Trustee Volunteer Roles in Greater London

We are excited to invite passionate and dedicated individuals to join us as Trustees and contribute to the establishment and development of our charity organisation. Our mission is to inspire humanity through education for change and growth, focusing on adulthood. If you are enthusiastic about shaping the future and making a meaningful impact, we want you on our team!

About believe-IN

At believe-IN, we are committed to being facilitators of change for individuals and organisations in transitions. Our mission is to provide lifelong educational services that empower adults to manage life changes effectively, fostering growth and preventing mental health declines. Grounded in humanistic principles, our values of Knowledge, Education, Leadership, Integrity, and Courage guide us in creating exceptional life outcomes for all.

We operate with a one-stop-shop concept, offering a variety of educational and training programs, activities, and initiatives to help individuals develop essential life skills, enhance personal development, and improve overall well-being during critical life changes.

Our Social Impact

Inspired by lifespan developmental psychology and human rights principles, believe-IN strives to create a brighter, more empowered future. We believe in providing a holistic and inclusive platform accessible to all, fostering a more harmonious and equitable society for everyone.

The Trustee Role

As a Trustee, you will be a key decision-maker, responsible for supporting the organisation's direction, values, and governance structure. Your dedication and leadership will be essential in shaping believe-IN's future. We are specifically seeking individuals for the following roles:

1) Treasurer:

 2) Fundraising Professional

 3) Community Development Professional

 4) Secretary

We are looking for individuals who bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role, broadening the diversity of thinking on our board.

Application Notes

Applications can be made by sending a conventional CV (2-page max) and a covering letter (2-page max) outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

Join us in creating a world where everyone believes in themselves and can make the life they wish and deserve happen!

Hatch is seeking to recruit up to three new Trustees to its governing Board. This is a significant opportunity to work with a dynamic and inspiring organisation to make a real difference to social and environmental challenges by supporting social entrepreneurs and those from diverse backgrounds.

Hatch is proactively looking to recruit individuals from diverse backgrounds, and/or individuals with personal understanding and experience of the challenges that many of our entrepreneurs face who are from underrepresented backgrounds. Hatch specifically supports founders from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, people with disabilities and we also focus on social entrepreneurs. 

Responsibilities

Trustees are responsible for governance, strategic oversight and ambassadorship on behalf of Hatch, a charitable organisation. Trustees take overall stewardship and responsibility for the well-being of Hatch, providing strategic direction and ensuring that Hatch operates effectively to deliver its vision and mission. 

Trustees act to uphold the core ethos and values of the organisation, fulfilling a duty of care in accordance with its governing documents, charity law and regulatory requirements.

Key Trustee Duties

• Contributing actively in providing strategic direction to Hatch; agreeing overall policy, setting targets, and evaluating performance against agreed targets and in line with Hatch mission and values

• Ensuring that Hatch complies with its Articles of Association, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations

• Ensuring Hatch applies its resources responsibly and exclusively in pursuance of its mission and its objects as defined in its Articles of Association

• Safeguarding the assets, staff and beneficiaries of the charity by ensuring risks are managed and mitigated, as appropriate

• Ensuring the financial stability of Hatch including ensuring appropriate controls and procedures are implemented and followed

• Ensuring that Hatch is accountable to its founders, funders and other stakeholders and that the Hatch team and volunteers are responsible to the Board

• Safeguarding and promoting the reputation and values of Hatch, including acting as an Ambassador for Hatch

• Acting in the best interest of the charity, its beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times, in accordance with its public benefit, 

• Applying skills and experience to question and challenge in good faith, contribute to Board discussions and to taking balanced and informed Board decisions

• Appointing and monitoring the performance of the CEO 

• Conduct an annual appraisal and remuneration review for the Chief Executive in consultation with other Trustees

• Being collectively responsible for the actions of the organisation and other trustees

• Maintaining confidentiality about sensitive or confidential information received in the course of fulfilling your role as Trustee

• Declaring any conflict between personal or professional interests and those of the charity

In addition you may be asked to

• Participate in activities with the Hatch team and Trustees to help you get to know the organisation. 

• Expand the network, resources, and funds available to Hatch by making introductions and connecting the charity to relevant contacts in your network

• Meet with Hatch’s prospective and current donors/ funders, where appropriate, as part of our donor experience and stewardship strategy

• Act as a signatory to Hatch documentation, fundraising proposals and/or the regulatory statements for the Charity Commission and Companies House

• Keep informed about Hatch’s activities and wider issues that affect our work

• Participate in other tasks as arise from time to time, such as recruiting Hatch team members and representing Hatch at functions and meetings as appropriate

• Participate in or lead on a particular project, if relevant to their interests, experience and professional network.

Time Commitment

• Four formal Board meetings per year held in Central/South, London (or online) (2 hours per meeting), plus time to review the Board pack sent one week in advance of each Board meeting 

• Up to four additional meetings per year of trustees and staff members to develop strategy, ideas etc

• Additional Training and Development sessions are offered to all trustees around effective trusteeship, impact measurement, finance management and more (via external providers)

• Ad hoc engagement and support to the CEO, other staff and board members 

• Engagement with Hatch staff, programmes and founders as relevant

• Attendance at Hatch’s fundraising events and ad hoc fundraising meetings as relevant

• Hatch Trustees are appointed to serve for a term of 3 years and are be able to stand for re-election for a further 2 terms (maximum service 9 years)

• Prospective trustees start as Board Observers with Hatch, enabling you and the team to assess if we’re a good fit. Being a Board Observer comes with most of the same responsibilities and commitments as a full trusteeship does. We would expect prospective trustees to be Board Observers with Hatch for 3 - 6 months (1 - 2 board meetings and engagement opportunities) before being asked to become a full trustee where this is mutually desirable

Person specification

You are committed to inclusive leadership, and to working collaboratively with a dynamic CEO, team and trustees to develop an ambitious organisation.

• Commitment to Hatch vision, mission and values 

• Interest in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, inclusive economy, impact investment, proactive approaches to diversity and inclusion, inclusive leadership

• Willingness, ability, energy, commitment and drive to help Hatch develop its ambitious plans for growth

• Excellent communication skills with a willingness to speak your mind

• Strategic vision, 

• Sound, independent judgement 

• Ability to think creatively

• An ability to work effectively as a member of a team and to take decisions for the good of Hatch, its team and its beneficiaries. 

• Nolan’s seven principles of public life:

• Selflessness

• Integrity

• Objectivity

• Accountability

• Transparency

• Honesty

• Leadership

We are interested in receiving applications with skills and experience in one or more of these areas

• Digital Learning Expert: Hatch needs to think about its online offering to founders in new formats and in ways that will continue to deliver value to founders and partners. Online Learning, Virtual Reality, AI & Data, Connected Communities are areas where we would like to strengthen the board with someone who has skills/ expertise and a network we can tap into to assess and continue to develop Hatch’s online offer and to assess platform opportunities bringing together specific stakeholder groups (e.g. founders/ mentors).

• Digital PR, Marketing, Comms: Hatch has made great strides on developing its Marketing & Comms team. As Hatch grows we want to continue to build our brand and ensure opportunities to share our work, mission and impact with the world are delivered to the best of our abilities. We are looking for someone with specific skills, experience and network to support Hatch’s brand building and influencing, particularly with Public Relations background.

• Fundraising: Hatch is actively looking to diversify its income , which currently mainly comes from corporate partners (around 70-80%). We believe there is a big opportunity to work with more trusts & foundations and individual philanthropists on a strategic level as well as work with local or central government. We’d welcome people who have an understanding of the world of Philanthropy, Trusts & Foundations and might even be involved in running one or working in one. 

Further information about Hatch, and its impact to date can be found on our website.

Equal Opportunities

We believe everyone has potential. We are committed to increasing diversity among business owners, and we want to do the same for our team. If you’ve read this far, and you like the sound of the job, but you’re worried you don’t quite fit the requirements, we’d love it if you went ahead and applied.

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Bardet Biedl Syndrome UK: Chair of Trustees 

Location: Remote, UK-based 

Salary: Voluntary 

Empower change: Join us as Chairperson and make a lasting impact 

BBS UK are looking for a new Chairperson, to lead our Board of Trustees and contribute to the development and success of our charity. 

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare, complex condition that causes blindness, learning disabilities, and obesity, along with other symptoms.  BBS UK is the only UK charity dedicated to helping individuals with BBS and their loved ones. Our aim is to offer wraparound support to those impacted by BBS, to empower them to live the lives they choose, as valued members of society. 

BBS UK provides advocacy services, NHS clinic support, up-to-date publications, and events that connect our community members and help them to navigate living with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Through these projects, we aim to ensure that those who seek our help are supported, connected, and empowered to achieve the best possible outcome. 

We have a team of eight dedicated part-time staff members who facilitate the delivery of these services, and volunteers who assist with our events. We support approximately 550 individuals with BBS each year.

It’s an exciting time to join our work! We aim to expand our team, improve our communication channels, and increase our overarching community benefit, all within the next few years. 

The role: 

We are looking for an experienced, professional and compassionate Chairperson to lead our Board of Trustees, many of whom have lived experience of BBS.

You will support and lead on our strategic planning, deliver on all governance requirements, and be a highly visible member of our BBS UK community. 

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Strong leadership skills 

• Excellent communication skills who can liaise with board members, staff, service users, medical professionals and other stakeholders 

• Experience in charity governance, as a Chair or Vice-Chair

• Passion for making a difference, with a particular interest in empowering persons with disabilities 

• A proven track record in developing strategic initiatives and steering an organisation forward, ensuring continued growth and success 

• Integrity, dedicated to abiding by our charity’s ethos and ethical principles 

For more details, please read our full Chairperson Role description. 

As a BBS UK Trustee, you will have: 

• Induction, training, and reimbursable expenses 

• Opportunities to make strategic decisions and develop new skills 

• Occasions to network with likeminded organisations and professionals

• Influence to shape innovative projects 

• Capability to make a real difference for the wellbeing of our BBS community 

Time commitment: 

The expected time commitment for our Chairperson is a minimum of four Trustee meetings per year via Zoom (lasting approximately three hours for each meeting); in-person attendance at our annual conference and strategy day; occasional overnight stay at a central location may be required.  Regular meetings with our Operations Manager and routine monitoring and response of emails is also required. 

Age UK Bromley & Greenwich are the leading older persons organisation in both boroughs.  We are a local charity with over 80 staff and 250 volunteers we are seeking to add to the expertise of our experienced, professional Board of Trustees.

We are seeking individuals with experience of developing strategy in a leadership role in the public, private or charity sector; areas of experience including Health and Social Care, marketing and social media; charity finance and fundraising would all be of particular interest. Applicants are welcome from all backgrounds.

Please download the job pack for full role description.

Treasurer Role Description

About us

We are a global alliance of  47 local organisations in 38 countries, working on the front line with children and families in need. Our vision is a world in which children and families everywhere have access to the support they need to survive and thrive. Our mission is to make that happen through research, knowledge exchange, campaigning and humanitarian responses. We are registered as a charity under the Charity Commission for England and Wales and have two subsidiaries registered in New Zealand and in the US.

What we do

As local practitioners, we provide direct support every day to children and families in our communities, based on our frontline knowledge of what they need most. As an alliance, we use this local insight to inform research, practice exchange, campaigning and humanitarian responses. These lead to change nationally, regionally and globally. Through research, we gather and analyse evidence to discover and develop better ways to help children and families to live well. Through knowledge exchange, we maximise the reach of solutions that have been shown to work so they can be used to support even more children and families. Through campaigning, we influence and inspire others to take action for children and families worldwide.

For more information about our work and our members, please visit our website.

About the role

We are looking for a Treasurer with experience of working with not for profits in setting strategic financial direction and it would be desirable if they have experience in complying with the regulations of the Charity Commission for England and Wales or similar regulatory bodies.

You would be joining our board at an exciting time, as we implement our new strategy, build on our campaigns and broaden our advocacy to mobilise greater support and achieve change. In line with this, we have built our model on realistic income forecasts, we plan to maintain the net unrestricted funds available, we are building restricted funding streams to fund our thematic priorities, we continue to align income and expenditure on 6 month, 12 month and 18 month time horizons and we carefully manage the commitment of our remaining surplus reserves.

Responsibilities of the Treasurer

In addition to the general responsibilities of a trustee (see below), the responsibility of the Treasurer is to maintain an overview of the organisation's affairs, ensuring its financial viability and that the organisation has policies and systems in place to ensure robust financial planning, implementation and reporting.  For example, by taking a lead role on behalf of the board in:

• Reviewing budgets, accounts and financial statements, and recommending them to the Board for approval

• Being assured that the financial resources of the organisation meet its present and future needs

• Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate reserves policy

• Ensuring that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place

• Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate investment policy

• Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by funders and the relevant statutory bodies

• Ensuring that the accounts are scrutinised through external audits and internal reviews and that any recommendations are implemented

• Keeping the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities

• Making a formal presentation of the accounts at the General Meeting and drawing attention to important points in a coherent and easily understandable way

• Chairing the Resource Mobilisation and Communications Committee (formerly the Finance and Human Resources Committee) and leading meetings three times a year

• Ensuring that organisation has processes in place to meet any compliance requirements 

• Ensuring the organisation has a risk management process in place

• Reviewing and signing financial transactions and other documentation that requires board approval 

Family values mutual accountability and has a Responsibility Framework which outlines responsibilities and rights for board trustees, members and staff. The Treasurer has a key role in ensuring that mutual accountability is upheld in areas of finance by identifying and highlighting potential conflicts of loyalty..

General duties of a trustee of a Trustee of Family For Every Child 

• To ensure that Family for Every Child complies with its governing documents, UK charity law, UK company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations of a UK registered charity

• To ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its Articles of Association, and that it uses its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects

• To ensure that the organisation operates within the parameters laid down by the members in the Governance Manual

• To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.  In doing so, to ensure that the Board has taken account of input from the membership

• To safeguard the good name and values of the organisation

• To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation

• To ensure the financial stability of the organisation

• To monitor the performance of the Chief Executive Officer

• To represent the organisation externally

• To represent the board on relevant subsidiary entities

Person specification

We are looking for someone with the following experience and capability:

All trustees need to have the following: 

• Understanding, or commitment to acquire an understanding, of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trustees of a UK charity. Acceptance of these duties, responsibilities and liabilities, and a commitment to operate within them.

• Good, independent judgement and the ability to operate at a strategic level.

• An ability and willingness to work as a part of a team and to support the staff team.

• Understanding and empathy with Family for Every Child’s vision, mission, values and beliefs.

In addition to the trustee person specification, the Treasurer needs to have: 

• Financial and business experience at a senior management or director level

• An understanding of the charity sector, for example an appreciation of the operations, accounting (including SORP) and legal framework in the UK

• Experience in complying with the regulations of the Charity Commission for England and Wales or a similar regulatory body

• Significant experience of financial management and strategy

• Some experience of charity fundraising is desirable

• The skills to analyse proposals and examine their financial consequences.

Desirable, but not essential requirements:

• experience of working with or on a board

• a qualified member of a recognised accountancy body 

• Experience of both local and international not for profits.

 

Time Commitment

This is a substantial and responsible role, and will suit someone able to commit about 18-20 hours three times a year. This includes about 18 hours a year for meetings (which are held on Zoom at a time which is most mutually convenient for attendees in different time zones), as well as time for reading and preparation. 

Board and committee meetings are three times a year, and there may be ad hoc meetings between the regular meetings. If the Treasurer also sits on the board of a subsidiary entity, there are additional three board meetings. In addition, trustees are requested to provide support and guidance to the CEO and other Secretariat staff on an ongoing basis. 

The initial term is a three-year period which can be reviewed by the Board.. 

Our commitment to diversity

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. Family’s board is international and we wish to continue to strengthen representation of different cultures and world views. We are hoping to appoint a Treasurer to bring further diversity to our board, and who will enrich our governance by bringing different perspectives and experiences, which reflect our global alliance.  The Treasurer does not have to be based in the UK, or be a UK national, and we welcome candidates outside Europe and the US.

Remuneration 

Please note that this is an advisory role, with no remuneration. Expenses for travel, as

required, will be reimbursed by Family for Every Child in accordance with our policies.

Family for Every Child has zero-tolerance for abuse and exploitation of all people and all Trustees are expected to understand and comply with the Safeguarding policy (which includes the safeguarding code of conduct) and other related policies.

We are specifically seeking trustees with experience in the following areas:

• Income Generation
• Governance
• Finance
• Marketing and PR

A LITTLE ABOUT PANS PANDAS UK

PANS and PANDAS are complex neuro-psychiatric conditions which are frequently misunderstood and misdiagnosed. PANS PANDAS UK are the only charity in the UK working to improve outcomes and ensure brighter futures for people affected by PANS and PANDAS.

We provide support and information to families and work tirelessly to inform medical practice by raising awareness at government levels, engaging with medical Royal Colleges and the NHS. In addition to this we work closely with health, social work and educational professionals as well as our European and International peer organisations.

We are a small group of trustees who are located around the UK. We work from home and have a warm, supportive, and positive culture. If you would like to join our friendly team, please download our Trustee Job Description.

Mynshull’s Educational Foundation is committed to improving the life-chances of young people from Manchester and Salford, so they can grow up to fulfil their potential. Through the provision of small grants, we aim to reduce the barriers that young people face to education, skills and training.

We provide funding for young people aged 25 or under to help them obtain equipment, uniforms or experiences that support them in starting or continuing their education or training.  Some examples include grants towards the cost of school trips and residentials, text books, stationery, apprenticeship equipment such as tools, and musical instruments.

We are currently recruiting for trustees to join our board.  The right candidate will understand the challenges faced by young people in Manchester and Salford; this may be through their own lived experiences or through professional experience, for example in education or health and social care.  The successful candidate will be passionate about improving outcomes for young people.  Previous experience of being a trustee is not essential to this role.

A full role description and person specification can be found in the attached Recruitment Pack. 

As a trustee you would be expected to attend a minimum of 4 board meetings (2 hours each) per year, as well as commit approximately 1 to 2 hours per month to reviewing applications for funding (this can be done remotely, online). 

Mynshull’s Educational Foundation is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, where all trustees feel valued and empowered to contribute.  We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from people who have experience of using charity services or delivering services in Manchester.

For an informal discussion of the role, the foundation’s activities and what is involved in being a trustee, please get in contact.

This role is subject to pre appointment checks including a Standard DBS Check.

Gaddum (charity number 507162) provides administrative support and data processing for Mynshull’s Educational Foundation (Charity number 532334) which is an independent charity.  

If you have any questions about your personal information and data, how it is used or stored, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Barnet Furniture Centre (BFC) is an independent furniture and electrical re-use project set up in 2011, and a not-for-profit registered charity, that brings multiple benefits to the local community and surrounding boroughs.By becoming a Trustee, you will have a significant opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of the charity to ensure that it continues to support the community, alleviate furniture poverty, improve lives and help protect the environment.

Would you relish the opportunity to use your skills and experience to improve the lives of one million older people in financial hardship?

Independent Age is looking for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join our Board of Trustees. If you’re passionate about our cause and want to help shape the future of our Charity, we’d love to hear from you.

Across the UK, more than 3 million older people are living with limited financial means and experiencing inequalities. At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, the charity’s goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Through our policy, campaigning, information and advice and grant-making we improve lives by increasing the financial well-being of older people in financial hardship, enabling greater choice and independence.

We are seeking to appoint new Trustees to our Board. Board members serve on at least one of our Committees, which oversee our finance, risk, governance, services, and policy work. We estimate the time commitment for trustees to be around one day per month on average. 

We are particularly looking for skills and experience in one or more of the following:

• Fundraising strategy and performance
• Service delivery and performance 
• Grant-making strategy and evaluation
• Impact measurement 
• Investments (experience of social/impact investing would be a bonus)

If you have the passion to support our cause and strengths in any of these areas, we would love to hear from you.

For more information about Independent Age and the role of our trustees, please see the Candidate Pack below. To apply for this role, please visit our website. The application process will require the following:

• An up-to-date CV
• A supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) that outlines what attracted you to Independent Age’s mission (detailed in the Candidate Pack) and how your skills and experience relate to the role of Trustee.
• A completed diversity monitoring form (optional - link included below).

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. 

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is the leading professional membership body for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists. The RCR is a registered charity which educates and supports doctors throughout their career. With over 16,000 members in the UK and internationally, we’re contributing to the advancement of each new generation of doctors and helping to improve patients’ lives. 

We require a broad range of skills and experience on our trustee board to help deliver our strategic goal of increasing the clinical radiology and clinical oncology workforce, which will ultimately lead to improving imaging and cancer care services for all. If you are passionate about helping us meet our ambitious goals in an environment that is dynamic and fast paced, which celebrates differences and values diversity then we encourage you to consider applying to be a trustee. Please find out more about the role, our strategy and values in the candidate pack which includes a video of our President, Dr Kath Halliday, speaking about the role of a trustee at RCR.

Purpose of the role  

1. To contribute to setting and monitoring of the RCR’s strategy 
2. To oversee the responsible management of the RCR’s resources and the effective delivery of its activities 
3. To uphold the legal and regulatory standards of the RCR as a charity.  

  

Person specification  

• Bring high level expertise and experience in matters of one or more of: 
• Business Management and Development, if possible on a global scale 
• Campaigning, advocacy and politics 
• Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation 
• Successful track record of achievement through your career 
• Possess, or be willing to gain, a broad knowledge and understanding of the healthcare landscape and the current issues affecting it 
• Confident and effective communication skills 
• Possess an understanding of charity governance 
• Understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship 
• Ability to work collegiately and effectively as a member of a diverse team whilst maintaining an independent perspective. 
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively. 
• A strong personal commitment to equality and diversity. 
• Commitment to the Nolan principles (the seven principles of public life). 

  

Term of office : Three years

TIME COMMITMENT: 

6 half-day meetings per year, plus one full day annual awayday in the summer. 

Board of Trustees - Rosetta Arts

Rosetta Arts’ board is composed of individuals, who are legally and ethically responsible for the charity. They are appointed for 3-year terms, which are renewable for up to 3 terms.

Rosetta Arts is looking for:

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead

• Treasurer/Finance Lead

• Fundraising• Social Media

• Artistic Lead / Education / Community Outreach

• Capital Project and Chair of Capital Sub Committee

• Legal

Chair of Trustees

Role description:

We’re looking for someone with experience of working as a chairperson to join us as our Chair of Trustees, to help provide excellent leadership and ensure that everyone remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes.

About YBTC:

Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity began in 2003. It was originally named ‘Andrea’s Gift’, set-up in memory of Andrea Key, who died from a brain tumour aged 42.  Our vision is to cure a devastating disease that affects so many people, of all ages and background. Whilst we’re working to find a cure, we provide the best patient and family support network we can. We fund dedicated research projects across Yorkshire into treating and curing child and adult brain tumours to try to change those statistics for the better. At the same time, we support patients, carers and their loved ones who are impacted by this devastating disease now through our specialist support services.

Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour is currently unincorporated. We are currently undergoing the process of moving the charity structure to a CIO, which will provide limited liability for Trustees to third parties. This process will take approximately 6 months to complete, and our current reserves policy is to cover 6 months of expenditure.

What we’re looking for:

Personal competencies

The YBTC Chair of Trustees is expected to demonstrate all the following personal competencies and the capacity to apply these to the strategic development of a local charity:

Commitment

· Ability to understand and accept the duties and liabilities of being a Chair of Trustees

· Empathy with the vision, mission and strategic development of YBTC

· A willingness and ability to devote the necessary time and effort

Focus

· Ability to think and apply knowledge strategically and give direction to board policy-making.

· Ability to think creatively

· Ability to keep mission-focused

· Developing the board of trustees including induction, training, appraisal and succession planning

· Ability to analyse and evaluate management information and other evidence

· Willingness to listen and learn

Communication and team working

· Chairing and facilitating board meetings

· Representing the charity at functions and meetings

· Bringing impartiality to decision-making

· Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively and to take an active part in discussions

· Addressing conflict within the board and within the organisation, and liaising with the Charity Director to achieve this

· Ability to influence and engage

· Working with the Charity Director to plan meeting cycles and plan agendas

· Ability to lead a group effectively

· Willing to express their own opinion in a reasoned way, while also listening to the views of others

· Ability to challenge constructively and ask questions appropriately

Accountability

· Liaising with the Charity Director to keep an overview of the organisation’s affairs and to provide support as appropriate

· Ability to exercise sound and independent judgement

· Checking that decisions are implemented

· Willingness to make and stand by collective decisions, including those which may be unpopular

· Ability to manage difficult and/or challenging situations, sitting on appointment and disciplinary panels as required

· Ability to maintain confidentiality on confidential and/or sensitive information

· Leading the process of supporting and appraising the performance of the Charity Director

 

Skills and Experience

Management and Governance

· A chairperson’s role of a similar organisation

Specialist Expertise

· Charity Finance or Operations

· Fundraising

· Research Funding and the development of YBTC’s current funding strategy

· Patient Support & Service

· Human Resources or Legal

· PR, Marketing & Communications

The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) - Trusees

The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) is seeking new Trustees to join its Board who have business development, finance, charity or fundraising expertise or experience, who might be interested in this area, as well as others interested in social care, education or palliative or end of life care

The GSF is a registered charity and has been the UK’s leading training provider for generalist frontline staff in caring for people in the last years of life for over 25 years. GSF is a practical and evidence-based end of life care improvement programme.

Its aim is to enable a ‘gold standard’ of care for everyone, with any condition, in any setting, given by any care provider, at any time in a person’s last years of life.

About us

Established in December 2013, Betknowmore UK’s mission is to address gambling related harm in UK communities. We are the leading provider of gambling support and training services. We work tirelessly to raise awareness, deliver support services and, through education, create more understanding about gambling related harm. ‘We want people to be empowered, to live the life they want to lead.’ Read more about our values, strategy and impact.

We exist to provide support and training services that prevent and address personal and societal harms caused by gambling. Together we aim to raise awareness, deliver support services and, through education, create more understanding about gambling harm.

Today the charity is governed by a Board of Trustees and run by Betknowmore UK senior management. This is where you come in – we are currently recruiting new members for our Board of Trustees.

About you

We are seeking committed individuals who share our vision, mission and values to join our board. You do not need to have prior knowledge of gambling harms as training will be provided throughout the induction period. Previous experience as a trustee, although desirable, is not essential.

We are specifically looking for the skills in the following areas.

·Community Engagement/networking/influencing

·Legal

·Commissioning

·Research

·Finance

For more information about the duties of a trustee and the person specification please see the Role Description Pack below. We would love to hear from you if you have time, skills and experience to share.

How to apply

To apply, please email your CV and a cover letter outlining why you would like to become a trustee and how your skills and knowledge would be an asset to the charity. (details in jobpack)