Senior Individual Giving Manager Volunteer Roles in Liverpool

We’re passionate about making the countryside in Norfolk a better place for everyone to enjoy and are seeking a proactive leader, ideally with some experience of charity governance and board management, to become Chair of our charity.

We need someone to help advocate for our campaign priorities and oversee the future direction and development of our charity. Someone who will support our fundraising, membership and engagement initiatives, build relationships and represent CPRE Norfolk at key external stakeholder meetings, and liaise with other local CPREs and national CPRE.

As Chair you’ll provide leadership to our Board of Trustees, a team with a broad range of experience, and guide the future strategy, direction and development of our charity. Working collaboratively with your fellow Trustees, volunteers and paid support staff, you will help increase our visibility, promote our campaigns and increase our membership. You’ll help advocate for positive solutions and make a real difference with regard to the issues facing the local countryside and the environment.

Ideally, you will bring some of the following qualities:

• Previous experience in leadership, management and organisational development
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, impartiality, respect and confidentiality
• Previous experience of committee work – paid or voluntary
• Knowledge of environmental and countryside issues
• Knowledge of the charity sector
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of working with people from different backgrounds and abilities
• Sufficient, flexible daytime and evening availability to fulfil the role (approximately 6 to 8 hours per week on average)
• A commitment to CPRE campaigns and initiatives
• We ask that all Trustees are, or are willing to become, members of CPRE (it’s quick and easy to join)

What’s in it for you?

You’ll have the satisfaction of leading a local charity with a long history of campaigning to promote, protect and enhance the Norfolk countryside. You’ll meet like-minded people throughout Norfolk and across the country,

You’ll get involved with social events, networking activities, and topical workshops on a local and national level, and you’ll be able to participate in relevant training.

The role requires approximately 2 to 4 hours per week on average, although this is flexible. You need to live in, or have close links to Norfolk to understand the local issues and challenges, and can carry out the role from home or the CPRE Norfolk office, with occasional travel elsewhere in the county.

A fantastic opportunity to join a growing charity dedicated to helping young people to fulfil their potential through teaching and learning to skateboard.

We're looking for new trustees to join this unique charity that recruits, trains and mentors young skateboarders aged 16+ to coach children and young people aged 7 to 14 to learn to skateboard.

Established in 2015, The Skateboarding Foundation has developed a coaching programme that has been shown to:

• Improve life skills
• Foster teamwork
• Build confidence
• Develop commitment

We're looking for people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, abilities and experiences and an interest in youth development to help us take our programme to more locations in the UK, helping more children and young people. 

If you're interested in finding out more before applying and would like an informal chat about the opportunity please send us an email or complete the contact form on our website (details in the overview document).

Young Humanists are the voice for non-religious young people. Two-thirds of young people are non-religious. We provide them with the community and platform that their voices deserve. We think young people have a right to be heard and that more should be done to ensure policy reflects their views.

Young Humanists is led by a committee that drives national and regional events throughout the year. They are supported by a team of local Ambassadors, who are the ‘on the ground’ representatives, working as part of local humanist or other community groups. We also have a team of volunteers specialising in areas like social media, design and research, who support the committee and individual Ambassadors.

We are seeking a dedicated and driven Northern Ireland-based individual to join our network of Ambassadors, to assist the committee by:

• Sitting on the Northern Ireland Humanists committee, providing a formal link to Young Humanists by championing issues that are particularly relevant to young people in Northern Ireland.
• Putting on events with a view to getting younger people involved (e.g. pub quizzes, campaign work, family-friendly events like coffee mornings or Sunday brunches, litter picks or picnics)
• Be a contact point for other Young Humanists who want to attend nearby groups/events and an ambassador for Young Humanists at regional events.
• Provide local knowledge to make sure we promote relevant local opportunities to our members and, equally, promote Humanists UK and Young Humanist events or campaigns locally.

Please read the full Application Pack for more information.

While there are no set hours we expect that up to three hours per week on average may be spent on the role, with this possibly increasing in the run-up to Young Humanists’ events.

All Young Humanists volunteers should be aged 18 to 35 (with eligibility ending the day before the applicant’s 36th birthday). Much of the work can be done remotely, but it is required that the post holder be based in Northern Ireland. 

If this sounds like you send your CV and cover letter, with the subject ‘Young Humanists Ambassador for Northern Ireland’ 

Young Humanists are the voice for non-religious young people. Two-thirds of young people are non-religious. We provide them with the community and platform that their voices deserve. We think young people have a right to be heard and that more should be done to ensure policy reflects their views.

Young Humanists is led by a committee that drives national and regional events throughout the year. They are supported by a team of local Ambassadors, who are the ‘on the ground’ representatives, working as part of local humanist or other community groups. We also have a team of volunteers specialising in areas like social media, design and research, who support the committee and individual Ambassadors.

We are seeking a dedicated and driven individual to join our network of Ambassadors, to assist the committee by:

• Putting on events with a view to getting younger people involved (e.g. pub quizzes, campaign work, family-friendly events like coffee mornings or Sunday brunches, litter picks or picnics)
• Be a contact point for other Young Humanists who want to attend nearby groups/events and an ambassador for Young Humanists at regional events.
• Provide local knowledge to make sure we promote relevant local opportunities to our members and, equally, promote Humanists UK and Young Humanist events or campaigns locally.

Please read the full Application Pack for more information.

While there are no set hours we expect that up to three hours per week on average may be spent on the role, with this possibly increasing in the run-up to Young Humanists’ events.

All Young Humanists volunteers should be aged 18 to 35 (with eligibility ending the day before the applicant’s 36th birthday). Much of the work can be done remotely, but it is required that the post holder be based in the UK.

If this sounds like you send your CV and cover letter, with the subject ‘Young Humanists Ambassador’

It is an exciting time to be involved in Scouting, as we develop and progress our Skills for Life strategy, in order to prepare better futures and deliver skills for life to young people who want to access Scouting. 

The County Lead Volunteer (County Commissioner) role is an important UK Headquarters appointment within the England Team, responsible for providing inspirational and effective leadership for one of the 60 English Counties.  As County Lead Volunteer (County Commissioner) you will take the lead for implementing our 2018-25 strategy with your team of 18 District Commissioners and ensuring they feel motivated and supported to lead the Scout Groups in their Districts to success.

As a County Lead Volunteer you will be able to really develop and hone your leadership skills by managing teams of remote volunteers across the breadth of Hertfordshire. Leading and managing volunteers provides so much more opportunity and experiences than with employees, what you can gain by doing this really well can be a great asset for your professional life as well as in Scouts. The issues and challenges that you find ways to tackle will stretch you as an individual and as a leader and you’ll find yourself discovering new things that you are capable of achieving.

If you get a kick out of seeing things happen, achieving success and making a positive impact to a wide audience then the County Lead Volunteer role definitely provides all of that. In this role you will get to see the difference that Scouts makes to so many young people’s lives across a large area, helping them developing skills for life, fostering friendships and providing so many incredible and unforgettable experiences.

NRAS Board of Trustees recruiting Income & Generation Trustee.

NRAS – The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, is the only patient organisation in the UK with a specific focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Founded in 2001 and now the leading organisation representing people living with RA and JIA, the charity has an exemplary reputation within the world of rheumatology. Working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and other third sector organisations, NRAS offers services and support to patients, healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates for improved services and access to treatments.

Opportunity Description

NRAS is looking for an Income Generating & Fundraising Trustee with diverse skills and background in line with the people we represent.

Ideally Trustees will have close proximity to our cause - supporting all those with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Arthritis in the UK, so preferably people with RA or adult Juvenile disease themselves or who have a close relation with RA or JIA but equally an understanding of working with the NHS or immunology would be as valuable. 

We currently feel we are underrepresented on the board in the following area

· A Trustee with established and proven fundraising connections in particular with major donors and corporate relationship building

· A Trustee with experience at senior/board level or running own business.

· A Trustee who can actively support the Fundraising team and have ability/time to meet Trust & Grant giving representatives alongside CEO and/or Founder

 

The role of our Board is to oversee and ensure good governance, approve annual financial statement and budget, protect the charity from liability, minimise risk, ensure legal compliance, and participate in fundraising. They also support the CEO and review her performance.

There are 4 board meetings per year with some additional sub-committee obligations as well as an annual away day which all Trustees are expected to attend. While most board meetings have been conducted virtually during the pandemic there is a hope that at least two board meeting per year will be face to face with all attending at the charity’s offices in Maidenhead. There is an expectation that Trustees will be able to devote sufficient time to attending meetings and sub-committee meetings. If a Trustee fails to attend 2 or more meetings the Chair will discuss if there the role of a Trustee is appropriate for the individual.

We require people who are passionate about what they do and are prepared to support a great cause with equal drive and commitment. We are also keen to attract people who have a network of contacts and are willing to help us fundraise. The charity currently gets no statutory income. It's only by increasing our income that we can do more and we have so much more to do to support the 450,000+ people living with RA and 12,000 children and their families living with JIA in the UK.

 

What impact will this opportunity have?

We have excellent and committed existing trustees but with a more diverse board of people with a wider range of backgrounds and skills to support, help and guide the charity and the Senior Management Team, we believe we will be in a stronger position to the achieve aims and goals within our strategic plan.

What’s in it for you as a volunteer?

We believe this is a great opportunity to contribute in a key way to a vitally important cause. RA and JIA are painful, complex, disabling and life-long diseases with no cure. They are not well understood and people generally don't recognise the symptoms as being in need of urgent attention so there is often delay to diagnosis. You can be part of making the difference to thousands of peoples’ lives. Our vision is for people with RA or JIA to live life without limits. With fair access to care and without prejudice nor discrimination due to their condition.

Time commitment

Mostly during office hours, but some out of hours meetings

· 4 Board meetings per year (minimum of two in Maidenhead and others hybrid)

· Attendance at key events (e.g. parliamentary launch of a report, or major beneficiary event)

· Attendance at any major donor event

· Attendance at various Trustee Training both online and in person

· 2 or 3 sub-committee online meetings per year

· participate in other activities in support of NRAS and the Board as required.

Clinks’ board has recently seen one Trustee come to the end of their trusteeship and another join Clinks’ Leadership Team. Clinks is therefore seeking two committed people to join its Board of Trustees. There are two Trustee positions available, one to start in April 2024 sitting on our Finance and Human Resources committee, and another to start following our AGM in November 2024.

We especially encourage applications from groups of people that are under-represented on trustee boards, including: 

• Those with lived experience of prison or people who hold a criminal record. 

• First-time trustees including young people. 

• Racially minoritised people. 

To ensure we have a range of experiences, perspectives, and skills within our board, we are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience in infrastructure support, probation, policy, representation of service delivery organisations working in the criminal justice system, business acumen, charity finance management or public sector exposure, especially with a criminal justice focus.

Other desirable skills are: 

• Influence 

• Networker 

• Communication skills 

• Good practice knowledge 

• Business development 

• Income generation knowledge 

We will provide induction and training and are happy to speak to applicants informally before commencing the application process. 

With a passion for social change and an inability to tolerate injustice, our trustees believe in the valuable role that voluntary organisations play in helping people get the help they need to turn their lives around.  

Critically, Clinks trustees work with our Chair and the Leadership Team to ensure that we adhere to all the necessary governance and legal liabilities, and to support the charity to achieve the highest level of support to those who work at the frontline of the criminal justice system. 

Trustee 1 (Finance & Human Resources) appointment: April 2024. 

Trustee 2 appointment: AGM 2024, likely to be held in November.  

Clinks’ chair has completed two terms and will be stepping down at our AGM November 2024. We want to introduce our new chair in April 2024 to allow for good transition time, therefore between April - Nov you will be sat on our board as a trustee. This time will allow for an effective handover between you and our current chair before they step down. You will be coming on board as we implement our new strategy so you can have your say in this crucial development period.

We are looking for a chair who can lead that team well and work with the leadership team to steward a vibrant and vital voluntary sector.  Our new chair will need to be committed to voluntary action and believes in the potential and right of everyone to effective support to enable change. The Chair is pivotal to creating the conditions for overall board and individual director effectiveness, both inside and outside the boardroom.

You will need to have knowledge of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and the role of the voluntary sector within it, alongside knowledge of the UK voluntary sector and charity governance. A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the position, and be committed to the organisation, its values, and to anti-racism. Is essential as well as strategic vision, good judgement, leadership, and communication skills, to be able to govern our board of trustees to the highest standard.

We welcome applications from across society and we aim to have a diverse board representative of the communities impacted by criminal justice and the challenges they face. Clinks is committed to recognised as an anti-racist organisation and upholds the right of people with criminal convictions to take on paid and unpaid roles across society. If you are applying but might require a waiver due to criminal convictions, then we would be happy to speak to you about that process and how we might help. 

Onboarded as a trustee from April 2024 for efficient handover from current chair. Take on role of Chair of the Board from November AGM 2024.  

Healthwatch Advisory Board Chair

A remuneration of 4000.00 per annum

An Office Holder role whose purpose is to bring local knowledge and contacts to support the Healthwatch Halton Advisory Board deliver its statutory and strategic objectives and its annual Work Plan

1.2 To provide strategic leadership and inspiration for the Healthwatch Advisory Board so that it delivers its Purpose which is to:

• Provide ‘Reach’ – utilise local knowledge, ideas and capacity to build new relationships, including to: o enable more local people to be involved in the commissioning, the provision and scrutiny, including the standards of provision and whether and how they could and ought to be improved, of local health and social care services. o actively seek to ‘reach’ the diverse local communities that the Healthwatch serves.

• Act Local – translate local and national Healthwatch priorities into local initiatives, feeding into the Healthwatch intelligence gathering process.

• Advise – inform the Healthwatch’s strategic planning and thinking, help the Healthwatch remain relevant by proactively gathering and feeding back on views of local people regarding their need for, and experience of, local care services so Healthwatch can make these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services and to Healthwatch England.

• Connect and Influence – identify, engage with and enable access (‘open doors’) to relevant local and regional decision-makers and policy-formers, across all sectors; o broaden Healthwatch engagement with local ‘power bases’; o help the Healthwatch grow its supporter base, including helping to raise awareness of the Healthwatch in the local community.

• Be Pioneering/Pathfinding – identify and trial new ways of delivering Healthwatch ambitions and priorities and meeting objectives.

• Share – develop sustainable mechanisms to exchange learning, resources and ideas between Healthwatch. 1.3 To support and promote the work of the Healthwatch and ensure its values are evident in all its work.

2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 General Duties • To chair meetings of the Healthwatch Advisory Board and contribute to the development of its annual Work Plan. • In conjunction with Healthwatch management, act as champion for the Healthwatch in the Advisory Board area, for example, with local media and political leaders.

• To help provide the Healthwatch Advisory Board access to wider contacts, key organisations and individuals within a local area. To help ensure that the Healthwatch Advisory Board is well-briefed and in touch with issues with its geographical area.

• Provide leadership and expertise in a specific area or areas to support the work of the Healthwatch Advisory Board.

• Undertake practical action to help the Healthwatch Advisory Board deliver its agreed objectives.

• Represent the Healthwatch Advisory Board, as required, in developing beneficial relationships with local organisations, and community groups.

• In conjunction with Healthwatch management, hold or otherwise contribute to a local Annual Public Meeting to which the public in that locality is invited. 2.2 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

• To ensure that the Healthwatch Advisory Board reflects the diversity of the community it serves and consists of a broad range of appropriate skills and experience.

• In conjunction with Healthwatch management, to lead the recruitment of Healthwatch Advisory Board Members for ratification by the Managing Engaging Communities Solutions CIC 

• Ensure there is an induction programme for new Healthwatch Advisory Board Members.

Full details can be found in the jo description enclosed within application pack attached.

Closing date is 30 November 2023

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 13 December 2023

Job Description: Chair of the Board of Trustees

Reporting to: The Trustee Board

Responsible for: Trustee Board leadership; organisational strategic oversight  

 

Summary

Term of office:

The Chair and Trustees are appointed for an initial term of three years, subject to satisfactory reviews, continued contribution to the charity and compliance with the Board’s code of conduct, with a further two terms if re-elected by the Board.

Salary:

Unpaid. Expenses incurred while travelling to meetings etc.

Time commitment:

Usually, five Board Meetings a year. The Chair also meets with the Chief Executive at least monthly, but usually fortnightly. Additionally, the Chair leads the AGM and occasional additional activities (including any awaydays or strategic sessions, induction meetings and appraisals).

Location:

Can be based anywhere in the UK, although travel to meetings will be required, primarily to Bletchley, Milton Keynes. Meetings are a mixture of online and in-person.       

Closing date for applications: TBA

About The National Energy Foundation

The NEF is an independent, national charity based in Milton Keynes, and has been at the forefront of improving the use of energy in buildings since 1988. It aims to give people, organisations and governments the knowledge, support and inspiration they need to understand and improve the use of energy in buildings. The NEF achieves this through:

· Delivering practical projects – Our largest portfolio of current projects is aimed at alleviating fuel poverty for those most in need, with additional projects focused on increasing energy efficiency in buildings. 

· Inspiring action – providing building owners and occupiers with the encouragement, advice and real-life examples to achieve better performing buildings.

· Advancing knowledge - supporting collaboration to drive forward the frontiers of knowledge, innovation and practice.

· Identifying and addressing market failures using evidence, analysis and ideas.

Chair Duties

Strategic leadership

· Provide strategic direction and leadership to the NEF and its Board, ensuring the charity delivers on its strategic and charitable objectives, vision, purpose and values.

· Ensure that the Board reviews strategic issues, risks and opportunities on a regular basis, and can satisfy itself that systems are in place to take advantage of opportunities and mitigate risks.

· With the Board of Trustees, approve business plans and policies, budgets, accounts, annual reports and KPIs.

Governance and Trustee management

· Provide inclusive leadership to the Board of Trustees, encouraging full participation in discussions and decision-making and dealing with any issues that may impact Board effectiveness.

· Ensure the Board functions as a unit and works well with the entire Executive of the charity to achieve agreed objectives.

· Work with the Board, Chief Executive and external advisers to ensure compliance with the NEF Articles of Association, and all charity regulatory and statutory requirements, displaying good practice in all areas of its business.

· Ensure the financial stability of the charity.

· Safeguard the good name and values of the charity.

· Chair meetings of the Board of Trustees effectively and efficiently, bringing impartiality and objectivity to the decision-making process.

· Ensure governance arrangements are working in the most effective way for the charity.

· Lead the process for recruiting or removing the Chief Executive and Trustees, ensuring succession plans are in place and the Board incorporates the right balance of diversity and inclusion, skills, knowledge and experience to govern and lead the charity effectively.

· Promote regular Board self-assessment exercises and develop the knowledge and capability of the Board of Trustees.

· Appraise the performance of the Trustees on an annual basis, ensuring they fulfil their duties and responsibilities.

Executive liaison and support

· Build and maintain a strong, effective and constructive working relationship with the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team, offering general and specific support where appropriate and ensuring they are held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives.

· Ensure the Executive team maximises its performance through critical self-assessment of performance and processes, and outcomes are acted upon.

· Conduct the annual appraisal for the Chief Executive, setting proposed targets for the coming year.

• Support the Chief Executive, while respecting the boundaries which exist between the two roles.

External relations

· Promote the interests of NEF wherever possible, assisting with relationship building.

· Act as an ambassador, spokesperson and the public face of the charity, representing the charity at external functions, meetings and events in partnership with the Chief Executive.

Person Specification

· A strong and visible passion and commitment to the charity, its strategic objectives and cause.

· The personal gravitas to lead a significant national organisation.

· Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities; comfortable in an ambassadorial role.

· Previous Board-level experience in a charity or not-for-profit organisation, with a clear understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.

· Proven ability to chair meetings and events, lead, foster and promote a collaborative team environment.

· Strategic vision and good, independent judgement.

· Strong personal and professional integrity.

· The ability to commit time to conduct the role well, including travel and attending events out of office hours.

The Chair may also have a particular area of technical expertise, but overall, the Board of Trustees should have a collective understanding of:

· Financial management, income generation and enterprise.

· Public policy and public affairs – particularly in the energy and built environment sector.

· National and local voluntary sectors.

· National and local government and statutory bodies.

· Digital strategies.

· Trading subsidiaries, social enterprises and joint ventures.

· Human resource management.

· Funding/foundations.

· Collaborative partnerships.

· Quality Management Systems.

· Strategic charitable business development.

· Social investment and impact.

Board code of conduct

This Code applies to all Trustees of the NEF, including the Chair. It is not a list of Trustees’ legal duties, although many of the elements of the Code are based on legal principles. The purpose of the Code is to set out the relevant standards expected of Trustees in order to maintain the highest standards of integrity and stewardship; to ensure that the organisation is effective, open and accountable; and to ensure a good working relationship with the Chief Executive and staff.

• Trustees should act with probity, due prudence and should take and consider professional advice on anything in which the Trustees do not have expertise themselves.

• Trustees should hold themselves accountable to the NEF’s stakeholders, including funders, beneficiaries and employees, for the Board’s decisions, the performance of the Board and the performance of the charity.

• When acting as Trustees, Trustees accept that their primary responsibility is to the NEF, not to their employer, client or any other organisation which they represent or are otherwise connected with.

• Trustees must declare any employment, commercial, financial or other obligation to outside individuals or organisations that might influence their performance of official duties, and must ensure any potential conflict of interest is made known at the earliest possible opportunity.

• Except where legally authorised and confirmed in writing, Trustees must not gain financial or other material benefit for themselves, their families or their friends from their Trusteeship of the charity.

• Trustees must fulfil the responsibilities set out in the Job Description above, and comply with the terms in their contract, including written policies on claiming expenses.

• Trustees should conduct themselves in a manner which does not damage or undermine the reputation of the charity, or its staff individually or collectively, and should not take part in any activity which is in conflict with the objects or which might damage the reputation of the NEF.

• Trustees must work together as a team, make decisions together and take joint responsibility for them.

• Trustees are expected to attend a minimum of four Board meetings a year, and are required to attend the Annual General Meeting. Meeting dates are circulated 12 months in advance and any conflict with other arrangements should be confirmed well in advance and not just prior to a meeting.

• Trustees must ensure they prepare for and contribute appropriately and effectively at meetings. They must respond promptly and fully to email and other requests for input, feedback or assistance, and ensure they can commit sufficient time to their duties.

• Trustees should bring a fair and open-minded view to all discussions of the Board and should ensure that all decisions are made in the best interests of the NEF and its charitable objectives.

• Confidential information or material (relating to funders, beneficiaries, staff, contracts etc) provided to, or discussed at a Trustees meeting, must remain confidential and within the confines of the Board and must not be discussed or disclosed outside the Board without the Board’s prior permission (save where required by law).

• Policies and strategies agreed by Trustees should be expressed in unambiguous and practical terms, so that the Chief Executive and NEF staff responsible for implementing those policies are clear what they need to do.

• Trustees must understand, accept and respect the difference in roles between the Trustees, the Chief Executive and NEF Mark staff, working effectively and cohesively for the benefit of the charity, and to develop a mutually supportive and loyal relationship.

Last updated: September 2023

As a Trustee of Trauma Treatment International (TTI) you will have a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of positive change through the provision of evidence-based trauma treatment and support, around the UK and world. 

TTI is a registered charity, was founded in 2017 and has grown significantly in the last few years.  Our aim is to treat victims directly as well as support organisations that work with victims, in order to mitigate the impact of trauma exposure on the workforce.  With an increase in people affected by torture, trafficking and slavery, persecution, war and other forms of collective violence it has never been more important that society is trauma informed and able to respond effectively to the psychological needs of all its members.  TTI is borderless, working remotely to respond to need wherever it is in the world.

As a qualified accountant with experience of working with charities your role will be to provide effective governance of TTI’s affairs, ensuring its financial viability and that proper processes and procedures are in place for all financial records, decisions and delegations.  To apply please read the attached job description and fill in and return the application form.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of voices, experiences and perspectives on our Board of Trustees and in our management team. We especially seek trustees who have lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address.

A trustee is required to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to TTI and must always bear the interest of the charity in mind.