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Do you have experience in the legal sector and a passion for making a difference? We are seeking a new Trustee with legal expertise to help guide our strategy.
Key responsibilities
Governance and strategic leadership
- Actively participate in Board meetings and relevant Board committee meetings (e.g. Governance), providing objective advice on strategic direction, performance and resources.
- Work with the Chair, Chief Executive and other trustees to ensure the charity maintains the highest standards of governance, complies with all relevant laws and regulations and delivers on its mission.
- Contribute to the development, scrutiny and approval of organisational strategies, major projects and investment decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term goals.
- Champion the charity’s values, diversity and inclusion and ethical standards at all times.
Legal oversight and stewardship
- Support the organisation in complying with its governing documents, charity law, and other relevant legislation.
- Safeguard the organisation’s assets and ensure they are applied exclusively for charitable purposes.
- Support the Board in understanding legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities.
- Contribute to setting and reviewing the organisation’s strategic direction.
- Monitor performance and ensure accountability across all areas of operation.
- Ensure financial stability and integrity, approving budgets and monitoring expenditure.
- Act as an ambassador for the organisation, promoting its mission and values.
Person specification
- Qualified solicitor or barrister or significant experience in legal practice
- Strong understanding of charity law, company law, compliance and governance frameworks
- Commitment to the organisation’s values and objectives
- Experience and understanding of the role of Company Secretary
- Experience at senior leadership level
- Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker, capable of balancing detail with the bigger picture, and exercising sound independent judgement
- Deep commitment to the mission, vision and values of the charity, including principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Time commitment
This appointment requires a commitment to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care to attend quarterly early evening meetings of the Board of Trustees and serve on at least one Board committee (Governance Committee), with additional meetings as required.
In addition to attending meetings, trustees will need to make time to read and evaluate papers. All our trustees are encouraged to actively participate and engage in external events and networking to represent and promote the charity, where requested.
Appointments are usually for a term of three years with the possibility of two further three-year extensions by mutual agreement up to a maximum term of nine years.
Remuneration
This is a voluntary, unpaid trustee role. Reasonable expenses incurred in the course of duties will be reimbursed in line with the charity’s policy.
The benefits of joining our Board of Trustees include:
- Professional recognition
- Networking opportunities with fellow trustees as well as access to forums and communities of likeminded trustees at other organisations.
- Training and support to get the best out of the role.
- Career development: Diversify your experience and demonstrate leadership, governance expertise and commitment to public service.
Application process
Please submit a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience would contribute to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care in your role as Trustee, together with a recent CV.
The supporting statement should demonstrate why you want to join our charity, your suitability for this role and specifically address the key elements of this role specification.
If your skills and experience fit, you will be shortlisted and final selection will be via a two-stage formal interview process with the Chair of Trustees, Chief Executive and one or two other Trustees.
Deadline for applications: 5pm on Friday 13 February
Interview dates: 26 February and 11 March
Please submit a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience would contribute to Rennie
Grove Peace Hospice Care in your role as Trustee, together with a recent CV. The supporting statement
should demonstrate why you want to join our Charity, your suitability for this role and specifically address
the key elements of this role specification.
If your skills and experience fit, you will be shortlisted and final selection will be via a two-stage formal
interview process with the Chair of Trustees, Chief Executive and one or two other Trustees.
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Are you an experienced leader with a finance background and the passion for making a difference?
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer to help guide the charity’s strategy including a focus on financial responsibilities. This voluntary role is ideal for someone with strong knowledge of accounting, audit and risk management who can balance strategic thinking with attention to detail. If you are a confident communicator with extensive financial experience and a desire to use those skills to support a local charity, we’d love to hear from you.
Your expertise, insight and judgment could make a real difference to the lives of the local people we support.
Role requirements:
- Extensive senior financial leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, audit and risk management
- Understanding of best practice in governance
- Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinker with sound independent judgement
- Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
The benefits of joining our Board of Trustees include:
• Professional recognition.
• Networking opportunities with fellow trustees as well as access to forums and communities of likeminded trustees at other organisations.
• Training and support to get the best out of the role.
• Career development: Diversify your experience and demonstrate leadership, governance expertise and commitment to public service.
Please submit a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience would contribute to Rennie
Grove Peace Hospice Care in your role as Trustee, together with a recent CV. The supporting statement
should demonstrate why you want to join our Charity, your suitability for this role and specifically address
the key elements of this role specification.
If your skills and experience fit, you will be shortlisted and final selection will be via a two-stage formal
interview process with the Chair of Trustees, Chief Executive and one or two other Trustees.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 13 February 2026.
Interview dates are 23 February and 11 March 2026 at Peace Hospice, Watford.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.