You will be assisting the Database Manager in the provision of database and data services to a busy Fundraising and Community Engagement department. This is an exciting time to joining the department, as we are implementing a new 5-year fundraising strategy, at the core of which is our commitment to donor care. We aim to strengthen our database processes, upskill our database users and improve the quality, accuracy and relevance of our donor information.

Some of the main responsibilities:

1. Carry out regular database housekeeping tasks

2. Assist with projects to cleanse supporter data and to streamline screens and menu options

3. Assist the database manager in preparing data, reports and analysis for fundraising activities

4. Keep supporter records up-to-date via imports, global changes and manual data processing

5. Provide training, support and user guides for database users

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the service

Essential requirements:

• 1+ years CRM (database) experience as a data administrator, or other role which involves extensive database use and data manipulation
• Some experience of running queries and reports
• Some experience of running data health routines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to an intermediate level

Our office is located a 3-minute walk from Stanmore tube station (Jubilee Line) on a busy high street. Staff car park on site. You must be able to commute to Stanmore.

The role is currently home-based due to Covid -19 but the role will revert to office-based after the pandemic. Occasional home working can be considered but the post holder needs to work largely in the office to support other database users.

Benefits:
• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
• Competitive salary & benefits package
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• A challenging and varied role
• A supportive team
• Additional leave during Jewish festivals

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

Norwood is a disability confident employer. This means we are committed to employing people with disabilities.

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.
Registered Charity No: 1059050.

The Role: Committee Member

Location: Tower Hamlets, London

Remuneration: £2,079.96 per annum plus expenses

Do you have a strong customer experience background?

Do you want to make a positive difference in the community? 

We are seeking a new independent member to join our Operations Committee and are keen to hear from individuals with an impressive track record of achievement in the field of customer experience. You will be able to contribute to our overall strategic direction and play an important part in helping us sustain great communities, deliver great services and raise resident satisfaction.

Prior Board/Committee experience is preferred but not essential and applications from outside the housing sector are welcomed. We want to draw on a wide range of backgrounds to assemble a breadth of experience and perspective that can inform and challenge how we work. THCH is diverse in the communities it serves, and applications from younger people, women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are all especially welcome.

Working exclusively in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets we see ourselves as very much part of the community, owning and managing 3,100 homes.  Working in partnership with many organisations, we have an important local responsibility, not only to deliver quality housing, but also to provide excellent community services.

We work towards one vision:

To work with residents to “Build Connected Communities” by:

• Creating vibrant places to live in Tower Hamlets

• Supporting people to achieve their goals

• Delivering great value services

This is a remunerated position offering £2,079.96 per annum

For further details and a recruitment pack, please visit our website.

To apply you should submit:

•  An up to date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than 3 pages.

• A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a suitable candidate for this post and the skills and experience that you will bring.  We recommend that the supporting statement is also no longer than 3 pages.

These should be sent to jobs email address which you can find on our website.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on 1 February 2021 and virtual interviews will be held mid-February.

For an informal discussion, please contact Pam Bhamra, Director of Operations, her number can be found on our working for us website.

Vacancy Reference Number:

HOHR/FS/UK-R1

Position title:

Head of Human Resources

Reports to:

Deputy CEO

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

And

Remotely

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £44,000.00 per annum (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

18-Months’ Fixed-Term Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up-to-date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than Wednesday, 17th February 2021

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: W/C 1st March 2021

Start: ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold a Zoom Interview with Muslim Hands.

About Us:

Muslim Hands is a UK based international relief organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The Head Office in Nottingham and a fundraising team in Whitechapel London; occasional travel between the two locations. Muslim Hands UK is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our team during an exciting period of growth and change as we have ambitious plans to grow our activities by 2025.

Role Overview:

Reporting directly to the Deputy CEO, this pivotal new role will drive culture change across the charity, ensuring our change programme is underpinned by a coherent, long-term and practical commitment to building all aspects of a modern, diverse, capable workforce. In this exciting and wide-ranging role, you will deliver our strategies.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a high calibre, big picture thinker with considerable experience of advising Chief Executives and Boards and whose experience combines both strategic and operational leadership ability.  You will be skilled in driving and embedding organisational effectiveness and cultural change in line with organisational strategies.  With a demonstrable track record of delivering strategic impact, your approach to leadership will embody five core leadership traits: academic, learning, adaptable, inclusive and trustworthy. 

Main Responsibilities:

• To act as the authoritative People Strategy adviser to Muslim Hands and, where necessary, supporting the CEO in engaging with Trustees and governance Committees on key People issues, risks and priorities.
• To be a powerful advocate for Muslim Hands ambitions for workforce development and capability (paid and unpaid) by creating a visible personal leadership presence in all aspects of workforce development and culture change.
• To devise and deliver a transformative and innovative people and cultural change strategy that aligns fully with our values and Muslim Hands Strategy and sets us apart as a great place to work.
• Be an active, effective and accountable member of the organisation, exhibiting strong leadership, leading by example.
• To establish the development of our organisational learning and development agenda.
• To formulate credible proposals on all strategic considerations for our people and organisational culture – with a particular focus on increasing our equality, diversity and inclusion at all levels across the charity.
• To coach the senior leadership team as necessary, ensuring expert support is put in place that drives high standards of leadership, talent development and employee engagement.
• To create and lead a People and Culture style Human Resources function that is recognised and valued as a centre of excellence in delivering our strategic goals and organisational development priorities, offering relevant expertise and, proactively sharing insights that add value.
• To ensure all contributions from the Human Resources team fully meets expectations including quality of People Policies, Talent acquisition, Compensation and Benefits. Employee Relations and support to Senior Leadership roles.
• To exhibit Muslim Hands core values.
• To deliver and lead a People Strategy focused on culture change and organisational development intervention which creates a progressive, agile, dynamic workplace experience and environment for the future which enhances employee engagement and wellbeing.
• To work with colleagues to identify the skills, knowledge, and capability and culture of Muslim Hands needs to deliver future plans.
• To implement new talent management and wider learning programmes at all levels which align with our ambition to be a ‘learning organisation’, engaging our people to fulfil their potential, perform better and want to stay longer.
• To keep under constant review the charity’s approach to pay, reward/recognition and benefits to ensure we attract, recognise and retain talented paid and unpaid colleagues who are committed to Muslim Hands mission.
• To lead a department that provides an effective business-focused employee relations approach.
• To lead the charity’s approach to performance management, focusing on inspiring, equipping, empowering and rewarding colleagues to meet and exceed expectations.
• To ensure that paid and unpaid colleagues have access to appropriate support to maintain their personal wellbeing and maximise their contribution.
• To ensure that all other people and volunteering policies and procedures are as robust and efficient as possible; are legally compliant, fit for purpose and take account of emerging external risk factors and support delivery of the Strategy.
• To use data proactively to improve our organisational performance and encourage business-focused decisions.
• To ensure meaningful people insight (including through regular Employee Opinion Surveys) is provided in order to assist the Chief Executive and SMT in decision making and planning.
• To keep up to date with relevant Government policy proposals and legislation, and the best practice of relevant organisations, ensuring that the charity complies with legislation and adopts prevailing best practice wherever feasible.
• To act as a professional role model that inspires, motivates and enthuses staff within the team and more widely across the charity, promoting a culture of learning, professionalism, collaboration and innovation, celebrating successes and encouraging ambition and achievement.
• To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct.
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in fundraising activities and ensuring the availability of staff during our peak periods.
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager.
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices.

Note: This job description will change from time to time due to changes within the Organisation as well as the updating of procedures within your department.  If there is a major change to your role then a new job description will be produced.

About the Successful Candidate:

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Uphold Muslim Hands’ Organisational Values
• Hold a relevant Postgraduate or Master’s degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent (Level 7) with proof of Suitable HR related experience
• 7+ years' experience in HR, with a minimum of 3 years' experience in team management / in a senior leadership role
• Expertise in Employee Relations, Employment Legislation, Policy and Procedure and the ability to recruit and train new staff and instil highest standards amongst new employees
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of current UK Employment Law
• Extremely confident communicator with the ability to easily build relationships, rapport and trust with all types of people at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience in leading a People Operations or Human Resources functions.
• Previous experience of leading operational change programmes within a HR environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and programme leads to deliver results on time, on budget and to high standards.
• Able to make connections across the organisation and provide support and challenge, working collaboratively across functions.

Desirable:

• Associate member (or higher) of the CIPD with evidence of continuous personal development
• Track record in developing and delivering HR/ People and Culture strategy and of advising HR managers and senior staff
• Previous experience of working closely with an Exec Board member, delivering clear communications on their behalf.
• Working knowledge and experience within a similar Role
• Working knowledge and experience of working within an International NGO

This is a very rewarding position for the right person. If you feel this is you please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable quoting the above reference number!!

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, 17th February 2021, however, we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Healthwatch City of London are looking for an experienced administrator to work in our team, providing secretariat support to the Board and administrative support to the Engagement and Communications Co-ordinator.

You will take on administrative support in a number of areas including volunteer recruitment and management, project administration and board secretariat function.

You will have had previous experience in working in administration and have a knowledge of health and social care.

You will be ICT literate with experience of creating and managing databases.

Healthwatch City of London (HWCoL) is the Health and Social Care Champion for the residents, workers, and students of the City of London. Our Board and volunteers largely comprise people who live, work or study in the City of London.  

With over 30 million workers in the UK, speaking up or raising a concern in the workplace is crucially important to stop harm; to individuals, to organisations and to the wider public. Whistleblowing ultimately protects customers, staff, beneficiaries, and the organisation itself by identifying harm before it's too late.

Protect is the UK's whistleblowing charity and we are the leading experts in whistleblowing. We aim to stop harm by encouraging safe whistleblowing. We have advised around 45,000 people on our free, confidential advice line, trained thousands of managers, senior managers and board members and currently support hundreds of organisations to strengthen their internal whistleblowing or 'speak up' arrangements. We also campaign for better public policy and legal protection.

Trustees

Protect - Speak up, stop harm

Meetings are usually held in London, currently via video conference

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in increased demand for Protect's Advice service with 20% more cases in 2020 than 2019. Each year we support around 3,000 whistleblowers to raise concerns, and to understand their legal rights.

With long serving Trustees reaching the end of their terms, Protect is now seeking up to three Trustees who bring a strategic insight in one or more of the following areas:

• Experience of being a whistleblower with an interest in using that experience to support others

• Charity fundraising experience

• Experience of championing /developing a whistleblowing function within an organisation

• Financial management experience

Protect is committed to achieving greater diversity in its board, and actively encourages Black people and People of Colour, disabled people and young people, who are currently under-represented at board level, to apply.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Deadline for applications: Friday 26th February

Interviews with Protect: w/c 22nd March / w/c 29th March

CAFOD has three vacancies on our Board of Trustees for committed individuals who want to contribute to our mission.

What does a trustee do?

As a trustee, you will be a custodian of our vision, mission and values. You will be actively overseeing how our strategic vision is put into action, ensuring that the resources entrusted to us are used with probity and good governance.

Your expertise will have a vital role in:

• providing an external viewpoint to help the organisation maximise its potential
• making a real difference to people’s lives
• ensuring that all decisions are taken in accordance with the Charity Commission Code of Governance.

Person specification

We are looking particularly for a background of, or experience, in one of the following:

• Law
• international development or emergency/humanitarian work
• monitoring and evaluation
• policy, influencing or campaigning.

We want to improve the diversity of our Board of Trustees and make it more reflective of the community that supports us. We specifically seek applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

The expected time commitment for our trustees is 12 days a year. Trustees are expected to attend the four board meetings each year, including a residential weekend meeting - some may be held electronically during UK working hours.

Trustees based outside the UK are required to attend the residential meeting in person every year, and other meetings remotely.

Find out more about our current trustees

How to apply

Please click on our company website to know more and apply.

• Do you have a proven track record in fundraising, development, and communications, and would you like to join an innovative, place-based partnership?
• Do you thrive on rolling your sleeves up and personally getting stuck in, as well as working collaboratively with partners, teams, and boards?
• Are you passionate, as we are, about addressing issues around poverty and inequality?
• If so, then you might be just the person we are looking for to lead our ambitious development and communications strategies for Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation.

About you

The new Director of Development and Communications, in addition to having a strong track record in fundraising from a range of donors and sources, will need to be consultative, with strong listening skills and respect for the opinions of others. They will need the confidence and expertise to advise and guide their small team, board, and governors. They will need to be able to relate to the big picture and vision, whilst also being able to consider the detail. We would be delighted to hear from you, especially if you:

• Have a strong track record in fundraising and development.
• Enjoy rolling your sleeves up and leading and implementing fundraising and development plans yourself, as well as guiding others.
• Are flexible, collaborative, and work very well as part of a committed team within a small organisation.
• Have experience of leading and managing.
• Are a strong communicator and relationship builder.
• Have a commitment to ensuring that Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation continue to flourish.

We value diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are especially welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, and religion. Please let us know if you would like any additional support with this application, or the role.

Find more information in application pack or on Islington Giving webpage

Justice Studio is a values driven social enterprise entering an exciting new phase of development in our mission to reduce social inequality.We are looking for a leader to to manage our progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based team.  Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.

We are based in London and work both in the UK and across the world for governments, charitable and not-for-profit organisations, and social enterprises that are striving to promote global social equality.Our work for them spans strategy, research, and demonstrates impact. Since our establishment in May 2011 we have undertaken over 80 social justice consultancy and research projects for a range of clients in over 30 countries. 

Justice Studio is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to reducing discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we particularly encourage applications from people of colour, disabled, LGBT and other people that are under-represented in the workforce. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job title: Managing Director

Salary Band: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum, pro-rata if part time is preferred + Share Option Scheme. 

Hours: 4 days a week.

Job Location: North Road, London, N7.While this is an office-based role, we are a flexible employer and support flexible working.

Reports to: Chair

Line managing responsibilities: Operations Director, Head of Programmes, Communications Lead.

Anticipated Start Date: April 2021

 Overview

As Justice Studio’s Managing Director you will be responsible for the day to day running of the organisation as well as its strategic direction. With experience in, and commitment to, progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based organisations like ours, you will set the culture for our organisation. You will play a key part in business development, maintaining client relationships and representing us externally. Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.

Trustee

Do you share our passion for providing empowering, transformational experiences to children and young people (8-28yrs) with muscular dystrophy and allied neuro-muscular conditions in the UK?

The Muscle Help Foundation are seeking committed individuals, with an interest in improving the lives of children and young people with disabilities (specifically those with muscular dystrophy), to join our Board of Trustees.

We are looking to appoint two to three Trustees to join our Trustee Board from March 2021 onwards. Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, working with the CEO to develop our aims, objectives and goals in accordance with our governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

You will have a strong personal commitment to the charity's vision and values. Whether you are an experienced Trustee or taking your first step as a Trustee, we would love to hear from you. Being a Trustee will give you the opportunity to use your skills, passion and commitment to help shape the future of our charity and to improve the lives of vulnerable people.

This year, 2021, sees the charity reach its 18th Anniversary in March; a key milestone – this is an opportunity to bring your skills, talents, and experience in making an important difference in a role that we hope you will find immensely fulfilling.

Trustee Responsibilities:

- Have an opportunity to help improve the lives of children, young people and their families
- Contribute to the governance of our small national charity
- Have strategic responsibility for a skill area e.g. digital, safeguarding, fundraising or corporate partnerships
- Act as advocates in promoting our work across your network
- Receive induction, support and training
- Have an opportunity to use and develop your skills

Trustee Requirements:

You may have close experience of living with muscular dystrophy, other disabilities or life limiting conditions, but this is desirable and not essential.

Our key criteria are that you have a commitment to the charity’s values and enthusiasm, an understanding and passion for our work, and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our beneficiary community. We would also particularly welcome applications from individuals with skills and experience in digital, fundraising and corporate partnerships although other skill sets that will contribute to the good governance are most welcome too.

The expected time commitment is approximately 4-6 hours per month, to include taking part in Trustee Board meetings and being involved in occasional projects.

As a direct consequence of the pandemic, the Board of Trustees are currently meeting virtually by videoconference for a ‘power hour’ each month, and for two hours each quarter. Usually, Trustee Board meetings are held quarterly in and around London for three hours; we expect to continue the practice of virtual meeting which will be reviewed over the coming 12 months – this may change in the future, depending on the needs of the charity and our Trustee Board.

About the Muscle Help Foundation:

We are the Muscle Help Foundation, an award-winning specialist national family-centred charity that delivers transformational, highly personalised, empowering experiences in the UK, called Muscle Dreams for children and young people (8-28yrs) with muscular dystrophy and allied neuromuscular conditions. Our social currency is underpinned by the idea that an experience, if executed brilliantly, can be transformative and empowering for both a young person and their family.

As a result of COVID-19, MHF took the extremely difficult decision to postpone our planned 2020 Muscle Dream activities in March 2020. We remain resolute and determined to continue our vital work into 2021 until our beneficiaries and families are able to re-engage in face-to-face activities. We are currently engaging with our community across the country and reducing our Muscle Dream wait-list in addition to offering other virtual programmes wherever possible.

The Muscle Help Foundation is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are seeking applications from individuals with a diversity of experience and perspectives, including age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic and cultural background.

The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable young adults and children at risk; we expect you to share this commitment. The charity will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates; the charity will manage this process.

Location: Anywhere in the UK

Duration: Three year term, up to a maximum of three terms

Salary: This is a voluntary role, with out-of-pocket expenses paid

Closing date: Monday 15th February 2021 but please apply as soon as possible as we may close applications before this date.

Strictly no agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Trustee, Voluntary, Disabilities, Muscular Dystrophy, Children and Young People, Vulnerable People, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, Fundraising, Digital Marketing, etc.

Ref: 96455

We are recruiting trustees to become part of a strong established women's organisation with a track record for providing services and campaigning for systems change. You would be joining a supportive and passionate board.

We welcome individuals with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and skills, including women with direct experience of the criminal justice system, either through work, their communities or personal experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from women from Black, Asian and minoritised communities. Women only need apply, as per Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

To apply head to our website, please download and read the Trustee Recruitment Pack and send a letter outlining the reasons for your interest in Women in Prison and in the role of trustee.

We also ask that applicants complete the equalities monitoring form provided with this pack.

Birthrights is the UK charity that champions respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth by protecting human rights. We provide advice and information on your legal rights, train doctors and midwives, and campaign to change maternity policy and systems. We are excited to be growing our small team in 2021. Application deadline: 12pm on 8 February 2021.

We need a strong team-player and self-starter to capitalise on the huge potential we can see in our training offering, which we have not had the resource to do before. We are looking for someone who can bring their expertise and knowledge of developing and expanding training programmes in other charities or organisations and hit the ground running.

You will work with the Programmes Director and the rest of the policy, influencing, and advice team to ensure what we are hearing from women and birthing people contacting our advice line is reflected in our training, and that what we hear from healthcare professionals during training feeds into our policy and campaigning goals.

You will also work with the Programmes Director, Engagement Director, CEO and others to ensure that we reach our targets for generating income from training, whilst also meeting our charitable objectives to spread our message as widely as possible. This will involve a combination of revenue generating training, not for profit training (for example, for other charities supporting women facing severe and multiple disadvantage), and some shorter, free talks or communication pieces in person, on our website or on social media.

You will be responsible for managing our Associate Trainer team, performing the Secretariat function to our Education and Training working group and liaising with all our training clients.

Birthrights is a small but mighty charity, so you need to be both strategic and hands-on. You'll have the mandate to shape our training strategy going forward as well as managing training engagements on a day to day basis.

It's an exciting time to join us. In 2021, we will continue to champion human rights in response to Covid-19 restrictions in maternity care, launch a new national inquiry on racial injustice, grow our advice and training, and shape a new strategic plan. You will be one of four new joiners in the first few months of 2021, taking our team up to 9 plus freelancers working on shorter term projects.

Please note, this is a Home-based role (UK within reasonable commuting distance of London and able to travel to regular team meetings and events in London, once the Covid-19 situation allows). There's also access to a co-work space near London Fields in Hackney.

Birthrights is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our organisation and our external work. We want to increase the diversity of our team, especially at senior level. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our staff team. We will use positive action under the Equality Act 2010 to appoint from these under-represented groups if two candidates are equally qualified.

Please send your CV and a short covering statement (maximum two sides of A4) by noon on Monday 8 February. For more information on how to apply, please look at the full job pack.

A fantastic opportunity to work for a not for profit organisation on a contract basis.

Client Details

A fantastic opportunity to work for a not for profit organisation on a contract basis.

Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

-Organising all training across the organisation

-Organise the training roster to ensure there are trainers available to deliver across the organisation

-Support the design of training and ensure and sign off before being delivered

-E-learning

-Supporting volunteers and staff to deliver training

-General management

Profile

The successful candidate will have experience in the following:

-Have a background within a L&D function

-Has successfully designed/updated training for staff

-Has experience updating E-Learning platforms

-Ideally has experience line managing staff

-Able to work with trustees and board members to gain insight on the organisations values to deliver training effectively

-Is already working as a L&D Manager, or is wanting to progress.

-Natural leader

-Immediately Available

Job Offer

A fantastic opportunity to work for a not for profit organisation on a contract basis.

Trustee who is a refugee

                                                                                     
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We know that increased representation on our Board of people who share the experiences of the torture survivors we support will help us to:

· Ensure all our strategic and policy decisions are rooted in the lived experience of survivors;

· Be more accountable to the people we serve;

· Honour our commitment to ensuring stronger survivor voices in our governance and management, so that survivors help to set our direction of travel; and

· Challenge structural inequality and promote anti-racism in society and within our own charity.

Our Board already includes one survivor of torture who has lived experience of our services and we are seeking to build on this by recruiting a second trustee with lived experience of the asylum system, whether as a survivor of torture or other type of persecution.

As a trustee, you will be joining at an exciting time as we rollout our radical new rehabilitation model, including services that are co-designed and co-delivered with survivors, and work to promote lived experience leadership in the fight against torture and for the rights of survivors.

This is an opportunity to help shape and steer Freedom from Torture, and to support and make a real difference to torture survivors and our committed community of staff, volunteers and supporters.

You need to have first-hand experience of the UK asylum system and a commitment to our vision of a world free from torture and our core values of compassion, empowerment, hope and resolve.

· Trustees are volunteers who use their knowledge, skills and experience to guide the charity for the benefit torture survivors.

· You will be required to attend four Board meetings, four Committee meetings and occasional Board away days each year.

· Travel expenses and any child care costs will be reimbursed.

· You will be given a full induction, mentoring and ongoing support.

For more information about Freedom from Torture, please look at our website using the link provided and where you will also be able to view the application page on the job link. 

To apply, you will need to submit a CV and cover letter which explains how you meet the requirements of the role and state why you wish to be a Trustee at Freedom from Torture.  

Freedom from Torture is committed to exemplary safeguarding practice and we require an enhanced DBS check for this role.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

At Stonewall, our vision is for a world where everyone, everywhere can be themselves. We work to ensure acceptance without exception, so that lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people around the world can participate fully in society and enjoy lives free from discrimination. We work to do this in a way that is aligned to our values.

Stonewall has achieved many great things since we were founded in 1989, from securing legislation which allowed same-sex couples to marry, to the repeal of Section 28.

But today, over thirty years later, our work feels more vital than ever. Our research shows that life for many LGBT people is still tough - hate crime and discrimination remain commonplace at home, work, school, and in public. We also know that COVID-19 is having a particularly acute impact on LGBT people, many of whom have found themselves trapped in hostile home environments or cut off from support networks.

But there remains much to do and our Board is working to help steer the direction of Stonewall, ensure it is fit and able to meet new challenges including the current pandemic and support our new senior executive team as we build our new strategy.

Trustees

Unremunerated

We are seeking to appoint new Trustees who may have a background in a range of areas to support our work in the following areas; professional fundraising or campaigning; digital transformation; crisis communications or political management and human resource leadership. We also seek the lived experience of black people and people of colour; of trans and non-binary people; those living and working outside the capital and our straight allies.

Most important, the successful candidates will be able to embody and model Stonewall's values and behaviours - able to demonstrate understanding of both privilege and intersectionality and the challenges that face the identities and communities that Stonewall supports.

We are committed to ensuring we have a range of diverse experience on the Board. This enables us to benefit on the Board from the very diversity that we seek to achieve in society.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: 07 March 2021

Panel Interviews: w/c 07 December