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Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families. Our bespoke support is free of charge and available 365 days of the year. The supplementary support to our paid staff that our volunteers offer ensures the best experience for our supported families. The hospice recognises and values the unique contribution volunteers make.
Role Purpose
Shooting Star Children's Hospices is seeking an experienced and dedicated academic with a strong interest in paediatric palliative care, or related field to join our Research Governance Committee as a Volunteer Academic Member.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of research at a research active children’s hospice, to ensure that our research activities meet the highest standards of integrity, ethics and governance.
You will work with the Committee Chair, the Research Fellow, and other committee members to support research that makes a meaningful difference to children with life-limiting conditions and their families as well as bereaved families, including those where a child died unexpectedly.
Appointment to the Committee will be subject to confirmation by the Shooting Star Children’s Hospices Trustee Board.
Duties and key responsibilities
- Participate in quarterly meetings: Attend and contribute to online committee meetings held four times per year (papers and slide deck will be prepared by the Chair).
- Review research proposals: Provide expert review of project proposals, contributing to the assurance of ethical and governance standards.
- Support research oversight: Help ensure that all research complies with regulatory and ethical requirements and reflects best practices.
- Contribute academic expertise: Share your knowledge and experience to strengthen the quality and impact of the charity’s research portfolio.
- Promote collaboration: Encourage partnerships between Shooting Star Children’s Hospices and wider academic, clinical, and research communities.
- Champion good governance: Actively promote equity, transparency, and excellence in research oversight.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in academic research, research governance, and research ethics.
- Strong academic background in higher education, and health or social care research.
- In-depth understanding of research compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HRA, UKRIO, Caldicott Guidelines, or equivalent).
- Ability to evaluate research proposals and provide constructive feedback.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Confidence using virtual meeting platforms and digital collaboration tools.
Desirable Attributes
- Academic research background with a track record of publications in the area of paediatric palliative care or related field.
- Previous experience serving on or chairing a research committee or governance board.
- Commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in research.
Commitment
- Quarterly committee meetings (Approximately 1 hour per meeting).
- Reviewing project proposals (Approximately 1 hour per month).
- Email communication and ad hoc queries (Approximately 1 hour per month).
- 2–3 years in the role would be appreciated for both parties to gain the most out of this experience.
- This is a voluntary role. Reasonable expenses related to attendance and participation will be reimbursed.
What can I expect from volunteering for Shooting Star Children's Hospices?
- Full training and Induction for the volunteer role.
- To make a valuable and worthwhile contribution to the services we provide
- Ongoing Support from a line manager and the Volunteer Development team.
- Reimbursement of agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our volunteer policy.
- A monthly volunteer newsletter with news about the charity and any ad-hoc volunteering opportunities.
- The possibility to switch volunteer roles if you decide that you would like to try something different.
- An invite to our yearly Volunteer thank you event.
- An opportunity to provide feedback via our feedback forms, surveys and our Volunteer Forum
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.
Group B Strep Support (GBSS) is seeking new Trustees to join our Board and help guide the charity through its next phase of growth and impact.
Following a recent skills audit, we are keen to strengthen our Board with individuals who bring expertise in key strategic areas, including fundraising, change management, external/public affairs, financial accounting, and governance. Whether you're a seasoned professional or someone with transferable experience and a passion for our mission, we would welcome your application.
About GBSS
GBSS is the UK’s leading charity working to prevent life-threatening group B Strep infections in babies. Our Trustees play a vital role in shaping the strategic direction of the charity, ensuring it remains true to its mission, well-governed, financially sound, and impactful.
You will be part of a committed and collegiate Board, working alongside fellow Trustees, our Clinical Advisory Panel and our Staff Team to uphold GBSS’s values and objectives.
Key Trustee Responsibilities
Trustees contribute actively to the Board, which:
- Sets and maintains the vision, mission and values.
- Develops strategic direction and longer-term strategies.
- Establishes and monitors policy.
- Ensures compliance with the Governing Document and the law.
- Ensures accountability and that resources are used exclusively in furtherance of GBSS’s objectives.
- Maintains proper fiscal oversight.
- Promotes the charity externally.
- Appoints, supports and monitors the performance of the CEO and Senior Leadership Team.
- Maintains effective Board performance.
We have four Trustee positions available and we’re particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Fundraising & income generation
- Change management
- External/public affairs
- Finance, accounting & governance
We especially welcome applicants with recent UK maternity care experience and those from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic communities.
***This is a voluntary role, open to UK residents only. We are looking for people who are normally resident in the UK. This is to ensure compliance with governance, legal, and operational requirements relevant to our charity’s work.***
Our mission is to stop group B Strep infection in babies.

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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting Tullie to recruit up to four new Trustees to its Board including a successor to the Chair.
Tullie is one of the UK’s leading independent museums. It has been a vital community asset since 1893. The museum welcomes over 200,000 visitors through its doors every year and is recognised for its first-class visitor service and has a national reputation for the quality of its award-winning exhibitions and learning programmes.
It is one of the most significant museums in the north-west and has been run as an independent charitable trust since May 2011. Tullie has embarked on an ambitious, phased capital development programme - Project Tullie. It has now completed the first two phases and will be commencing the third phase in Autumn 2025. The Project is planned to continue over the next 10-years and will transform the museum and surrounding buildings into a welcoming and contemporary space fit for the next 100 years.
Tullie is looking for four new trustees to provide strategic and inspirational leadership to the charity as it seeks further growth and delivery of its charitable objectives.
The museum is seeking applicants with experience and/or skills in the following areas:
- Curatorial / Museum Leadership
- Finance
- Fundraising
- Digital / Marketing
- Education
What Tullie needs:
- A commitment to understanding and supporting the Museum’s mission.
- Strategic vision; good, independent judgment.
- Ability to think creatively and willingness to speak your mind.
- Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.
- Active role in fundraising (national and international opportunities) and sharing support for the charity through personal and professional networks.
- An interest and passion in environmental issues.
- Someone who can become Chair.
- Someone who has an interest in or connection to Cumbria would be desirable.
Time commitment:
- A minimum of four board meetings per annum in person (currently taking place on a Friday afternoon).
- Annual Board awayday in person.
- Attendance on at least one committee, which is likely to be four meetings per annum (depending on the committee, these maybe online).
- Attendance of at least one quarterly meeting of our Community Board (this may be online).
Remuneration: This is a voluntary position & as such does not pay a salary. Reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Term of office: an initial 3-year term.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 31st October 2025
Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.
For an informal and confidential conversation about the position, please contact Nick Shanks – via the apply button.
Both Tullie and Harris Hill operate an equal opportunity policy and commit to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
UNIfied is FORWARD’s leadership programme for young women from African, Black and minoritised communities in UK universities.
Our Aim: To empower you as a leader, amplify your voice, and drive change on campus by tackling gender inequality and ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
What you’ll gain:
- Confidence and leadership skills
- Knowledge on gender justice & advocacy
- A supportive network of peers & mentors
- The tools to make a real impact on your campus
Who can apply?
- Young women from Black & minoritised backgrounds
- Studying at a UK university
- Passionate about gender justice and social change
Length: 1-year programme with training, regular meetings, and events as FORWARD ambassadors
Outcome: Lead your own campaign or awareness action at your university to challenge sexual and gender-based violence
Apply now and be part of a movement for change!
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Make a difference in Kent by joining our team of trustees!
Kent Community Foundation (KCF) is looking for individuals to join our Board of Trustees who have a real passion for our county and want to make a demonstrable difference to the lives of people in our communities.
KCF is a professional grant-maker and local philanthropy advisor for Kent and Medway. We have been established for 24 years; distributing more than £60 million in grants to voluntary sector organisations across the county; supporting small charities to be sustainable and successful, and helping major donors maximise the impact of their donations.
Trustees are the volunteers who lead charities and decide how they are run; setting strategic plans, monitoring the performance, impact and sustainability of the charity and overseeing its governance. People of any age and background can be a trustee, and we're looking for people with specific experience to help us support communities in Kent. We are particularly interested in applications from people who are typically under-represented on trustee boards.
We have a comprehensive trustee induction programme, so if you have never been a trustee or on a board before, we will ensure you have all the knowledge and support you need.
Trustee: Desirable skills
We are looking for applicants to have one or more of the following:
· Lived experience of the communities we work with and the issues which arise in our county
· Experience of grant making; either as a philanthropist, grant maker or grant applicant
· Experience in working with or within social enterprises
· Experience in communications and PR
· A background in socio/economics, or connections with education in that field
· Knowledge of, and experience in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion
· Professional experience or active interest in technology, digital communications and AI
· Long term connections and networks with any of our stakeholder groups in Kent; such as philanthropists, businesses owners, key voluntary sector influencers
We hope to recruit up to three new trustees with different experience to offer, who can give some of their time and expertise to help KCF continue to grow and develop. We have four in-person Board meetings a year, and trustees also sit on at least one of our sub-committees, which meet two to four times a year (often remotely). There are also occasional events trustees are invited to attend to promote and engage with our work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.