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We are seeking a Trustee to champion community engagement, partnerships, and communications to strengthen our impact and visibility. The role is unpaid and voluntary with an estimated time commitment of around 2 hours per week.
What we are looking for
Essential
·Experience in community engagement, public relations, or communications.
·Understanding of inclusive outreach.
·Strong advocacy skills.
Desirable
·Experience in co-operative or community-led initiatives.
·Knowledge of digital communications tools.
Responsibilities specific to the Community Partnerships & Communications Trustee role
·Oversee strategies for community involvement and representation.
·Build and maintain strategic relationships with community organisations, local authorities, other charities, and aligned organisations.
·Review and sign off partnership agreements.
·Lead on shaping the charity’s communications approach, including social media strategy.
·Collaborate with staff and volunteers to create compelling content.
·Advise on measuring and reporting the impact of community and communications work.
·Ensure compliance with GDPR and charity advertising standards.
·Ensure compliance with employment law and relevant charity regulations.
Wider Responsibilities (Shared with All Trustees)
·Support and provide advice on Paradise Cooperative’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
·Approve operational strategies and policies and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
·Oversee Paradise Cooperative’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
·Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organization.
·Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
·Review and approve Paradise Cooperative’s financial statements.
·Provide support and challenge to Paradise Cooperative’s Executive Director in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
·Keep abreast of changes in Paradise Cooperative’s operating environment.
·Contribute to regular reviews of Paradise Cooperative’s own governance.
·Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
·Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect Paradise Cooperative’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third-party interests.
·Contribute to the broader promotion of Paradise Cooperative’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
As a small charity, there will be times when 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.
Attributes and qualities
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will help broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
·Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organization.
·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.
Please send a brief statement outlining your interest and suitability for this role, along with your CV by midnight on Sunday 12th October.
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Title: Communications volunteer
Summary
Help us grow and engage our audiences by creating communications materials for us to use externally and across our website, social media, print materials and newsletter, so that we can help support the mental health of more women across Sussex.
Description
Our charity delivers counselling and therapeutic groups for women across Sussex. We are looking for an experienced communications professional to work with to support with all or some of the following:
Communications:
· Help to create a communications plan with the CEO, mapping out key activities and campaigns over the year
Blog:
· Create helpful mental health blog content for women, using SEO keywords
Outreach:
· Build contacts and reach out to potential press to raise awareness of our organisation
Events:
· Assist with fundraising events and promotion of these from the Brighton 10K run, our Christmas raffle and party.
You will be working with the CEO who will provide our existing brand/style/logo guidelines and brand research/user personas.
What impact will they have?
Your creative output will shape how we present ourselves to our clients and funders. With your help we will be able to continue to reach and support more women across Sussex.
About the volunteer
Description
We are looking for a volunteer who:
· Has experience in creating and writing SEO blog content
· Has the ability to quickly understand the needs of our team / organisation / participants
· Has good communications and organisation skills
· Understands the resource constraints of a small charity and is able to work with these.
Skills
· Marketing and communications
Where and when
Location
Can be fully remote or partly remote if based near Brighton.
Time
Time commitment
· 0-6 hours / week – the role could be an ongoing role
Volunteer availability
Either inside or outside office hours.
Application details
Application instructions: please send published content examples (social, blog or e-newsletter posts) a CV and details of your availability and interest in the role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for passionate people to join our Trustee team and contribute their skills to the development of our highly ambitious, industry-leading organisation.
First and foremost, we’re looking for people who are passionate about equal access to music and live events, and who will fully get behind Attitude is Everything’s Vision and Mission. We have a vision for accessible employment; that disabled people can have a career in the music and live event industries.
We want our Board to be representative of the communities that it serves, so we’re particularly interested in people who identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent and who are from diverse backgrounds, including from lower socio-economic backgrounds and from regions outside of London. We are particularly interested in hearing from senior leaders in the music industry, those with strong knowledge and experience of the fundraising landscape and individuals with policy experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chair of the Board
Unremunerated | Approximately two days per month | Hybrid meetings (alternating between remote and in-person)
On behalf of our client, a charitable trust working to improve financial resilience for women and reduce gendered poverty in the UK, we are seeking to appoint a new Chair of the Board.
Since 2016, the organisation has awarded more than £26 million in grants, supporting over 150,000 women through direct funding, community partnerships and long-term systemic change.
This is a significant opportunity to lead the Board of a focused and well-established organisation that is addressing one of the most persistent forms of inequality in the UK.
The Chair will provide inclusive and effective leadership to the Board, ensuring strong governance, supporting the Chief Executive and guiding the strategic direction of the organisation. The role will play a key part in maintaining momentum, strengthening oversight and helping the organisation to evolve in response to the changing needs of the communities it supports.
Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who bring:
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A strong understanding of governance, business models, finance, funding and charity regulatory frameworks
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Experience of chairing boards or senior-level committees, with the ability to facilitate inclusive and purposeful meetings
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Strategic thinking and the ability to anticipate change and shape long-term direction
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A collaborative and emotionally intelligent leadership style grounded in empathy, integrity and a values-led approach
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A commitment to gender equity and an understanding of the structural drivers and impacts of gendered poverty
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The capacity and availability to fully engage with the responsibilities of the role
Further information, including details of how to apply, please view the role on the Prospectus website by clicking 'Redirect to recruiter'.
This is a pivotal time to join the organisation. The incoming Chair will work closely with a dedicated executive team and a committed Board to ensure that funding remains impactful, responsive and sustainable, and that governance continues to reflect the values at the heart of the organisation.
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About Waterwatch UK
Waterwatch UK is a grassroots initiative based in Southend with national ambition. We bring communities, regulators, water companies, MPs, and local authorities together to hold decision-makers accountable for water quality. We are transitioning to become a registered charity and are building a strong local base in Southend before scaling nationally.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a volunteer Communications & Marketing Officer to lead and grow Waterwatch UK’s communications. This role is central to raising awareness of our work, engaging the public, and ensuring transparency as we set up our Southend Committee, take over the Southend Water Quality Summits, and expand nationally.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop and deliver Waterwatch UK’s communications plan (starting locally, building to national reach).
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Lead on social media: create and schedule posts, engage followers, grow reach.
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Draft and publish news posts and updates on our website.
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Produce a regular newsletter for supporters, volunteers, and partners.
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Lead comms around key milestones:
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Registration as a charity.
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Launch of the Southend Community Committee.
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Waterwatch UK taking over Southend Water Quality Summits (working with MPs, Anglian Water, Environment Agency, local council, and community partners).
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Build and maintain relationships with local press and media outlets.
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Support preparation of press releases, statements, and briefings.
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Ensure consistency of Waterwatch UK’s voice and messaging.
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Work with the CEO and volunteers to capture impact stories, case studies, and testimonies.
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Develop templates and systems so comms can scale to a national audience.
Commitment
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Approx. 5–10 hours per week, flexible to suit your availability.
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Mostly remote, with occasional Southend-based meetings or events.
What You Will Gain
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A leadership role in a fast-growing grassroots movement with national ambition.
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Hands-on experience in strategic communications, social media, and public engagement.
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Networking opportunities with MPs, local government, regulators, NGOs, and community groups.
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The chance to shape a new national charity from its early stages.
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Possibility of a paid role in the future, subject to funding.
Who We’re Looking For
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Experience (professional or voluntary) in communications, PR, or digital media.
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Strong writing skills with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
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Confident using social media platforms and tools for scheduling and analytics.
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Able to work independently and take initiative.
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Passionate about protecting the environment and empowering communities.
Waterwatch UK empowers communities to hold polluters accountable and drive systemic change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join the Board of an organisation that is changing places and changing lives.
Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart. Our mission is to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive. We believe that big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. Groundwork East operates throughout the East of England helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. We have a profound moral commitment to respond and grow to meet the anticipated demand for our services.
Role: Chairperson
Groundwork East has almost 40 years of experience in delivering bespoke projects that use the environment as a catalyst for building a more sustainable future.
Groundwork involves residents, businesses and other local organisations in practical projects that improve the quality of life, bring about regeneration, and lay the foundations to make sustainable development a reality in local communities.
Our mission has never been more important and we are seeking a passionate and committed Chairperson who wants to support us to drive growth and be part of our ambitious plans.
We are looking for a Chairperson to join our strong and engaged Board of Trustees to bring fresh ideas and new insights with skills developed through lived experience. As the main figurehead of the Trust you will attend formal events and maintain contact with Groundwork UK, sitting on the Groundwork UK Board. You will Chair our Board meetings ensuring that the Board gives appropriate attention to standards of Governance, safeguarding and legal compliance as is required of a charitable organisation. You will have proven leadership skills and excellent financial acumen with an ability to work effectively with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees to ensure full engagement and to develop and deliver on the strategic vision of the organisation.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to securing diversity amongst our Board of Trustees. We are deeply committed to being representative of the areas we serve and invite applications from all areas of society.
Groundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.




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We are looking for someone who shares our values to join us as a Music Education Trustee, maximising the impact of our music education strategy in helping children and young people from families on low income in Surrey to make music.
Specific Tasks
Identifying, developing and overseeing appropriate group teaching and ensemble projects in primary and secondary schools with high pupil premium ratios. Such projects will be funded or co-funded by CKT but delivered by other established music education providers
Managing CKT’ s interface with
- Surrey Arts (including at chief executive and area manager level),
- Surrey state schools as potential beneficiaries of CKT’s work
- other providers of music education in Surrey including Rock Schools
Working with:
- CKTs music education advisers to help define and deliver the above
- the bursaries trustee/manager to ensure that the criteria and process for CKTs bursaries maximises CKT’s impact
- the marketing and communications manager to best market what CKT offers to schools and music teachers
- Trustees, taking the lead on fundraising in developing applications for grants to fund CKT’s project work
- Acting as one of CKT’s Trustees and Directors attending and contributing to board meetings
- Performing such other tasks and activities for CKT as skills and time allow
Skills and experience required
In depth experience of music education at primary and/or secondary level
This will probably have been gained through practical experience either as a successful school head of music and/or in a county music service and/or in a music education charity or provider
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals to become members of the Finance Sub-Committee of our Board of Trustees. As a member of this group, you will offer strategic financial advice to our Board of Trustees and to our Provincial Team - the canonical leadership team of our province of Central Europe and the Islands. The work will include advising on all aspects of the Society’s finances including our properties and investments. This is a new committee reflecting our desire to improve our financial governance.
The Committee will oversee the work of our existing investments committee and a financial advisory group.
Commitment
After an initial induction day, we anticipate that the group will meet three times each year for a two-hour period. Meetings will be a mixture of online and face to face meetings in Hammersmith, London.
This is a voluntary position. We will pay all reasonable expenses including travel and refreshments at meetings.
Term Length
We are seeking an initial commitment of 3 years.
About you
We are looking for experienced Board or Committee members with a background and expertise in finance, property, risk or audit at a senior level.
As a member of our Finance Committee, you will help the Society in England and Wales to ensure that we have effective financial governance arrangements and will help to monitor our financial performance.
We invite scrutiny and challenge of our financial affairs and sound advice to our trustees and leadership team.
We expect that applicants will respect the Catholic beliefs and ethos of the Society.
Skills and Expertise
We are seeking to recruit individuals with a wide range of skills and experience
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Relevant financial or property management qualifications e.g. accountancy qualification
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Experience of service on a finance committee or Board of Trustees
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Knowledge of Charity law and accounting practice
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Experience at a senior level of financial management, scrutiny and planning
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An understanding of investments and management of an investment portfolio
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An understanding of organisational risk and risk management
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Understanding of audit practice within charities
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An ability to understand budgets and to review audited accounts
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A collaborative approach and a supportive nature.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About us
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an order of women religious in the Catholic Church. As a registered charity in England and Wales, the Society undertakes work in the fields of education, spirituality, justice and peace. In addition to the care of our sisters, the Society makes use of its resources to support the work of other charities, educational institutions and faith groups. You can read more about our history and our work on our website. Our care home provides care and support for up to sixteen of our thirty seven sisters in England and Wales. The remainder live in community and individually, with the majority in London. The Society has a long tradition of working successfully in partnership with lay colleagues and we currently employ a range of lay staff in areas such as care, health, safeguarding and finance.
How to apply: To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter that outlines how your skills, experience and qualifications match those set out in this pack.
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Attitude is Everything are looking for someone with charity finance experience at a senior level, and someone who shares Attitude is Everything’s Vision and Mission to join our Board of Trustees as Treasurer.
To make sure that Attitude is Everything operates within the legal and financial guidelines set out in current legislation and its own financial procedures
To ensure that strong financial controls are in place and that the organisation operates within a sound financial framework
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join St George’s Hospital Charity Board and help us build a healthier tomorrow for the communities we serve.
Applications close at 9 a.m. Wednesday 15th October.
Time commitment: Chair (4 days a month) and Trustee (2 days a month)
We are the official charity of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting St George’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital, and the wider community. We fund vital improvements to facilities, pioneering research, and innovative projects that enhance the experience of patients, families, staff and the communities served by our Trust.
St George’s Hospital Charity is currently recruiting for two key roles: a Chair of Trustees and an additional Trustee who will serve as Chair of the Grants Arts and Impact Committee.
The Chair provides leadership to the Board with prime responsibility for ensuring it has agreed priorities, appropriate structures, processes and a collaborative, productive culture. The Chair also acts as a key ambassador for the Charity, working closely with the Charity CEO and other stakeholders.
The Chair of the Grants, Arts and Impact Committee provides leadership to the Committee on behalf of the Board, ensuring effective oversight of grants and arts activity, and the measuring and reporting of impact. This role also supports the Board in making informed, transparent decisions about funding and charitable programmes.
Both of these roles are crucial to the success of implementing our newly agreed, ambitious growth strategy.
Both of the roles start on Wednesday 1st April 2026.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Wednesday 15th October.
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Trustees x 2 (Chair of Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Finance, Investment & Resources Committee)
Join our Board and support us as we embark on a new chapter; launching our ambitious five-year strategy focused on helping more children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability to live the best life possible.
- Location: Tadworth Court, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5RU
- Applicatiosn close on Friday 17th October
Who we are
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability. With a clear vision for the future and a renewed leadership team, we are positioned to lead innovation in childhood brain injury and neurodisability rehabilitation. We have an ambitious new strategic direction focusing on innovative rehabilitation approaches that will help more children rebuild their lives after brain injury and neurodisability, and we’re seeking exceptional Trustees to help guide us through this transformational phase.
Every year, 40,000 children in the UK acquire a brain injury and neurodisability through accident or illness, often losing fundamental abilities like walking, talking, or feeding themselves. At The Children’s Trust, we help these children rebuild not just their skills, but their confidence and self-esteem. Through our unique combination of therapy, healthcare, education and joyful activities, we show children what they can achieve rather than focusing on what they cannot do.
Based at our specialist centre in Tadworth, Surrey, we deliver residential rehabilitation, operate a pioneering special school, and provide community services that reach families across the country. With recent CQC and Ofsted inspections continuing to be extremely positive, we are about to launch our ambitious five-year strategy, focused on helping more children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability to live the best life possible. There has never been a more important time to join us.
About the role
We have made a number of key appointments to the Board and senior leadership team in the last 12-18 months, including a new Chair and Chief Executive. With some of our longest serving Trustees approaching the end of their terms, we are looking to make further appointments to our Board and committees to bring fresh, external perspective, challenge and leadership.
We are seeking two outstanding individuals to join our Board as Trustees, each bringing distinct expertise to support our continued growth and excellence.
- Chair of Audit & Risk Committee:
This pivotal role will take over from our departing Chair of the committee when her second term concludes in April 2025. We need someone with substantial financial expertise and a deep understanding of governance and risk management who can provide both effective oversight and practical support. The ideal candidate will have recent experience with audit committees and external audits, bringing the technical knowledge and confidence to engage with auditors when necessary.
While we’re open to various professional backgrounds, some understanding of regulation and the charity context would be particularly valuable.
Above all, we need someone who understands what good governance, risk management and Board assurance looks like and can help us maintain the highest standards in a regulated environment.
- Finance, Investment & Resources Committee Member:
Our second Trustee will join a committee that covers not just finance, but the full spectrum of our resources, including estates, people, and digital infrastructure. This is very much about financial management and commercial acumen rather than purely technical accounting.
We’re looking for someone who has run operations and can contribute to the strategic changes we’re implementing. Whether you’re a CEO, COO, or senior leader with a financial background, we want someone who brings that broader perspective of leading and managing an organisation and can help support executive leaders.
Who we are looking for
Both roles require Trustees who align with our mission and are genuinely excited by our work with children with brain injury and neurodisability. You’ll be joining a Board that’s been significantly refreshed over the past two years. We’re particularly committed to increasing diversity on our Board and would be especially pleased to hear from candidates with lived experience of brain injury, neurodisability, disability or neurodiversity, those from diverse ethnic backgrounds, lower socio-economic backgrounds, or who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
You’ll need to be an effective communicator who can build relationships across our organisation, absorb complex information, and think laterally to find pragmatic solutions. Most importantly, you must be able to commit the time needed to help drive the charity forward through this period of change, demonstrating high ethical standards and a clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Time Commitment
We estimate both roles require approximately the equivalent of two days per month.
This includes preparation for and attendance at board meetings, which typically meet 6 times a year, including our annual strategy away day, and committee meetings (committees typically meet 4-6 times annually). Outside of the formal meeting schedule, it is likely that additional time for relationship building and ad hoc discussions with the executive team and fellow board members.
Board meetings take place in person at our Tadworth site, in Surrey, though we maintain flexibility for online participation where appropriate. Committee meetings are generally held online.
This is an ideal time to join The Children’s Trust. We have stable finances, a clear strategic direction, and the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in childhood brain injury rehabilitation.
If you’re looking for a trustee role where you can make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable children in our society, where your expertise will be valued and utilised, and where you’ll be part of a forward-looking organisation with genuine ambition for the future, we’d love to hear from you.
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This is a unique and exciting opportunity to help shape the future of a vibrant, values-led charity with a long-standing commitment to social justice and co-production.
About The Ark
The Ark is a local charity providing activities and services in Berkshire, centred in Bracknell Forest. Primarily a Disabled People’s Organisation, we also provide support to unpaid carers and extended family as well as engaging in work that promotes access and inclusion in the wider community.
What will you be doing?
As we grow in scale and ambition, strong and imaginative financial leadership is more vital than ever. This role is central to ensuring our financial resilience, shaping strategy, and guiding us through change while staying true to our mission. It’s not a trustee position, but you’ll sit at the heart of our governance - working closely with the Board and the senior management team to provide expert, inclusive, and accessible financial oversight.
To support both the Trustee Board and the Management team at The Ark Trust in developing, evaluating, delivering and funding our work we are seeking an experienced Finance practitioner to act as a Finance Strategic Friend.
While this is not a Trustee role, our new Finance Strategic Friend will play an integral part in our governance structure. They will sit on the Trustee Board and Chair the Finance sub-committee, working closely with the Board and the CEO to provide strategic leadership in ensuring strong financial governance and resilience at The Ark Trust.
The Finance Strategic Friend will oversee the monitoring of the organisation’s finances on behalf of the Board, and act as a trusted advisor to the CEO—supporting sound financial planning and compliance, while helping to ensure the charity’s financial health aligns with our future ambitions.
The expected time commitment for this role is up to two hours per week.
What are we looking for?
We're looking for someone who shares our ambition and values—someone ready to grow with us and help shape our organisation in a way that truly fits who we are. You'll bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
In terms of experience, we're seeking a Finance professional, a qualified Accountant (or equivalent, qualified by experience). You'll be a strategic thinker with an ability to balance risk and opportunity. You will also be a clear communicator with the ability to bring the financial information alive to non finance specialists.
What difference will you make?
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to help shape the future of a vibrant, values-led charity with a long-standing commitment to social justice and co-production. For over 25 years, The Ark has been empowering people with disabilities, long-term health conditions, and unpaid carers across Bracknell Forest and the surrounding areas - not just to participate, but to lead and thrive.
The TrusteeWorks Team at Reach Volunteering is supporting The Ark Trust in the recruitment of a Finance Strategic Friend. If you would like to have an informal initial conversation either with the TrusteeWorks team of
with a member of The Ark Trust team, please do contact TrusteeWorks.
To apply, please submit the following to the TrusteeWorks Team at the email address provided
- Your CV
- A short supporting statement outlining:
Why you are interested in this role
What skills and experience you will bring to the Board
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As a member of the GACD Board of Trustees, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for GACD as it seeks to fulfil its charitable objects. You will ensure GACD operates in accordance with its governing document and meets its legal and regulatory requirements. The role is voluntary, and trustees do not receive any renumeration for their contribution to the governance of GACD.
The appointment will commence in December 2025/January 2026 for a three-year term, in the first instance.
Why the role is important to us
Our trustees are jointly and severally responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of GACD, its financial health, integrity of its activities, and for setting and overseeing the delivery of the organisation’s aims and objectives. The Charity Commission’s Guidance ‘The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do’ identifies the main duties of a trustee as to:
- Ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit
- Comply with the charity’s governing document and meets its legal and regulatory requirements
- Act in the charity’s best interests
- Manage the charity’s resources responsibly
- Act with reasonable care and skill
- Ensure the charity is accountable
- Reduce the risk of liability.
What you will bring to the Board
The current Board members would particularly wish to seek a new trustee that offers experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Prior governance experience, ideally in a charity context (essential)
- Leadership or senior management experience within the charity sector and familiarity with UK charity regulation, legislation and operations (essential)
- Applied health/medical research, or health research funding.
- Communication strategies to enhance profile and impact.
- Links to relevant networks and potential stakeholder organisations in chronic diseases.
What you will do
As a GACD trustee, you will:
- Ensure that GACD has a clear strategy and that the goals are in line with GACD’s charitable objects.
- Ensure GACD functions within all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and in line with its governing document, continually striving for best practice in governance.
- Promote and develop GACD in order for it to grow and maintain its global public benefit (or to recognise the situation when it may be more appropriate to wind the charity up where there is no longer a need to provide the services it does or because the charitable objects are no longer relevant to contemporary social situations).
- Ensure the effective and efficient administration of GACD and its resources in pursuit of its objects, striving for best practice in governance.
- Ensure that key risks are identified, monitored, and mitigated effectively.
- Take appropriate professional advice in all matters where there may be a material risk to GACD, or where the trustees may be in breach of their duties.
- Provide strategic oversight, support and challenge to the Chief Executive.
- Ensure the GACD has the proper arrangements in place for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the Chief Executive.
- Safeguard the good name and values of GACD.
About you
You possess:
- A willingness to commit to GACD and to devote the necessary time and effort (approximately four days annually, including scrutinising papers and meeting preparation time). Trustees are expected to attend all Board meetings.
- Leadership and senior management experience with an ability to carry the confidence of colleagues.
- An ability to be strategic and forward-looking in relation to the charity’s objects and aims.
- Sound, independent judgment and a willingness to speak your mind, contributing to discussions.
- An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship and adhering to recognised principles of public life that include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness and honesty and leadership.
- Good communication, interpersonal, team working and decision-making skills and the ability to respect confidentiality to work effectively as a member of the Board.
- A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Disqualification
Trustees must not be disqualified from acting as a trustee. You must not:
- Have an unspent conviction for an offence involving deception or dishonesty (such as fraud).
- Be bankrupt or have entered into a formal arrangement (e.g. an Individual Voluntary Arrangement).
- Have been removed as a charity trustee because of wrongdoing.
- Have an unspent conviction for:
- Specified terrorism offences
- A specified money laundering offence
- The offence of contravening a Charity Commission Order or Direction
- Offences of misconduct in public office, perjury, or perverting the course of justice
- For aiding, attempting or abetting the above offences.
- Be on the sex offenders register.
- Have an unspent sanction for contempt of Court.
- Have disobeyed a Commission Order.
- Be a designated person (under specific anti-terrorist legislation).
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.
Key dates
Closing date
26 September 2025
Interview (virtual)
w/c 13 October 2025
Invited to observe Board meeting
2 December 2025
Position starts
Approx. 1 January 2026 (or earlier)
Board meeting dates 2026
TBC
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Zebra is seeking a qualified accountant to join our board of trustees as our next Treasurer.
Zebra is a not-for-profit social enterprise (exempt charity) providing accommotation to postgraduate international students living in London. We believe in the importance of international studies and have been going for over 60 years. We are a healthy organisation with a strong reputation and ambitious plans for the future.
This is an important time for Zebra. We are currently going through the process of deregistering with the Regulator of Social Housing and are changing our accounting practices and systems as we make the transition away from the housing association sector and to a more appropriate structure to prepare us for growth in the future. We have an experienced Finance Manager on our staff team who you will be working with along with the CEO and the rest of the board members.
We ideally need a Treasurer with some understanding of the charity or social enterprise sector. This is an unpaid volunteer role - there are four boars meetings per year (all online), Audit and Risk Committee meeetings (also online), and occasional meet ups in London - but you can be based anywhere to carry out this role.
Duties
- Acting as a mentor to the Finance Manager, supporting her through this period of transition while Zebra puts in place a new structure and new financial systems
- Chairing the Audit and Risk Committee - number of meetings per year to be decided as this is currently under review
- Meeting with our external auditors on Zoom
- Reviewing our quarterly accounts, annual accounts and reports and providing feedback
- Using your expertise to provide advice and support to other board members, including our Co-Chairs, to support them in understanding our finances and helping them to be able to provide good scrutiny and governance
- Attendance of four board meetings per year on Zoom, where you will provide input and opinions especially around financial matters
- Attending one Board Strategy day per year in London for which expenses can be paid (and ideally also attending our Christmas meal)
- The Treasurer should expect to serve for a minimum of 12 months
To apply please submit your CV in the first instance.
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Join Videre as a Trustee
Help affected communities gather evidence and drive change
This is a critical moment for human rights. It demands a radically different approach - we are meeting the moment by catalysing a radical evolution of the human rights ecosystem in service of affected communities. Our approach emphasises collaboration, decentralisation, and long-term impact. We are bold, empathetic and collaborative.
We work with communities on the frontlines of oppression to equip them with the tools, training, and networks they need to document abuse, demand accountability, and drive change.
Why join us?
As a trustee, you’ll help safeguard our mission, and ensure our governance is robust, inclusive, and future-focused. You’ll join a committed, collaborative board working closely with our leadership team to ensure Videre delivers meaningful, sustained impact for those we serve.
What we’re looking for
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. You do not need prior board experience - we value fresh perspectives and lived experience alongside professional expertise.
We are particularly seeking trustees who:
- Have experience of living in an occupied or oppressed community
- Have fundraising and/or networking experience
- Have financial management expertise (for a Treasurer role)
If you can add value to our work, please apply.
Your role as a trustee
- Safeguard Videre’s vision, mission, and the pursuit of our strategic objectives
- Ensure legal, financial, and regulatory compliance
- Contribute expertise and insight to board discussions and decisions
- Act as an ambassador for our work, including at events or in networks
- Support the CEO and team with advice, connections, and oversight
Time commitment
- 4 board meetings per year (half-day each, virtual or in person in London)
- Finance Committee (for relevant members) — 4 meetings per year (2 hours each)
- 1–2 brief ad-hoc meetings annually
- Regular updates and engagement via email between meetings
This is a voluntary role. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed. Induction and training are provided, and you will be supported by experienced board members.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We are committed to building a board that reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We strongly encourage applications from people from under-represented groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.