Chair of Board of Trustees Recruitment
Founded in 1975, Rights of Women is the only charity dedicated to providing frontline legal advice to women experiencing all forms of violence against women and girls in England and Wales. We campaign for access to justice and safety for all women.
We are seeking a new Chair in our 50th anniversary year to lead our Board to replace Dr Annie Hedge, our long standing, inspirational, retiring Chair. Our new Chair will help us to build on our success and ensure that we continue to change women’s lives for the better.
We welcome applications from women* from diverse backgrounds whose skills and experience will complement our existing high performing Board, enabling us to stay at the forefront of women’s rights and legal policy debates.
We recognise the critical role that intersectional and structural discrimination play in society and welcome applicants with a strong commitment to addressing these issues throughout our work. We are keen to receive applications from Black and minoritised communities including refugee and migrant women, disabled women and women who have personal experience of the issues that are core to our work including domestic violence and abuse, insecure immigration status and workplace sexual harassment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Rights of Women is a national charity however given the specific demands of the Chair role and our office location in London it is important for the Chair to be able to travel to London regularly.
We are keen to recruit a Chair committed to our vision and values who has:
· Experience in governance, leadership, and strategic decision-making, ideally within a charity or public sector setting.
· Strong financial and risk management acumen.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively
· Experience in supporting organisational growth and development.
Commitment: Average 2 days a month
Full details can be found in our application pack.
To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV, a covering letter of no more than 2 pages and a short Essential Information Form (including details of referees). Shortlisted applicants will also be required to attend an in-person interview at our offices and meet the Director and staff.
Key dates:
Closing date: Thursday 31st July 2025 5pm
Interview dates: Anticipated as week commencing Mon 11th August 2025
First Board meeting: Wednesday 17th September 2025
*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 16, Part I) applies
Please note: We kindly ask applicants not to use AI tools when preparing their application. We value your personal voice and perspective, and we’re keen to hear directly from you.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our vision is to achieve equality, justice and safety in the law for all women.
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Could you be a trustee for Avenues?
Avenues Group is a specialist provider of adult social care, supporting people with complex needs to enjoy life. We always want to do things better, and as part of our development we are now looking for new trustees.
Our trustee group has to reflect the diversity of the people we support and the communities in which we work, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
We would particularly like to hear from people with lived experience of disability, encouraging people who are accessing support services, and neurodivergent people.
Do you have experience in any of the following?
- Care Sector Financial Experience to join our Board and Finance Committee
- Health and Social Care Experience (outside Avenues) to join our Board and one committee (to be decided).
- People management and organisational development to join our Board and the People, Culture and Reward Committee
- Risk Management (specialising in a quality, compliance and regulatory environment) to join our Board and our Audit and Risk Committee.
If so, we'd like to meet you, apply today and to find out more about us and the role please download the attached trustee pack and role profile.
Still unsure if this role is for you? We are happy to offer an informal chat with our Head of Governance so feel free to contact us and we can organise this.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of an organisation that instils its values at all levels of the business, ensuring the people we support are at the forefront of our decisions.
Our people love working here, and most trustees stay for many years, becoming as passionate as we are.
This opportunity will be useful for anyone wanting to learn more about being a trustee, full training and support will be provided, and wishing to develop a more rounded skill set. It can also be a fantastic opportunity for someone with many years of experience to share their skills.
As part of our recruitment process, the successful candidates will meet and be interviewed by different stakeholders including people we support and Chairs of Committees as well as our CEO, current Group Boards Chair and other trustees of the board.
Interviews are planned week commencing w/c 18th August and w/c 25th August (subject to any changes due to availability of stakeholders).
We will process your data in line with our privacy policy. To find out more read the Privacy Notice on our website. We want you to have control over your data. You can contact us at any time to request or change the data that we hold about you or even if you just have a question relating to the data, we hold about you.
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Birkbeck Students' Union is looking for two exceptional individuals to join our Board of Trustees as volunteer Lay Trustees. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the student experience at Birkbeck, guiding our strategic direction and ensuring we continue to support and enrich the lives of our diverse student body.
Role Overview: As a Lay Trustee, you will attend and actively participate in five Board of Trustee Meetings and five Finance & Audit Committee meetings per year. Your strategic oversight and governance will help ensure the Students' Union operates in line with its mission, values, and legal obligations. You will provide guidance and insight based on your expertise in one of the following areas Cybersecurity; Fundraising; Legal; and Marketing.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and motivation for applying. Applications should be sent via email by 13th April 2025.
Any questions about the role please email Yousuf Joondan (CEO).
Birkbeck Students' Union is committed to diversity and encourages applications from all individuals, regardless of background, who meet the role's criteria.
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Veganuary is looking for Trustees
We are looking for a number of brilliant people to serve as Trustees, joining our international team to be a pillars of support in our mission to create a better world for humans and animals alike.
This is a very exciting time to join our organisation and help shape the path forward as we continue to grow and expand the vegan message globally. We are currently recruiting for more than one vacancy and are looking for the following skills or attributes in particular:
- A trustee with fundraising expertise or connections with potential funders
- A trustee with risk management expertise
- A trustee located in Germany, with knowledge of German charitable governance
Please find all the information about the role in our application pack linked below.
Deadline for applications is 09.00 on Monday 14 July 2025. Details on how to apply are in the application pack.
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