Safe Guarding Officer
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Main responsibilities
Provide thought leadership on the role of safeguarding in Easing Anxieties’ fundraising, marketing, communications, and help keep everyone involved safe and to the standards set.
Translate the risks and opportunities of digital for other trustees, to enable the board as a whole to engage in an informed way.
Take the lead in evaluating safeguarding procedures for the future of Easing Anxieties for the board.
Provide strategic oversight of Easing Anxieties implementation.
Draw on your networks to support our work.
Help ensure that the executive / operations teams have the capabilities that they need to implement the strategy.
Provide safeguarding training for all board and trustee members
Qualities of a safeguarding trustee
Having an investment and understanding of children’s safety
Have clear past in safeguarding or HR roles
Have good and clear interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work with conflict and emotionally distressing matters.
Ability to produce and develop guidance and resources.
Long-term commitment to Easing Anxieties
In addition to the above, the Digital trustee has the same responsibilities and qualities as all trustees:
Responsibilities of all trustees
Support and provide advice on Easing Anxieities’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
Oversee Easing Anxieites’ financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
Review and approve [charity name]’s financial statements.
Provide support and challenge to [charity name]’s CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
Keep abreast of changes in [charity name]’s operating environment.
Contribute to regular reviews of [charity name]’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 Easing Anxieites’ interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third party interests.
Contribute to the broader promotion of Easing Anxieites’ objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
Essential qualities and attributes of all trustees
Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
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 Easing Anxieites.
Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership
Terms of appointment
Terms of office
Trustees are appointed for a [2] year term of office, renewal for [2] further terms to a maximum of [10] years.
This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Time commitment
Attending [4] Board meetings annually. Currently meetings are held remotely.
You will be a member of a sub-committee which will meet [6] times in a year.
Non Charity Employer
To provide medical education to children aged 5 to 15 across South Yorkshire, via digital and 3D modeling.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
