Membership volunteer volunteer volunteer roles in Belfast
Role description
The Open Spaces Society, Britain's oldest conservation body, needs additional trustees to broaden our reach.If you are keen to develop strategy and policy for creating, defending, and maintaining commons, greens, and paths, and to develop new approaches to make open spaces available to all, this role is for you.
Trustees may be co-opted by the present board, but are expected to offer themselves for election by the membership at the first available opportunity.
Working collectively, trustees have three main responsibilities. These are to:
1 set a direction for the society,
2 ensure the society’s plans are carried out appropriately,
3 ensure the society meets its legal responsibilities.
The duties of a trustee are to:
4 ensure the society complies with its articles of association, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations,
5 ensure that the society pursues its objects as defined in its articles of association,
6 ensure that the society directs its resources exclusively towards its objects,
7 in association with the general secretary, ensure that the organisation is adequately staffed, and that the staff and volunteers have appropriate support and resources to pursue organisational goals,
8 contribute actively to the board’s role of developing strategy, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets,
9 safeguard the reputation and values of the society,
10 ensure effective and efficient administration and financial stability, 1
1 appoint the general secretary and monitor her performance,
12 act in the best interests of the society at all times.
Person specification
• Commitment to the society’s mission
• Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship
• Willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• Strategic vision
• Objective and insightful judgement
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Adherence to Nolan’s seven principles of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership).
The Open Spaces Society has been campaigning to protect rights to common land, village greens and public paths for more than 160 years
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about building safe, inclusive, and transformative communities? Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a committed Community Engagement & Moderation Manager to join our founding volunteer team. This pivotal role ensures that our membership ecosystem and community spaces are welcoming, safe, and structured to empower survivors, young people, and marginalised communities while fostering accountability and collective growth.
As Community Engagement & Moderation Manager, you will lead the strategy and day-to-day management of all member-facing spaces, ensuring they operate smoothly, safely, and in alignment with our values-led, anti-capitalist mission. You will work closely with the Technical Systems Liaison, Platform Engineers, and Membership Director to implement moderation systems, engagement strategies, and support processes that strengthen participation, collaboration, and trust across our community.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential / Highly Valued Experience
- Experience in community management, engagement, or moderation across online, in-person, or hybrid environments
- Practical understanding of safeguarding principles, boundary setting, and appropriate responses to risk, harm, or vulnerability
- Knowledge of conflict resolution, ethical moderation practices, and proportionate responses to challenging behaviour
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage clearly, empathetically, and assertively with diverse audiences
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive issues with professionalism, discretion, and emotional intelligence
- Strong organisational skills, including accurate record-keeping, documentation of interventions, and tracking outcomes or trends
- Ability to balance approachability with authority, maintaining trust while enforcing community standards
- Confidence working collaboratively with leadership, technical teams, and safeguarding leads
- Commitment to inclusion, fairness, transparency, and community wellbeing
Desirable / Can Be Developed
- Competence in using digital tools, social platforms, or community management software (e.g. forums, moderation dashboards, reporting systems)
- Ability to work with engagement metrics, reports, and qualitative feedback to inform decision-making
- Experience supporting onboarding or training of members, volunteers, or staff in community guidelines and processes
Qualifications
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Formal qualifications in community development, social work, youth work, or related fields are welcome but not required; equivalent professional or lived experience is valued
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Responsible for nurturing a positive, inclusive, and well-governed community environment across online and offline spaces. Ensuring members feel welcomed, heard, and protected, while upholding organisational values, safeguarding standards, and community guidelines.
- Develop and implement engagement strategies that encourage active participation, collaboration, and a sense of belonging among members. Supporting discussion spaces, events, campaigns, and feedback mechanisms that reflect the diversity of the community and promote respectful dialogue.
- Monitoring and moderation of community interactions. Oversee online platforms and relevant offline spaces to ensure behaviour aligns with safeguarding policies, codes of conduct, and organisational values. Identifying harmful behaviour, addressing breaches proportionately, and escalating concerns in line with safeguarding and risk management procedures.
- Respond to member queries, concerns, or conflicts in a timely, professional, and sensitive manner. This involves active listening, de-escalation, clear communication of boundaries, and fair resolution of disputes, ensuring members feel supported while maintaining community standards.
- Work closely with technical and operational teams to support the implementation and effective use of moderation tools, reporting systems, and engagement metrics. Contributing to the refinement of workflows for reporting concerns, tracking incidents, and measuring participation and sentiment.
- Support the onboarding and orientation of new members, volunteers, and staff into community platforms, systems, and protocols. This includes communicating expectations, safeguarding responsibilities, and available support resources to promote confident and informed participation.
- Accurate documentation is key. Record engagement activities, moderation actions, member feedback, and emerging issues to inform transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Working collaboratively with leadership, contribute to the development and review of community policies, moderation processes, and training materials that strengthen safety, wellbeing, inclusion, and shared culture. Analyse engagement trends and feedback to recommend improvements, innovations, and preventative strategies that enhance the overall health of the community.
What This Role Offers You:
- Leadership experience in building and sustaining safe, inclusive, and impactful communities.
- Personal growth through hands-on engagement with vulnerable and marginalised populations.
- Opportunity to directly shape the culture and systems of a pioneering, values-led CIC.
- The satisfaction of enabling community voices, supporting survivors, and fostering meaningful social impact.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking purely administrative work, financial reward, or traditional corporate structures.
- Those unwilling to enforce and uphold safeguarding policies and community guidelines.
- People expecting pre-defined, hands-off responsibilities—this role requires active engagement, problem-solving, and responsive decision-making.
If you are ready to lead, shape, and safeguard a transformative community that empowers survivors and marginalised voices, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become a key architect of meaningful social change.
A Final Word
Community is built on people, not platforms.
Trust grows through fairness, consistency, and care.
Privacy protects wellbeing and dignity.
Respect, empathy, and clear boundaries are what keep communities safe and connected.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about harnessing digital platforms and social media to educate, empower and inspire communities?
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a visionary Social & Digital Media Education Lead to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to designing and delivering educational programmes that equip members with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use social media and digital tools safely, creatively and impactfully.
Purpose of the role:
The Volunteer Social & Digital Media Education Lead is responsible for designing, developing and delivering educational programmes focused on social and digital media skills. This role supports the organisation’s mission by empowering volunteers, staff and community members with the knowledge and tools to effectively use digital platforms for communication, outreach and engagement.
About the role:
As Social & Digital Media Education Lead, you will develop and lead training, workshops, and resources for community members, volunteers, and staff. You will work closely with the Instructional Designer, Membership Director, and Technical Systems Liaison to ensure digital learning aligns with our anti-capitalist, survivor-led, and community-driven mission. This is a strategic and hands-on role where your expertise directly enables communities to navigate and leverage digital spaces safely and effectively.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
- Experience managing social media platforms, including content creation, scheduling and audience engagement.
- Experience designing and delivering digital education programmes or training courses.
- Skilled in facilitating online workshops, webinars or interactive learning sessions.
- Ability to create multimedia learning materials such as videos, presentations and guides.
- Ability to support learners in building practical digital skills.
- Knowledge of major social media platforms, digital tools and safe online practices.
- Strong communication skills for clear instruction and guidance.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate digital learning content effectively.
- Formal qualifications in digital media, communications or a related field or equivalent professional/volunteer experience.
- Practical experience demonstrating digital content creation, online facilitation or programme management.
Desirable / Can Be Developed:
- Experience or strong interest in social media, digital content creation or online community engagement.
- Strong interest in community education, inclusion and positive digital participation.
- Developing skills in creating educational or informative digital content (posts, short videos, guides or campaigns).
Qualifications:
- Formal qualifications are not required but desirable.
- Relevant study, training or experience in social media, digital communication, education, marketing or community engagement is valued.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Design and deliver educational programmes, workshops and learning resources on social media literacy.
- Develop training on digital safety and responsible online behaviour.
- Monitor digital trends, tools and risks to ensure training content is relevant, current and safe.
- Develop engaging, practical learning experiences for diverse audiences.
- Update and adapt learning materials to reflect changes in social media platforms and digital practices.
- Align digital media training with organisational goals and programme objectives.
- Provide practical guidance to ensure learners can apply digital skills confidently.
- Support members and volunteers in applying digital skills, including content creation, online communication and platform navigation.
- Develop assessment tools, guides and documentation to track learning progress and measure outcomes.
- Maintain records of learning activities and progress to inform programme improvements.
- Foster confidence and competence among learners and staff in applying digital skills responsibly and effectively.
- Monitor compliance and provide feedback to continuously improve digital education programmes in line with organisational standards.
- Ensure all digital education activities comply with safeguarding policies, protecting vulnerable participants and maintaining a safe learning environment.
- Apply best practices in data-driven decision-making to ensure digital education initiatives are learner-focused, inclusive and aligned with organisational objectives.
What This Role Offers You:
- Leadership experience in designing and delivering digital literacy and media education programmes.
- Personal and professional growth through hands-on engagement with diverse community members.
- Opportunity to shape the digital literacy and empowerment framework within a pioneering, values-led CIC.
- The satisfaction of enabling members to confidently navigate digital spaces, share their stories and amplify community impact.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking purely administrative or technical work without engagement or training responsibilities.
- Those unwilling to uphold safeguarding, data protection and ethical online practice standards.
- People expecting pre-set, rigid curricula—this role requires creativity, adaptability and proactive problem-solving.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
- A values-led conversation.
- If you are ready to educate, empower, and guide communities through digital spaces while fostering meaningful social impact, we want to hear from you.
- Apply now and become a key driver of transformative digital education.
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers. Trust is built through care and accuracy.
If you know that: Respect keeps relationships strong.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This Role Protects Our People and Our Purpose
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., our work intersects with survivors of CSA, vulnerable young people, and marginalised communities. Content, engagement, and community interaction can surface trauma, risk, or harmful behaviours. The Community Moderation & Safeguarding Officer ensures that all digital and community spaces operate safely, ethically, and responsibly, protecting members, volunteers, and the CIC itself.This is not a passive role. It is a high-responsibility, systems-driven position where vigilance and structured response are critical.
Purpose of the Role
This role is responsible for:
- Protecting members from harm
- Preventing retraumatisation
- Upholding community standards
- Supporting moderators and volunteers
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed in real time
The role-holder ensures that the community does not drift into chaos, harm, or uncontained disclosure.
About the role:
To manage safeguarding and moderation protocols across all digital platforms and community touchpoints, acting as the first point of escalation for risk, abuse, or harmful content.
To uphold UK safeguarding compliance, maintain accurate records, support moderation teams, and advise leadership on risk trends, mitigation, and community safety — protecting trust and ethical engagement.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential experience
- Practical experience in safeguarding, child protection, or vulnerable-adult contexts, or closely related roles involving risk assessment and duty of care.
- Background in social care, youth work, education, community services, mental health, or survivor-support environments with sensitive disclosures.
- Experience moderating online communities or managing safety in digital spaces, particularly those involving vulnerable or at-risk groups.
- Proven ability to identify risk, assess severity, and respond appropriately, including recognising when immediate escalation is required.
- Experience handling incidents and maintaining clear, factual documentation and records in line with safeguarding expectations.
- Experience contributing to or applying safeguarding policies, protocols, or guidance in real-world settings.
Essential skills
- Strong understanding of safeguarding principles, boundaries, confidentiality, and safe handling of disclosures.
- Ability to apply a trauma-informed approach, communicating calmly and respectfully while prioritising safety and dignity.
- Clear written communication skills for incident logs, escalation summaries, and internal reporting.
- Sound judgement and emotional resilience when working with distressing or sensitive material.
- Ability to support and guide volunteers, providing clear advice and reassurance on moderation decisions.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and safeguarding compliance.
- Confidence following structured protocols, checklists, and escalation routes without deviation.
Desirable (not required)
- Experience with CSA, exploitation, domestic abuse, or safeguarding-led community organisations.
- Experience delivering safeguarding or moderation training to volunteers or staff.
- Familiarity with UK safeguarding expectations and referral processes.
- Confidence using shared digital tools such as Teams, spreadsheets, forms, and incident trackers.
Formal qualifications
- Formal qualifications are not required; equivalent professional experience is essential.
- Full training will be provided on CIC-specific safeguarding and moderation protocols.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Develop, implement, and maintain clear moderation and safeguarding frameworks that are trauma-informed, practical, and consistently applied across all CIC platforms.
- Monitor all community spaces to identify harmful or abusive behaviour, boundary violations, and high-risk disclosures involving children, survivors, or vulnerable adults.
- Take timely moderation action in line with protocols, including content removal, access restrictions, warnings, or escalation to safeguarding leads.
- Escalate safeguarding incidents promptly and accurately in accordance with CIC procedures, prioritising cases involving immediate or serious risk.
- Maintain accurate, confidential records of incidents, actions taken, outcomes, and follow-ups to ensure accountability and audit readiness.
- Support a safe and respectful community culture by reinforcing behaviour standards, tone-of-voice guidance, and survivor-centred practices.
- Train and support volunteers in trauma-informed moderation, safeguarding awareness, confidentiality, and correct escalation pathways.
- Review incident trends and recurring risks, recommending improvements to moderation systems, guidance, and preventative controls.
- Liaise closely with Social Media Engagement Officers, Campaign Managers, and Membership & Community Directors to ensure joined-up safeguarding practice.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by supporting updates to policies, protocols, response scripts, and internal safeguarding documentation.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Avoid conflict or risk
- Seek casual, low-commitment volunteer work
- Are unable to follow structured protocols
- Prefer creative or posting roles over operational responsibility
- Expect immediate paid employment
Important to Be Clear
- This is a volunteer role during the build phase
- It carries real responsibility and accountability
- Paid roles will emerge as funding and sustainability allow
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led and ethics conversation
- A practical safeguarding scenario discussion
If you believe that safety and ethical oversight are as important as strategy and content, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Safeguarding is about people, not procedures.
If you know that:
Protection requires vigilance and structure
Documentation is a safeguarding responsibility
Ethical oversight keeps trust intact
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the role:
We are seeking a Web Developer to help build, improve, and maintain the public-facing and internal web platforms that power our work.
About the role:
As Web Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web-based systems that support the CIC’s website, membership areas, and digital services. You will help turn organisational needs into functional, secure, and user-friendly web experiences.
Your work will directly affect how people access information, join the community, and use our digital services.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Formal qualifications is desirable but STRONG experience and passion beats and tops this always.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
· Develop, maintain, and improve web pages and web-based systems that support organisational services and digital operations.
· Build, adapt, and enhance features for both public-facing and member-facing areas of the website.
· Ensure websites are fully responsive across devices and browsers and optimised for usability and clarity.
· Apply accessibility best practices to ensure inclusive access for all users.
· Work closely with designers to implement layouts, styling, and user interface components accurately.
· Collaborate with content teams to ensure content is presented clearly, consistently, and effectively.
· Integrate open-source tools, plugins, or services where required to support organisational needs.
· Support performance optimisation, including page speed, load times, and efficient front-end behaviour.
· Apply basic security practices, including updates, access controls, and secure handling of web assets.
· Test web pages and features thoroughly to identify bugs, broken layouts, or usability issues.
· Fix bugs and make iterative improvements based on feedback and testing results.
· Document technical changes, updates, and development processes clearly for continuity and collaboration.
· Support future platform growth by contributing to new features, pages, and digital services.
· Work within existing digital systems and frameworks while recommending improvements where appropriate.
· Ensure all web systems comply with data protection, GDPR principles, safeguarding requirements, and ethical standards.
· Collaborate with digital, safeguarding, and systems leads to minimise risk when handling user data or sensitive content.
Essential Skills and Experience
· Practical experience in web development or front-end development.
· Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript.
· Experience building responsive and accessible web pages.
· Ability to follow design specifications and implement layouts accurately.
· Experience testing and fixing bugs or layout issues.
· Ability to document work clearly and work collaboratively with non-technical teams.
· Understanding of GDPR principles and secure handling of web content.
· Equivalent professional or voluntary experience accepted.
Desirable Skills and Experience
· Experience working with CMS platforms such as WordPress or similar.
· Familiarity with open-source tools or plugins.
· Experience working in non-profit, CIC, or community-led organisations.
· Basic understanding of performance optimisation and web security.
· Experience supporting ongoing platform development or service expansion.
What This Role Requires:
· Experience or working knowledge of web development.
· Understanding of HTML, CSS, and at least one scripting or backend language (e.g. JavaScript, PHP, or similar).
· Ability to work with open-source frameworks or tools.
· Basic awareness of web accessibility and performance principles.
· Comfort working in a collaborative development environment.
· Willingness to work within safeguarding, ethical, and data protection frameworks.
· formal qualifications is desirable but STRONG experience and passion beats and tops this always.
What This Role Offers You:
· Founding role in a community-owned digital infrastructure project.
· Leadership-level experience in building real-world platforms for social impact.
· Opportunity to develop skills in ethical and open-source web systems.
· Direct contribution to education, membership, and survivor-centred services.
· Experience working alongside designers, educators, and system architects.
· Priority consideration for future paid roles as the C.I.C. becomes financially sustainable.
What This Role Is Not For:
· People only interested in commercial or profit-driven web projects.
· Anyone uncomfortable working with serious or sensitive subject matter.
· Those seeking immediate or guaranteed income.
· Individuals unwilling to document or maintain their work.
· People who prefer not to work within shared systems and standards.
If you believe the web should be a place for access, dignity, and collective power and that open-source technology can support justice and community ownership this role gives you the chance to help build the digital foundations of Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C.
Join the Digital Infrastructure Team and help create web platforms that serve people, not profit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have experience in digital and social media? Can you help us improve our communications and raise the profile of the work we do?
We are seeking an expert, creative Volunteer Digital and Social Media Lead. You will help us promote our programmes supporting people in prison and young people at risk of entering the justice system, as well as our Community Bike Shop, which funds and strengthens this work.
What you’ll do:
• Design and schedule engaging posts, stories, and reels across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and more to grow our audience.
• Develop strategies for viral campaigns and collaborations to boost awareness and donations and share your expertise with our team.
• Analyse metrics (engagement, reach, growth) and refine tactics based on what resonates.
• Create eye-catching visuals using tools like Canva.
• Update our website as required and make suggestions for improvements.
• Work with our expert Trustee to consider how we can use online retail platforms to sell our refurbished bikes.
What we’ll provide:
· Creative freedom within agreed priorities and tone of voice.
· Access to the right tools plus shared photos, stories and impact stats.
· A named contact, light-touch sign-off, and occasional check-ins to remove blockers.
Time commitment: we’ll agree a realistic scope with the right volunteer based on their availability.
Reasonable agreed expenses will be paid.
Thank you
Mark Flannagan
Chief Executive
About us
UpCycle, works with individuals in prisons and young people at risk in marginalised communities. We use bicycle maintenance workshops to help build life skills, enhance employability, prevent offending and reoffending, and foster social reintegration. We also offer lead rides, bike fit-it sessions and other ways to engage with vulnerable people.
In prisons
· We delivered 956 un-refurbished bikes and received back 768 refurbished bikes across eight prisons and one Young Offenders Institution, training over 238 individuals.
In the Community
· Over 1034 bikes were donated to our Community Bike Shop, of those we refurbished and distributed more than 612 to underserved communities locally and overseas.
· Workshops in Bradford engaged 361 participants in diverse cycling-related activities across the area.
· "Bike to the Future" and other initiatives reached 220 young people with more complex needs.
We believe everyone deserves a better future. We prevent people from being pulled into crime and help those already in the system find paths out.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of survivors and marginalised communities through culturally informed therapeutic practices? Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a skilled Clinical Lead, Cultural & Emotional Therapy Liaison to join our founding volunteer team. This critical role ensures that all clinical and therapeutic support offered to members is safe, effective, culturally responsive, and aligned with the CIC’s survivor-led, values-driven mission.
As Clinical Lead, you will provide professional oversight, guidance, and liaison for all cultural and emotional therapy initiatives within the organisation. You will work closely with membership, engagement, and programme teams to ensure services are trauma-informed, culturally competent, and responsive to the needs of survivors, young people, and marginalised communities. This role blends strategic leadership, operational management, and community-facing support to build safe, transformative, and accessible therapy systems.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential / Highly Valued Experience
- Professional qualification and current registration in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Psychotherapy, Counselling, or a closely related discipline (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP, BABCP, or equivalent)
- Demonstrable experience providing trauma-informed therapeutic support, with strong understanding of how trauma, culture, identity, and systemic factors affect emotional wellbeing
- Proven ability to deliver or advise on culturally competent practice with diverse cultural, ethnic, faith-based, and marginalised communities
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding frameworks, risk management, and ethical practice within clinical, voluntary, and community-based settings
- Working understanding of GDPR and data protection principles, particularly relating to confidential health and safeguarding information
- Experience supervising, mentoring, or providing reflective practice to clinical practitioners, facilitators, or volunteers (including non-clinical staff delivering emotional support)
- Ability to assess risk, respond calmly to complex or sensitive situations, and provide clear, proportionate clinical guidance
- Strong organisational skills, balancing strategic oversight with operational input in a volunteer or resource-limited environment
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain clinical concepts to non-clinical audiences and work collaboratively across teams
- Experience working with survivors of abuse, trauma, exploitation, or systemic harm, and/or within grassroots, community-focused, or voluntary sector organisations
- High levels of professional integrity, emotional intelligence, cultural humility, and commitment to inclusive, ethical care
Desirable / Can Be Developed
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Role assumes senior-level competence; scope may evolve with organisational growth
Qualifications
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Current professional qualification and registration with a recognised regulatory body (as listed above)
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Provide strategic and hands-on clinical oversight to ensure the effective delivery of culturally informed emotional and therapeutic services. Ensure that programmes are safe, ethical, inclusive, and responsive to the diverse needs of members.
- Oversee the planning, delivery, and evaluation of emotional wellbeing and therapeutic services, ensuring that interventions are culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, and aligned with the organisation’s mission and values. This includes supporting programme design, session structures, referral pathways, and evaluation frameworks to promote positive member outcomes.
- Liaise closely with therapists, facilitators, programme leads, and safeguarding officers to ensure consistent alignment with clinical governance, ethical frameworks, safeguarding policies, and professional standards. Provide expert consultation on complex cultural considerations, trauma impacts, emotional safety, and effective engagement strategies, particularly for members from marginalised or under-served communities.
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, training, and supervision of therapy facilitators and volunteers. Advising on role suitability, contributing to training content, offering reflective supervision, and promoting best practice in boundaries, self-care, and ethical decision-making.
- Review and approve therapy protocols, session guidelines, risk assessments, and safeguarding procedures, ensuring they are clinically sound, culturally sensitive, and proportionate to the needs and risks of the service users. Ensure that all therapeutic activity complies with relevant professional regulatory standards, safeguarding legislation, and data protection requirements, including GDPR.
- Monitor member wellbeing outcomes, qualitative feedback, and service impact data to inform continuous improvement, learning, and programme development. This includes identifying trends, risks, or unmet needs and advising on appropriate service adaptations.
- As the primary clinical point of contact, the role holder will provide professional oversight for complex cases, escalations, or member concerns that require clinical judgement, risk management, or safeguarding intervention, working collaboratively with internal teams and external professionals where required.
What This Role Offers You:
- Leadership experience in shaping culturally-informed clinical and therapeutic services.
- Opportunity to influence the wellbeing and recovery of survivors and vulnerable community members.
- Personal and professional growth through working in a values-led, trauma-informed, and survivor-centred environment.
- The satisfaction of building safe, effective, and transformative support systems that align with community needs.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking traditional, hierarchical clinical roles without collaborative or community-facing responsibilities.
- Those unwilling to work within a survivor-centred, anti-capitalist, and culturally responsive framework.
- People expecting rigid structures or hands-off supervision—this role requires active leadership, decision-making, and engagement.
If you are ready to guide, shape, and oversee culturally-informed therapeutic support while making a tangible social impact, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become a key leader in building safe, transformative systems for survivors and communities.
A Final Word
Care is always about people, never just processes.
Trust grows through compassion, professionalism, and accountability.
Confidentiality is part of safeguarding, not an afterthought.
Respect, cultural awareness, and emotional safety are what sustain meaningful therapeutic relationships.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Our Mission. Bring Your Joy. Transform Lives.
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., we are building a global movement rooted in truth-telling, healing, family, and the transformation of generations. Our mission is to confront childhood trauma, intergenerational trauma, and systemic injustices — and help people return to their true selves through community, knowledge, and love.
We work like a family: connected, supportive, purpose-driven… and full of laughter.
We are now expanding our team and looking for a Corporate Entertainer & Culture Animator — a warm, creative spirit who will bring joy, connection, and positive energy to our remote community.
This is a unique role and may be the first of its kind in the UK charity/CIC space.
If you are an entertainer with a heart for people, culture, and community — this could be the perfect home for your gifts.
Role: Corporate Entertainer & Culture Animator
Location: Remote (UK Time Zone Preferred)
Commitment: (flexible)
Pay: Volunteer role (paid opportunities to apply as the CIC scales)
Start Date: Immediately (after interview)
About The Role
We are looking for someone who naturally lights up a room — even a virtual one.
Your purpose is to help keep our volunteers, creatives, future ambassadors, and leadership team motivated, connected, and full of joy while we build something historic together.
Laughter is medicine — and you will be one of the healers.
You will bring creativity, humour, and fun to our organisation through:
- Games & icebreakers at meetings
- WhatsApp riddles, jokes, challenges & positive energy
- Weekly/monthly fun activities
- Virtual team bonding sessions
- Celebrations, awards & cultural themes
- Future in-person events, trips & gatherings
This role is about building joyful company culture for a mission that deals with serious topics — and reminding all of us that healing also includes play, community, and connection.
Who We’re Looking For
Someone who is:
- Naturally funny, joyful, charismatic, or expressive
- Loves entertaining people
- Creative with games, riddles, challenges, themes, and fun ideas
- Empathetic and sensitive to emotional topics
- Confident online and comfortable speaking in groups
- Culturally aware, especially within the Black and diaspora community
- Passionate about uplifting others
- Excited to help build a future global organisation
Ideal backgrounds include (but are not limited to):
- Comedians
- Actors
- Hosts/MCs
- Spoken word artists
- Content creators
- Team-building facilitators
- Corporate entertainers
- Youth workers with creative flair
- Performers
- Creative arts professionals
If you can bring joy, creativity, and community spirit, we want to meet you.
What You’ll Do
- Add light, energy, culture, and laughter to our team environment
- Create fun moments during Zoom meetings
- Run occasional virtual game nights or mini-events
- Share riddles, humour, and engagement in our WhatsApp groups
- Help team members bond and feel valued
- Celebrate wins, birthdays, and achievements
- Bring creative ideas to improve morale and connection
- Work alongside leadership to shape a positive, family-focused culture
- Support future in-person events such as team days, retreats, and awards nights
Why Join Us?
You will:
- Become part of a beautiful, movement-driven family
- Play a central role in shaping a loving, joyful global collective organisation
- Use your gifts to uplift volunteers, survivors and fundraisers
- Help restore emotional wellness through creativity and laughter
- Create a legacy of culture, joy, and belonging
- Grow with us as we scale towards reaching 1 billion people worldwide throughout the lifetime of the movement
We are building something bigger than all of us — and we want someone who brings light to join this journey.
How to Apply
Please send ONE of the following:
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Are you passionate about harnessing digital platforms and social media to educate, empower and inspire communities?
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a visionary Social & Digital Media Education Lead to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to designing and delivering educational programmes that equip members with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use social media and digital tools safely, creatively and impactfully.
Purpose of the role:
The Volunteer Social & Digital Media Education Lead is responsible for designing, developing and delivering educational programmes focused on social and digital media skills. This role supports the organisation’s mission by empowering volunteers, staff and community members with the knowledge and tools to effectively use digital platforms for communication, outreach and engagement.
About the role:
As Social & Digital Media Education Lead, you will develop and lead training, workshops, and resources for community members, volunteers, and staff. You will work closely with the Instructional Designer, Membership Director, and Technical Systems Liaison to ensure digital learning aligns with our anti-capitalist, survivor-led, and community-driven mission. This is a strategic and hands-on role where your expertise directly enables communities to navigate and leverage digital spaces safely and effectively.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
- Experience managing social media platforms, including content creation, scheduling and audience engagement.
- Experience designing and delivering digital education programmes or training courses.
- Skilled in facilitating online workshops, webinars or interactive learning sessions.
- Ability to create multimedia learning materials such as videos, presentations and guides.
- Ability to support learners in building practical digital skills.
- Knowledge of major social media platforms, digital tools and safe online practices.
- Strong communication skills for clear instruction and guidance.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate digital learning content effectively.
- Formal qualifications in digital media, communications or a related field or equivalent professional/volunteer experience.
- Practical experience demonstrating digital content creation, online facilitation or programme management.
Desirable / Can Be Developed:
- Experience or strong interest in social media, digital content creation or online community engagement.
- Strong interest in community education, inclusion and positive digital participation.
- Developing skills in creating educational or informative digital content (posts, short videos, guides or campaigns).
Qualifications:
- Formal qualifications are not required but desirable.
- Relevant study, training or experience in social media, digital communication, education, marketing or community engagement is valued.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Design and deliver educational programmes, workshops and learning resources on social media literacy.
- Develop training on digital safety and responsible online behaviour.
- Monitor digital trends, tools and risks to ensure training content is relevant, current and safe.
- Develop engaging, practical learning experiences for diverse audiences.
- Update and adapt learning materials to reflect changes in social media platforms and digital practices.
- Align digital media training with organisational goals and programme objectives.
- Provide practical guidance to ensure learners can apply digital skills confidently.
- Support members and volunteers in applying digital skills, including content creation, online communication and platform navigation.
- Develop assessment tools, guides and documentation to track learning progress and measure outcomes.
- Maintain records of learning activities and progress to inform programme improvements.
- Foster confidence and competence among learners and staff in applying digital skills responsibly and effectively.
- Monitor compliance and provide feedback to continuously improve digital education programmes in line with organisational standards.
- Ensure all digital education activities comply with safeguarding policies, protecting vulnerable participants and maintaining a safe learning environment.
- Apply best practices in data-driven decision-making to ensure digital education initiatives are learner-focused, inclusive and aligned with organisational objectives.
What This Role Offers You:
- Leadership experience in designing and delivering digital literacy and media education programmes.
- Personal and professional growth through hands-on engagement with diverse community members.
- Opportunity to shape the digital literacy and empowerment framework within a pioneering, values-led CIC.
- The satisfaction of enabling members to confidently navigate digital spaces, share their stories and amplify community impact.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking purely administrative or technical work without engagement or training responsibilities.
- Those unwilling to uphold safeguarding, data protection and ethical online practice standards.
- People expecting pre-set, rigid curricula—this role requires creativity, adaptability and proactive problem-solving.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
- A values-led conversation.
- If you are ready to educate, empower, and guide communities through digital spaces while fostering meaningful social impact, we want to hear from you.
- Apply now and become a key driver of transformative digital education.
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers. Trust is built through care and accuracy.
If you know that: Respect keeps relationships strong.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have a passion for African and Diaspora history and a vision for empowering communities through knowledge? Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a dynamic Book Club Coordinator (African & Diaspora History Lead) to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to curating, facilitating, and promoting a transformative learning space that nurtures understanding, critical thinking, and cultural pride for survivors, young people, and community members.
As Book Club Coordinator, you will design, manage, and facilitate a structured book club programme focused on African and Diaspora history, literature, and thought leadership. You will work closely with the Membership Director and Community Engagement Manager to ensure the club fosters critical reflection, inclusive discussion, and actionable learning. This role combines operational coordination, educational facilitation, and community engagement, offering a unique opportunity to impact knowledge sharing and collective empowerment.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential / Highly Valued Experience
- Strong knowledge of African and Diaspora history, literature, political thought, and cultural movements
- Experience in facilitation, teaching, programme coordination, or group learning environments
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and group leadership skills
- Ability to engage diverse participants in respectful, inclusive, and meaningful dialogue
- Confidence holding complex conversations around history, power, identity, and resistance
- Ability to motivate participation and sustain group energy over time
- Strong organisational skills, including session planning and follow-up
- Ability to document discussions and translate insights into learning outcomes
- Experience working in community, grassroots, or culturally rooted spaces
- Commitment to collective learning, cultural integrity, and community-centred education
- Reliability, consistency, and a collaborative approach to programme delivery
Desirable / Can Be Developed
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Competence with digital tools for scheduling, virtual engagement, and content sharing (e.g. video platforms, shared documents, community spaces)
Qualifications
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Formal qualifications in history, education, cultural studies, or related fields are welcome but not required; equivalent professional or lived experience is equally valued
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Curate reading lists and learning materials: Develop thoughtful, accessible reading lists focused on African and Diaspora history, literature, political thought, and cultural movements. Select texts that reflect diverse geographies, time periods, and perspectives, balancing academic depth with community accessibility.
- Plan and facilitate book club sessions: Organise, schedule, and lead regular book club sessions in both online and in-person formats. Design session structures that support preparation, discussion flow, and inclusive participation. Create a welcoming environment that encourages shared learning rather than hierarchical instruction.
- Lead critical discussion and reflection: Facilitate informed, respectful, and challenging conversations that encourage participants to analyse texts critically, reflect on historical and contemporary relevance, and apply learning to personal, collective, or organisational contexts.
- Participant engagement and learning tracking: Monitor attendance, participation levels, and learning outcomes to assess engagement and identify opportunities for improvement. Adapt facilitation approaches based on participant feedback and group dynamics.
- Coordinate guest contributors: Identify, invite, and coordinate guest speakers, authors, historians, or subject matter experts whose lived experience or expertise enhances discussion and deepens understanding of selected themes.
- Digital collaboration and engagement: Work with digital teams to support virtual sessions, share reading materials, discussion prompts, and supplementary content. Encourage ongoing dialogue through online platforms between sessions.
- Documentation and programme development: Capture key discussion points, insights, and participant feedback. Contribute to reflective summaries and recommendations that inform future reading selections and programme development.
- Link to wider CIC initiatives: Align book club themes with broader CIC educational goals, membership programming, and community initiatives. Support the integration of learning into collective practice, leadership development, and cultural programming.
What This Role Offers You:
- Leadership experience in designing and facilitating an educational programme with social impact.
- Personal growth through engagement with communities, critical reflection, and cultural education.
- Opportunity to shape a flagship learning initiative within a pioneering, values-led CIC.
- The satisfaction of empowering participants to connect with their history, identity, and collective culture.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking purely administrative tasks or content curation without engagement.
- Those unwilling to guide discussions that challenge assumptions and promote accountability.
- People expecting rigid, pre-defined responsibilities—this role requires creativity, facilitation skills, and adaptive problem-solving.
If you are ready to lead learning, inspire critical engagement, and strengthen community knowledge of African and Diaspora history, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become a key driver of transformative cultural education.
A Final Word
Learning is about people, not just books.
If you know that:
- Trust is built through thoughtful facilitation, care, and intellectual honesty
- Respectful handling of stories, histories, and lived experiences is a safeguarding responsibility
- Listening deeply and honouring diverse voices keeps learning communities strong
…then you understand the heart of leading a book club rooted in African and Diaspora history.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Role Description
The Press/Media Manager will work closely with the Communication Officer to lead on the Pagan Federation's media strategy. You will act as a primary point of contact for journalists, broadcasters, and media outlets working to promote positive coverage of Paganism and to respond appropriately to media interest, engaging in both proactive and reactive.
You will develop and oversee press strategies, prepare statements and press releases, brief spokespersons, and assist the organisation in sensitive communications where required. As this is a council-level role within the Pagan Federation you will be expected to provide regular reports to the Communications Officer and the Council of the Pagan Federation.
This is a voluntary role, and volunteers are expected to work remotely. We have volunteers working across England and Wales. Some travel may be necessary, reasonable expenses will be covered in line with our expenses policy.
Qualifications
- At least two years experience in the field of Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or similar. (Essential)
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to ensure accuracy in media engagement. (Essential)
- Strong organizational and communication skills to effectively assist in strategic communications planning and discussions. (Essential)
- Commitment to supporting the mission, values, and inclusiveness of the Pagan Federation. (Essential)
- Prior experience in volunteer or nonprofit organisations. (Desirable)
- Membership of a professional organisation in Media, PR, or Communications (desirable)
General Requirements
- Must be aligned with the PF's mission, be willing to conform to our Code of Conduct, and unreservedly support the charitable objectives of the PF.
- Knowledge of the Pagan Community
Pagan Federation is a registered charity dedicated to supporting Pagans and promoting their rights and beliefs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Message from the Chair of Trustees
The Trustees represent different backgrounds and experiences, but what pulls us together is a
commitment to SEED’s work on the ground in Madagascar. Several of us have been to Madagascar
and have either volunteered or worked with SEED, so we have seen first-hand how important our
work is, and the positive impact SEED has in the communities we serve. Madagascar is an
extraordinary country with exceptional biodiversity but has severely lacking infrastructure and a
high level of anthropogenic threats due to extreme poverty and considerable dependence on
natural resources.
We are looking forward to welcoming a new Chair of our Board of Trustees to join the amazing
team of dedicated staff and volunteers who are delivering sustainable development, conservation
and community work through a range of projects based on local needs. The current Chair has been
in post since 2022 and served as a Trustee for 2 years prior to that. A change of leadership and a
fresh perspective is timely and will ensure we approach the next phase of our growth and
development with new ideas. You will be assured of a warm and supportive welcome with the
benefit of a team containing years of experience, combined with new members who bring global
expertise in their field.
SEED is growing thanks to successful marketing, fundraising project development and delivery. We
are now looking to build on our implementation of our strategic plan, to deliver sustainable
development for the people of southeastern Madagascar. We are privileged to work with its
wonderful people, and we hope that you will want to join us.
Introduction to SEED
SEED has been working in the southeast corner of Madagascar for over 20 years. SEED stands for Sustainable, Environment, Education and Development and we focus on building meaningful, sustainable change in one the poorest regions of one the poorest countries in the world.
Our projects range from school building to maternal health, from Agroforestry to Lemur Conservation and rights.
We are active on social media where you can find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. The majority of our staff are Malagasy, working in Fort Dauphin to design and deliver projects on the ground, alongside our international team, who bring external expertise and international best practices. In Madagascar, we have 95 staff in total (70 Malagasy and 25 international). They are supported by a small UK-based and remote working team of 10.
Governance structures
SEED’s Board of Trustees has 8 members, including the Chair, who meet quarterly. There are three sub-committees of the board focusing on: Audit and Risk; Marketing and Fundraising; and HR. These are chaired by a Trustee and consist of at least one other Trustee and up to two of the Senior Management team. We also have lead Trustees for Safeguarding and Whistleblowing.
The Board is international with Trustees based in a number of different countries, so the Board works remotely.
The operations are run by the Managing Director and the Director of Programmes and Operations who are both long standing senior managers.
The Chair of Trustees role
Chair of Trustee Board
In addition to the general role of Trustee, the Chair of SEED’s Board of Trustees holds overall accountability for the charity delivering its mission. Working closely with the Board and the staff senior team , they will provide leadership and direction to ensure SEED fulfils its charitable aims and objectives and abides by its governing documents and relevant legislation. They will work collaboratively with board members and senior management to ensure SEED delivers maximum benefit to the communities it serves.
Chair Role Description
Terms and conditions: Voluntary role
Responsible to: Board of Trustees
Base: The Board works remotely
Line manager of: Managing Director
Overview of SEED
SEED Madagascar is a successful, growing British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high-quality community health, rural livelihoods, schools and conservation programmes to support long term, sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication.
SEED has been working in Madagascar for over 20 years and has a wide range of impactful projects ranging from school building to sexual health, from beekeeping to improving lemur habitats. More recently, SEED has been working to address the famine in the southeast with emergency food distribution.
Employing most of its staff in Madagascar, SEED also engages international staff and interns as well as running a volunteer programme. Full details of our operations can be found on our website which includes our annual report and accounts, fundraising advice and information on our staff and Trustees.
The role will carry the usual responsibilities of a Trustee as defined by the England and Wales Charity Commission and we encourage all applicants to read through this prior to making an application.
Accountability:
As a Trustee you are responsible and liable for the governance and functioning of the charity and are accountable in varying degrees to a variety of stakeholders including service users, members, funders, the Charity Commission, and Companies House.
SEED Trustees should uphold the fiduciary duty required of all charity trustees to act in the best interests of both current and future beneficiaries of the charity, being held personally liable for any breach of that duty.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure that the Board of Trustees understands and fulfils its responsibilities for the governance of the organisation
- To provide strategic oversight and ensure that all decisions are taken in the best interests of SEED and its charitable aims.
- To provide leadership for the Board of Trustees in their role of developing and agreeing the strategy of the organisation.
- To ensure that SEED has the effective policies and procedures needed to function properly, legally and safely including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anticorruption.
- To effectively chair the Board meetings, facilitating debate and bringing about consensus and clear decision making.
- To work with the Board to bring about strong and constructive working relationships and sharing of the workload across the areas of expertise.
- To oversee the membership of and effective working of the subcommittees
- To build and maintain a constructive and supportive working relationship with the MD. To be overall line manager for the MD, assessing their performance and discussing development needs with them.
- To work closely with the MD to support them in achieving the vision of the organisation ensuring they have the support needed for the effective running of SEED and bring scrutiny as needed so they are held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives.
- To plan with the MD the annual cycle of Board meetings, setting agendas and monitoring the decisions taken at meetings are enacted.
- To review the Board’s performance and composition to ensure that SEED has a diverse, high performing Board working together in support of SEEDs strategy and Charitable objectives.
- To support recruitment and onboarding of new members to the board as needed to ensure continuity of the board responsibilities.
- To work with each Trustee to support them fulfilling their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity.
- To ensure the Board regularly reviews major risks and associated opportunities.
- To lead the Board in fulfilling its duties to ensure the sound financial health of the charity, with systems in place to verify financial accountability and that SEED is operating within the legal and financial guidelines set out in the current legislation
- To represent the interests of the board and charity externally as and when needed
Person specification
- Knowledge and understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Chair of a Charity and Board Membership – experience as a board member as a minimum
- An understanding and experience of strategic planning within the corporate or charity setting.
- A proven leader with the ability to think strategically and creatively and to challenge proposals with clear logical thinking
- A strong commitment and passion for international development and an understanding of this sector, ideally able to bring experience of working within it.
- Demonstrable alignment to the charity’s mission, vision, and values
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience of people management and able to build strong relationships with people who are working on a voluntary basis at senior level
- An understanding of, or a willingness to understand, the strategic, legislative, political and cultural contexts that affect and influence SEED’s work
- Enthusiasm and commitment to equality and diversity in all aspects of SEED’s work
- An interest in Madagascar and an understanding of the challenges of working within different cultures and environments
- Be able to work to and advocate for all of SEED’s policies and procedures, safeguarding those that SEED works with and investigating and/or reporting any concerns appropriately
SEED Madagascar actively encourages equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and aims to create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued
Time commitments and requirements
There are a minimum of four Board meetings per year with the potential for additional Board meetings and Trustee only discussions. The Chair will discuss and agree the agenda in advance with the Managing Director, Chair the meeting and ensure follow up actions take place. These meetings are on a Sunday, are virtual and typically last 3 hours.
The Chair will participate on one sub-committee which has its own quarterly cycle of meetings. The Chair will manage the MD and have regular discussions about progress and undertake the annual review process. The Chair and all Trustees are required to undertake mandatory training as part of their induction and regular updates and additional training. The Chair will work with the Board to ensure each member is taking an active part in the Board and sub committees.
The Trustee Board are encouraged to have one trustee a year take a trip to Madagascar to familiarise themselves with the environment the SEED works in and to meet and get to know the staff in country (some expenses will be covered).
Trustee
We are seeking three committed Trustees to join a national fostering Board at a pivotal time, supporting strategic growth and championing foster care across the UK.
Position: Trustee (Volunteer)
Organisation: The Fostering Network
Location: UK wide. Particular interest in Wales and Northern Ireland
Hours: Approximately 10 to 15 days per year
Term: 3 years, renewable for up to two further terms
Remuneration: Voluntary role. Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed
Closing Date: Monday 23 February 2026
Interview Dates: W/C 16 and 23 March 2026
About the Role
This is an opportunity to join the Board of Trustees at a national fostering charity, following the launch of a new organisational strategy and the appointment of a new Chair in 2025. Trustees play a vital role in setting strategic direction, ensuring strong governance and supporting the organisation to deliver meaningful change for children and young people in foster care.
Key responsibilities include:
· Providing strategic oversight and constructive challenge at Board level
· Supporting delivery of the five year organisational strategy
· Acting as an ambassador for the charity and its values
· Contributing to effective governance, risk management and financial oversight
· Building strong relationships with fellow Trustees, senior leaders and stakeholders
· Attending Board and committee meetings, both in person and online
About You
You will bring personal experience of the foster care sector and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
We are particularly interested in candidates who:
· Are based in Wales or Northern Ireland
· Are qualified social workers working within fostering services
· Have skills in finance, particularly qualified accountants
· Have experience in commercial or business development
You will demonstrate sound judgement, strategic thinking, discretion and the ability to contribute confidently within a Board setting.
About the Organisation
The UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation. Founded 50 years ago by foster carers, it works across all four nations to influence policy, improve practice and strengthen the fostering community. At the heart of its work is a belief in the power of relationships to transform lives.
Other roles you may have experience of could include; Trustee, Non Executive Director, Board Member, Independent Board Member, Social Work Leader, Finance Director, Commercial Director, Strategic Advisor.
We are looking for someone who shares our vision of shaping a recognised, valued and inclusive sport and physical activity sector that everyone can be a part of, and who is committed to the highest levels of governance, risk management and assurance.
The Audit and Probity Committee reports directly to CIMSPA’s Board of Trustees and is a crucial part of our governance structure, overseeing our risk landscape. By ensuring that risk is adequately managed and that the organisation is governed with integrity, the committee guides CIMSPA’s strategic decision-making processes. Alongside this, the committee provides oversight, challenge and scrutiny across a range of areas, including our internal controls and our financial performance and management.
Specialisms
Based on the committee’ annual skills review, we have identified the following specialisms as a priority for recruitment:
• Government and policy-making
• Legal and regulatory
Therefore we are seeking to appoint a committee member with significant experience in at least one of these areas.
Core Skills
We also expect all committee members to have significant experience in one or more of the following:
• Finance
• Audit and risk
• Governance and compliance
• Our system interventions (as detailed in our strategy)
• Business and commercial
• Digital
Please note - an in-depth knowledge of the sport and physical activity sector is not essential.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Ensuring that the committee fulfils its purpose as stated in its Terms of Reference.
- Ensuring that the committee complies with CIMSPA’s Charter and Statutes, charity law, company law and all other relevant legislation/regulations as they relate to the committee.
- Managing CIMSPA’s resources responsibly and honestly, with a duty of prudence.
- Working in partnership with CIMSPA’s CEO or senior leadership team to ensure the strategic aims of the organisation are achieved as they relate to the committee, maintaining a management and oversight role.
- Ensuring that the committee is accountable.
Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd March 2026 at 9am
Provisional date for virtual interviews: Monday 16th March 2026
Shaping a recognised, valued and inclusive sport and physical activity sector that everyone can be a part of
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