Could your fundraising expertise help save lives?
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is looking for a Trustee with senior fundraising, supporter engagement and income generation experience to join our Board.
This voluntary role is an opportunity to use your expertise to help shape the future of a life-saving charity. As a Trustee, you'll provide strategic oversight, constructive challenge and specialist governance, helping to ensure we can continue delivering critical care to people across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man.
You won't be involved in delivering fundraising activity day to day. Instead, you'll work alongside fellow Trustees to scrutinise strategy, monitor performance, oversee risk and ensure our fundraising remains ethical, effective and aligned with our mission.
We're particularly interested in hearing from people with senior experience in fundraising, development, external engagement or income generation within the charity, social enterprise, public benefit or purpose-led sectors.
You will bring experience in:
· Fundraising strategy and income diversification
· Donor stewardship, supporter journeys and campaign planning
· Fundraising governance, compliance and ethical practice
· Board-level thinking, constructive challenge and sound judgement
· Building relationships and acting as an ambassador for a mission-led organisation
You will also share our mission, values, equity, diversity and inclusion, and Nolan’s seven principles of public life.
Time commitment
The Board meets at least four times a year, plus a strategy day. Trustees are encouraged to sit on two Board Committees, with additional contact usually taking place by email, telephone or Microsoft Teams.
Interested?
If you are passionate about using your fundraising expertise to make a meaningful difference, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Closing date for applications: 28th August 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
About us
We are the UK’s leading specialist medical society for rheumatology and musculoskeletal professionals. We support our members throughout their careers, allowing them to progress, collaborate and innovate so they can deliver the best care for their patients, improving the lives of children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease.
Our vision, mission and values
Vision
People with rheumatic conditions across the lifespan receive the highest quality outcomes and live well.
Mission
To champion the specialty, influencing change and building a thriving community of best practice.
Values
The values which guide our approach are:
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Celebratory – we celebrate the achievements in rheumatology
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Inclusive – we support everyone in the rheumatology community
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Sustainable – we work to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment
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Leading – we use our profile to drive change and support those working in the specialty
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Collaborative – we always seek to work with others to have a greater impact
Who might be interested in this opportunity
To be our new Honorary Treasurer, experience in strategic level finance is needed, but you might not have a finance qualification. This would be an exciting role for someone looking for an opportunity to support an organisation diversify their income streams and build on the strong financial foundations already in place. You don’t need to have previous experience as a Trustee as we’ll provide a full induction and training, and we have experienced Trustees on our Board.
BSR is a high-performing award-winning organisation about to create our next strategy (2028-2033). We strive for continuous improvement and as a trustee you will be instrumental in helping us define what our impact should be and ensure we achieve our goals. We work alongside the complex and changing environment of the NHS and want to ensure that the rheumatology voice is heard and that the specialty designs and dictates its own future – an approach the Board will own. Our trustees support our drive to be financially sustainable, motivating our work on income generation and overseeing our investments. You will be part of a Board committed to constructive discussion, effective decision-making and respectful of everybody’s contribution.
Purpose of the Treasurer role
The Honorary Treasurer is a trustee of BSR and the Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee (FRC) and the Audit Committee. They are part of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee. The Treasurer is also a Director on BSR’s trading subsidiary, BSR Enterprises Ltd.
Members of the Board of Trustees make up the governing body of the society.Trustees are responsible for ensuring BSR remains true to its charitable purpose and objects set out in its governing documents and for meeting BSR’s legal and financial duties as a registered charity. BSR is also a registered company limited by guarantee and therefore all Trustees automatically become company directors registered at Companies House.All trustees share responsibility for monitoring BSR’s finances.
Main responsibilities of the Treasurer
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To chair the Finance and Risk Committee, ensuring that BSR operates within the financial guidelines set by the Board, the Society’s governing documents, the Charity Commission and current legislation.
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To be part of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee.
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To chair and document the annual Audit Committee following BSR’s annual financial audit
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To support the Board of Trustees and SMT in meeting its strategic responsibility for BSR’s financial resources.
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To be actively involved in the financial security and on-going support of the development of the BSR’s financial aims and objectives.
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To present the financial accounts to the membership at the Annual General Meeting
- Support the FRC to carry out their duties to:
- ensure the charity keeps proper accounts
- review the charity’s financial performance
- review policies for finance and investment
- ensure that the charity has robust and effective financial controls in place
- liaise with the BSR staff team and with the charity’s auditor
- identify financial and other risks facing the organisation and recommending appropriate action
Time commitment
At present, the post requires approximately 2 days per quarter, split over a range of duties, including:
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Preparing for all Board and FRC meetings- reading meeting packs and sending any queries in advance (variable, but approximately 2-3 hours per quarter)
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Meeting with the COO in advance of each committee meeting to ensure the meetings run smoothly and efficiently (60 minutes each quarter)
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Attending the Board of Trustees meetings (four times a year- each meeting is 3 hours, either online or in person)
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Chairing the Finance and Risk Committee meetings (four times a year- each meeting is 2 hours, held online)
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Attending the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee meetings (twice a year- each meeting is 1 hour, held online)
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Chairing the Audit Committee (once a year- one hour, held online)
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Attending BSR Enterprises Ltd meetings (two a year – each meeting is 30 minutes, held online)
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Attending the Annual General Meeting (once a year, held online)
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Attend an annual Trustees and SMT away day (once a year, in person)
Trustees may also be asked, from time to time, to:
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Attend events and other meetings on behalf of BSR
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Attend training relevant to their role
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Be available between board meetings for advice and to make decisions via email
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Be available for other ad hoc requirements
Induction, training and support
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BSR has a finance team who carry all out all day-to-day finance functions and provide quarterly management accounts to the Finance and Risk Committee. The new Treasurer will have support from this team, and from the COO both during their induction period and throughout their term in office. Support is also provided by the CEO and the Chair of Trustees.
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A comprehensive induction is provided for all new Trustees, including access to external financial training for members of FRC
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We use a values behaviour framework to support all our volunteers to thrive in their role
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Specialist financial advice and support is provided by external auditors, investment house fund managers and an investment specialist firm.
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The FRC completes an annual review of their performance as a committee, and undertakes further training as required
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The opportunity to shadow Board meetings before taking up post
Term of office
The Treasurer role term is for three years, with the possibility of extension for a further 3 years with approval from the Board.
How to apply
Please upload a cover letter, setting out how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the role along with your CV via our website by 5pm on Friday 14 August.
We expect interviews to take place (online) w/c 7 September 2026.
Person specification
- Strategic finance experience
- Ability to consider the implications of corporate risks at a strategic level
- Be able to explain complex financial information in an accessible way
- A commitment to BSR, its charitable objectives and values
- An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
- A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the Treasurer role
- Ability to think and apply knowledge strategically
- Integrity, sound independent judgment
- Willingness to listen and learn to make effective decisions
BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our staff team and volunteer roles. We try to reduce as many barriers as we can for those with a disability, which you can find out more about from our website. We welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including those from minoritised communities, and those with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
To champion the specialty, influencing change and building a thriving community of best practice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
About CBM UK
CBM UK works alongside people with disabilities in some of the world’s poorest places, partnering with civil society to catalyse change where it is needed most. As part of a Global Disability Inclusion Federation, CBM works together with fantastic local partners and Organisations of People with Disabilities to deliver programmes, advise development actors on inclusive approaches and advocate for change in 12 countries to break the cycle of poverty and disability. We’re seeking to change systems that keep people with disabilities marginalised.
This is a pivotal time to join our team, as CBM UK approaches the start of a new strategic period where we will boldly aim to shift power, scale impact, sustain growth and inspire others to support and champion disability inclusion for all.
About the Chair opportunity
The Board of Trustees is responsible for overall governance and strategic direction of CBM UK, developing CBM UK’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with its governing documents, and legal regulatory requirements.
Our Board is engaged, inclusive, and globally representative, and supports a high-performing senior leadership team. We are seeking a Chair to build-on our strengths and facilitate our teams to forge connections and expand opportunities for CBM UK. This is an exciting opportunity to transform lives and build a more inclusive world for everyone, everywhere.
We are seeking a new Chair of Trustees who can bring the following experience and capabilities to the role:
Experience
- Ability and willingness to open doors and maximise networking opportunities with strategic and funding partners, with a focus on innovating for a more inclusive world now and in the future;
- Experience raising significant funds from private sector sources; for example institutional funds, impact investment, corporate trusts, private trusts.
- Experience of successfully using influence to bring about a result for an organisation or cause;
- An understanding of the type of work undertaken by CBM UK, which could include business, government, international development, human rights, civil society or other not for profit sectors;
- Experience as a Trustee or Chair of a Board is desirable.
