieve promotes and protects the rights of those facing the death penalty and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions.
Reprieve’s main office is in London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
About the roles
Our new Trustees will be passionate about our vision and mission and will be able to bring inclusive and knowledgeable insight to the Board and the Executive Directors. They will have a passion for seeking justice for the victims of extreme human rights abuses. They will support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at Reprieve and share our commitment to fighting against racism and advancing racial justice, both in our work and within Reprieve.
Trustee
We are seeking a new trustee with direct or indirect lived experience of some of the conditions and difficulties faced by beneficiaries of Reprieve’s work or other victims of human rights abuses. This could include long term or arbitrary detention or other human rights abuses, whether or not Reprieve would have been able to have been involved.
For full details please see the role description.
Trustee and Chair of the Development Committee
We are seeking a new trustee who would look to take on the Chair of our Development Committee when the current Chair retires in April 2025. You will be someone who has experience as a senior fundraising volunteer or who is well networked and happy to connect us with your contacts and make asks on behalf of Reprieve. Reprieve has a highly diverse funding base, built up over many years, and you would help support this by working with our Philanthropy and Events team to maximise support from individuals.
For full details please see the role description.
Full details and how to apply
This is a non-remunerated role but Reprieve will pay reasonable travel and other expenses. Trustees are appointed on a three year term, renewable once. The deadline for applications for each role is 19 August 2024.
Please see the role descriptions for full details and information on who to contact to discuss the roles.
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About Us
With Jesus. With each other. To the edges.
We are passionate about God’s mission and eager to see more and more people become followers of Jesus. For 225 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed across the globe. Often in ways we could not have anticipated.
Founded by William Wilberforce and other members of the Clapham Sect group of activists in 1799, today CMS supports hundreds of people and partners in mission working together across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. We also train UK Christians for creative, ground-breaking mission in Britain.
Context
With mission no longer being a “West to the rest” endeavour, and as Christianity has flourished in parts of the majority world, we have undertaken a prayerful review of our organisation, in order to discern our mission call for this generation.
We have rediscovered and been re-inspired by the pioneering spirit of our founders. We believe our calling for this time is to the “edges”: to the edges of society, the edges of church and to the edges of our comfort zones. To that end, we have been aligning our organisation and focus to play a catalytic role in facilitating movements of mission to and from these edges.
The Role
Taking a listening and reflective approach, as Chair you will draw out the diverse skills and wisdom among our trustees, ensure excellence in our governance, support the executive leadership in delivering our refreshed vision and play a role in strengthening our links with the Global Anglican Communion.
If you share our passion for following Jesus and making disciples at the edges, bring experience at board level, a highly relational approach and a global perspective, we would love to hear from you.
For more information see the job pack attached. Closing date 14 August.
London is a fantastic city to call home, but a central truth remains in the capital. Every year thousands of young people find themselves unhoused, unsupported and unsafe. That’s why New Horizon Youth Centre exists.
Founded in 1967, New Horizon Youth Centre continues to be a vital support network for 16–24-year-olds with nowhere else to go. Through the services we provide at our day centre, via outreach and remotely, our multidisciplinary team of over 60 staff support thousands of young people experiencing homelessness in London to find safety, improve their wellbeing, develop skills for life and ultimately find somewhere that they can call home.
New Horizon Youth Centre
Trustees
London
Unremunerated, with reasonable expenses paid, including travel to support attendance at board meetings
This is an exciting opportunity and time to join and work with Chair, Matthew Reed, CEO of Marie Curie, to help them continue to grow stronger and increase their impact even further.
We are looking to appoint Trustees who have an authentic interest in young people, strong leadership experience and can give time and commitment to this opportunity. Successful candidates will have a solid understanding of good governance practices and expertise in a specialism such as:
- Track record of organisational management and leadership
- Marketing and communications
- UK Government or public sector experience
- Fundraising
Or have leadership expertise within one of the following areas:
- Children and youth
- Homelessness
- Criminal Justice
- Refugees and migration
For further information, to access the appointment brief and to apply to this role, please click 'apply' to be redirected to the Prospectus website.
We encourage applications from all backgrounds in respect of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexuality, religion, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Midnight, Sunday 15th September 2024
Interviews with Prospectus via Teams: w/c 30th September 2024
Interviews with New Horizon Youth Centre: Tuesday 22nd October 2024
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Would you like to advocate for people living with HIV, ensuring that they receive the support they need to live a life free of stigma and discrimination?
The Sussex Beacon has just celebrated 30 years of providing care and support for people living with HIV. We are at a very exciting stage of the organisation’s development, having recently appointed a new CEO. We are seeking new trustees to contribute to the development of our new strategy, to define our role and maximise our impact.
As the treatment of HIV has changed, our work supporting people living with HIV has never been more important.The Sussex Beacon works with an aging and increasingly frail cohort of people who have lived with their condition for decades, as well as more recently diagnosed individuals.Those using our services have multiple and complex needs relating to their health and wellbeing, often experiencing multiple traumas in their lives. Our service users are often disadvantaged by economic and social deprivation. They have experienced discrimination because of gender, sexuality, asylum status and ethnicity.
We are unique in our offer, providing Inpatient Unit care and community services, working closely with the NHS and third sector; we run two charity shops and are privileged to receive huge support from the community.
We are looking for people with skills, expertise and knowledge in the following areas:
- Finance and Accounting
- Fundraising & Commissioning
- Governance
- Strategy and Business Development
- Specialist clinical knowledge of HIV
- Legal / HR
- Retail / commercial sector
- Health & Safety / Building Asset Management
- CQC regulated activity
- Service User / Patient participation
As well as bringing in new expertise, we would like candidates who bring a range and breadth of experience who may represent the voices we are missing. To improve our trustee diversity, we particularly welcome applications from women, those from the global majority, people under the age of 35 and people with disabilities.
If you are driven to support our mission and feel you can make a valuable contribution, we welcome a conversation with you.
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PECAN is seeking to appoint a new Chair of Trustees as the previous Chair has stepped down after many years of devoted service. Under PECAN’s governing articles of association its trustees, including the Chair, are appointed for a three-year term, which may be renewed for a further two terms (so a maximum of nine years’ unbroken service).
Key tasks:
The Chair will hold the Board and Executive Team to account for the Charity’s mission and vision, providing inclusive leadership to the Board of Trustees, ensuring that each Trustee fulfils their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity. The Chair will also support the management team and ensure that the Board functions as a unit and works closely to achieve agreed objectives. They will act as an ambassador and the public face of the charity in partnership with the CEO.
Key responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the organisation and the Board by ensuring that everyone remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes to provide greater public benefit.
- Chair and facilitate board meetings, oversee and ensure proper record-keeping
- Ensure that decisions taken at meetings are implemented.
- Give direction to board policy-making.
- Ensure that the charity has a clear vision, mission and strategic plan, and that there is a common understanding of these by the management team and the Trustees.
- Develop the Board of Trustees including induction, training, appraisal and succession planning
- Ensure that the Board is able to regularly review major risks and associated opportunities and satisfy itself that systems are in place to take advantage of opportunities and manage and mitigate the risks.
- Ensure that the Board fulfils its duties to ensure sound financial health of the charity, with systems in place to ensure financial accountability.
- Encourage positive change where appropriate and address and resolve any conflicts within the Board.
- Act as an ambassador for the cause and the Charity.
- Bring impartiality and objectivity to decision-making
- Address conflict within the Board and within the organisation and liaise with the CEO to achieve this.
- Foster, maintain and ensure that constructive relationships exist with and between the Trustees.
- Liaise with the CEO to keep an overview of the organisation’s affairs and to provide support as appropriate.
- Lead the process of supporting and appraising the performance of the CEO.
- Sit on appointment and disciplinary panels where required.
With the CEO:
- Plan the annual cycle of board meetings and other general meetings where required, for example annual general meeting.
- Set agendas for board and other general meetings.
- Ensure that the Board receives sufficient and timely information to make informed decisions.
Relationship with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the wider management team:
- Establish and build a strong, effective and a constructive working relationship with the CEO ensuring they are held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives.
- Support the CEO, whilst respecting the boundaries which exist between the two roles.
- Ensure regular contact with the CEO and develop and maintain an open and supportive relationship within which each can speak openly about concerns, worries and challenges.
- Liaise with the CEO to maintain an overview of the charity’s affairs, providing support as necessary.
About you:
PECAN is a Christian charity whose values are kindness, belief and hope. There is a requirement for all Trustees, including the Chair, to sign a statement of belief. The CEO is also required to be a Christian.
In addition to the qualities required of a Trustee of the charity, the Chair should have the following qualities:
- Leadership
- Experience of committee work, including at least one previous Trustee role.
- Tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage
- Good communication and interpersonal
- Impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect
- Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team
- Empathy
It would be desirable to demonstrate experience of the Chair role and/or be willing to join the Association of Chairs to increase their knowledge that will help with the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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You must live a short commutable distance to South West Birmingham, UK
Skills for a Chair:
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to think creatively and solve problems
- Able to motivate others and encourage participation
- Able to handle and resolve conflict effectively
- Willing to speak one’s mind and listen to the views of others.
- Able to maintain independent and objective judgement
- Willing to actively design and contribute to the strategic vision of the Group
- Willingness to take decisions which will further the work of the Group
The responsibilities of the Chair:
- Objectively and impartially chairing and facilitating Trustee Board meetings.
- Acting as the Chair of the relevant Scout Council.
- Planning the annual cycle of Trustee Board meetings and setting the agenda for Trustee Board meetings.
- Monitoring that decisions and actions agreed at Trustee Board meetings are implemented.
- Working closely with the GSL / relevant Commissioner to ensure there are long term and short term goals and the role the Trustee Board can play in helping to achieve these.
- Providing direction for the Trustee Board.
- Ensuring that all Trustees have been briefed and inducted into their roles, receive appropriate training, and are aware of their status as charity trustees.
- Addressing and resolving conflicts that arise.
- Membership and attendance of any working groups or sub-Committees set up by the Trustee Board, where appropriate.
- For District and County/Area/Regional Chair, acting as the final appeal point for appointment disagreements between the Appointments Advisory Committee and District or County/Area/Region Commissioner.
General Trustee Board responsibilities:
- To be a full and active participant in Trustee Board meetings and activities.
- To uphold the responsibilities of a Trustee Board as outlined in The Scout Association’s Policy Organisation and Rules.
- Willingness and eligibility to act as a Charity Trustee for the Group, District or County/Area/Region.*
- Contribute to the strategic aims and future development of the Group, District or County/Area/Region.
- An understanding of their own role, and the role of others on the Trustee Board.
- A commitment to understanding and forming opinions on the key discussion points and responsibilities of the Trustee Board.
- Willingness to complete various tasks which support the work of the Trustee Board and aims of the Group, District or County/Area/Region.
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EnhanceAble’s mission is to impact positively on the lives of local disabled people and their families through the provision of excellent social care. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile in provision of service and placing our customers at the centre of our work.
EnhanceAble is a medium sized charity in the social care sector. We have a turn over of circa. £2 million per annum. We have a Board of Trustees, and a Senior Management Team (SMT) consisting of our Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Head of Finance and HR Manager.
Our trustees play a vital role in making sure that EnhanceAble achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They also ensure that EnhanceAble has a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support and challenge the executive team to enable EnhanceAble] to grow and thrive, and through this, to achieve our mission.
Board members have a collective responsibility. This means that trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.
Duties Include:
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Support and provide advice on EnhanceAble’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
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Monitor and evaluate the implementation of new strategies
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Oversee EnhanceAble’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
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Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation
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Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
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Review and approve EnhanceAble’s financial statements.
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Provide support and challenge to EnhanceAble’s CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
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Keep abreast of changes in EnhanceAble’s operating environment.
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Contribute to regular reviews of EnhanceAble’s own governance.
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Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
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Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect EnhanceAble’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third-party interests.
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Contribute to the broader promotion of EnhanceAble]’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
What we are looking for
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
You do not need previous governance experience – we will provide a full induction and training.
Personal skills and qualities
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Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
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Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgment and work effectively as a board member.
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Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.
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A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Enthusiasm for our vision and mission.
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Willingness to lead according to our values.
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Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Terms of appointment
Terms of office
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Trustees are appointed for a 3 year term of office, renewal for 3 further terms to a maximum of 9 years.
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This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Time commitment
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Attending 4 Board meetings annually. Currently meetings are held in person at our head office in KT1 2TW
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Attending circa 4 other meetings or event during any year
About The Role
Would you like to help shape the future of The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland?
NYOS is seeking to appoint up to four new Trustees to our Board. We are looking for candidates who share our dedication to ensuring that Scotland’s young musicians, from all backgrounds, can access world-class classical music-making opportunities.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience of environmental sustainability, arts policy, public affairs advocacy, HR, orchestral management, marketing and communications, young people’s wellbeing/mental health, and EDI.
The NYOS Board meets four times a year, and each Trustee may also be part of a smaller committee or working group which meets up to four times a year. NYOS Trustees are asked to serve a four-year term, with the option to serve a second term.
No prior governance experience is necessary. NYOS will offer training and development opportunities, as well as 1-2-1 mentorship from an existing board member if required, to ensure you are fully supported in your role.
This is a voluntary role. However, NYOS is committed to removing financial barriers for all Trustees and can cover reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation, and remuneration for loss of earnings.
NYOS also recognises that there is a lack of diversity amongst the leadership of youth music organisations and the wider charity sector. We therefore encourage applications from underrepresented groups, a list of which can be found below. We look forward to hearing from you!
You can find out more about the role by downloading a copy of the job description from the NYOS website.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter, outlining your experience and reasons for your interest in the role. If you feel more comfortable applying in a different format, we are happy to accept an audio or video recording.
We would also request that you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form, which is available on our website
A shortlist of candidates will be invited individually to an informal conversation in August with members of the NYOS Board, following which up to four trustees will be appointed.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any further questions.
The deadline to apply is 5pm on Friday 2 August
To nurture, celebrate and widen access to outstanding classical youth music-making, inspiring young people to realise their potential.
We are looking for a new Trustee to join our welcoming and dynamic team at an exciting time and to make a meaningful difference through our work supporting disabled people to live with greater independence.
Designability is a national charity who for over 50 years have created equality of opportunity for disabled people, by removing barriers to independence, enabling them to live the life they choose.
Following a person-centred design approach, and by including disabled people at each point of the design process, we ensure their ideas and lived experiences are taken onboard and that what we create reflects people’s needs as well as products and services they want to use. We are best known for the iconic Wizzybug powered wheelchairs for very young disabled children. To date, they have been loaned to over 1,400 children, typically aged between 14 months and 5 years, across the UK completed free of charge thanks to the support of our generous donors.
Designability has a strong leadership team and we appointed a new Chief Executive at the beginning of 2024 who has over 20 years of experience as a founder, leader and consultant in a wide range of start-ups, commercial, public sector and not-for-profit environments. As we come the end of the first year of an ambitious three-year strategy, we are in a strong financial position with healthy reserves, and celebrated the end of 2023 with a highly successful televised BBC Lifeline Appeal demonstrating the impact of our work to a new and wider audience.
Having reviewed the skills, experience and diversity of current trustees, we would welcome candidates with experience in the following area:
Clinical expertise with experience of working with disabled people. This could include experience gained through a senior position in occupational therapy, physiotherapy or rehabilitation engineering or rehabilitation medicine.
Working as a team, trustees have three main responsibilities:
· To set a clear direction for Designability.
· To make sure that the charity’s plans are being carried out appropriately.
· To ensure that the charity meets its legal responsibilities .
All new trustees take part in an induction programme with the Chief Executive and Directors of each department and are offered ongoing training and support.
You will be joining an independent, national charity based in Bath. Our creative and inspiring team includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. We are led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.
For an informal conversation about this role, please contact us through Charity Job.
To apply: Please submit a CV and covering letter/statement detailing why you wish to apply and how your skills and experience meet the criteria for the role.
Closing Date for applications: 31/07/24
Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date, following the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Become a trustee for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
The role
We have the opportunity to appoint two trustees to join our trustee Board, bringing a blend of experience and expertise to help ensure the charity continues to have maximum impact as well as overseeing the fantastic work being undertaken by our dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters, which is to save and improve the lives of those diagnosed and affected by breast cancer.
Our trustee Board meets 5 times a year, normally in London. In addition to this, you will also be a member on at least 1 sub-committee which will be dependent on your areas of expertise and at the request of the Chair. Sub-committees meet up to 3 times a year.
About you
You have the ability to use your skills to ensure good governance through your strategic insight, sound advice and constructive challenge to help the trustee board undertake their responsibilities of scrutiny and support. To do this, you must have experience and interest in either:
Digital, data or design with the ability to provide insights and strategic expertise on how we can harness the benefits of evolving technology and digital routes to grow our impact.
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Risk management.
Ideally, you will also have business experience, potentially in the commercial sector and a personal direct or indirect experience of breast cancer and/or of using our services.
The trustee board welcomes applications to extend the diversity of its membership and expertise from all sectors of the community.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW CHAIR OF OUR BOARD!
We’re looking for someone with a passion for making a difference to the lives of young people.
Power2 is a fast growing and energetic children and young people’s charity that has supported 27,000 young people since 2001.We’re based in the North West of England and London and deliver early-intervention asset-based programmes to children and young people who have mental wellbeing challenges and are disengaged from school and more widely. We’re well-known for our award-winning Teens and Toddlers programme.
In 2023, we launched our new five-year strategy, which entails growing our work so we can meet the needs of more children and young people. Now is an important time for our charity, and we hope that you will want to help us achieve our vision.
As the Chair of our Board, you’ll be an ambassador for the organisation and its work. You’ll share our vision of a world where all children and young people – no matter their background or challenges – can thrive and reach their full potential.
We also believe that diverse voices and perspectives are crucial to our decision-making being effective and equitable, and that our Board needs to represent the breadth of our work and the people and communities we work with.
We particularly encourage applications from:
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People from racialised communities
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People who are based in the North West of England
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Disabled people
Term
This is a three-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a further three-year term. Internal applicants must be eligible to complete the initial three-year term.
Time commitment
Trustees are asked to commit to four Board meetings a year (3 hours), and an away day. The Chair would be expected to commit more time (estimated at around 1-2 days a month) to cover extra duties such as meetings with the CEO and trustees and planning and preparing for the Board meetings.
The role
As Chair of Power2, you’ll have a passion for making a difference to the lives of children and young people.
Building relationships with the rest of our Board and our CEO will be vital to be successful in this role. Once appointed, you’ll be invited to attend a visit to one of our programmes to gain further insight into how we run our programmes and get to speak to our programme team.
We believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive, even when things get tougher.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reports to: Board of Trustees
Direct Reports: CEO
Commitment: Approximately 2-4 days per month throughout the year.
Remuneration: The role of Chair is voluntary, although expenses for travel may be claimed.
Overview
Charity Purpose
- Raise funds for research into the cause, prevention and management of dementia.
- Allocate funding to university research project meeting the highest academics standards.
- Raising awareness of dementia.
Objective
- Holds the Executive team and the Board to account to:
- remain focussed solely on the BRACE stated purpose
- remain compliant with all English and Welsh laws and the regulations of the Charity Commission. - Support the Chief Executive in ensuring both the Board members and Executive team work closely together to achieve the agreed strategic objectives.
- Act (in partnership with the Chief Executive) as an ambassador and the public face of BRACE.
Charity Structure
- BRACE the charity has a sole Trustee “BRACE Trustee Limited”. All members of the Board are Directors of BRACE Trustee Limited and act as Trustees of BRACE. There are up to 15 directors of BRACE Trustee Limited who for reasons of clarity are called Trustees.
- The Chair and Trustees are usually appointed for a fixed term of 4 years which can be renewed once, enabling Trustees to serve for a maximum continuous term of 8 years.
Meetings
- Board meetings are held 4 times a year plus 1 awayday. Each meeting is +/- 4 hours.
- There are currently 3 sub-committees of the Board (Scientific Advisory Committee [SAC], Finance and HR). The 3 sub-committees meet no more than one month before the board meetings either in person or on Zoom. SAC reviews applications for grants and makes recommendations to the Board for approval.
- Board Meetings are generally held in person in the Bristol area, online or hybrid meetings are not encouraged but can be facilitated.
How to Apply
If you would like to know more about the role, have an informal discussion or apply, please contact:
Chair of Trustees, Jane Dare
CEO, Chris Williams
Together we will defeat dementia.
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Trustee Role Description:
Our trustees play a vital role in making sure that Age UK Surrey achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They also ensure that Age UK Surrey has a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision:
For people to improve their wellbeing and independence to get the most from later life.
Just as importantly, they support and challenge the executive team to enable Age UK Surrey to grow and thrive, and through this, achieve our aims.
Board members have a collective responsibility. This means that trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.
Duties:
• Support and provide advice on Age UK Surrey’s purpose, vision, goals and
activities.
• Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their
implementation.
• Oversee our financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate
progress.
• Ensure the effective and efficient administration of our charity.
• Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
• Review and approve our financial statements.
• Provide support and challenge to our CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority.
• Keep up to date about changes in our operating environment.
• Contribute to regular reviews of our governance. Attend Board and Committee meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
• Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect
our interests, to the exclusion of your own personal and/or any third party interests.
• Contribute to the broader promotion of our objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
There will be times when the trustees will need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
You do not need previous governance experience – we will provide a full induction and training.
Personal skills and qualities:
• Willingness and ability to understand and accept your responsibilities and liabilities as a trustee and to act in the best interests of Age UK Surrey.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement
and work effectively as a board member.
• Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.
• A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Enthusiasm for our vision and mission.
• Willingness to lead according to our values.
• Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity,
objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Terms of office:
• Trustees are appointed for a 3 year term of office, renewal for 1 further term to a
maximum of 6 years.
• This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Time commitment:
• Attending quarterly Board meetings as well as committee meetings throughout the year. Currently meetings are held in person at the Clockhouse Centre, Milford, Godalming.
• Attending annual staff/trustee meetings and ad hoc meetings as required.
• Completing safeguarding training and induction training as required.
Areas of expertise/ experience relevant to Age UK Surrey are:
Finance and accounting
Social welfare/care
Operating a community hub
Human Resources
Fundraising
Digital communications/ IT
Marketing/ public relations
Governance
Strategic Planning
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Legislation relating to Age UK Surrey
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Knowledge of the sector
An enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Interested Applicants:
If you are interested in joining our Board of Trustees please contact our Chief Executive, Catherine Hodgson, for an informal chat.
A current CV and covering letter should be sent to our Volunteering and Wellbeing Manager, Debra Davies.
Must include full CV of relevant senior management experience appropriate to the role advertised with your contact details including your location, email address and telephone number.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.