Trustee Volunteer Roles

The Gender and Development Network (GADN) brings together expert NGOs, as well as consultants, academics and individuals committed to working on women’s and girls’ rights, gender equality, racial justice and international development. Our vision is of a world where social justice and gender equality prevail and where all women and girls are able to realise their rights free from discrimination. Our goal is to ensure that international development policy and practice promotes gender equality and women's and girls’ rights. Our role is to support our members by sharing information and expertise, to undertake and disseminate research, and to provide expert advice and comment on UK government policies and projects. 

At this critical time for the international development sector, GADN is recruiting for a new Co-Chair of its Board of Trustees. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be involved in the governance and future direction of our dynamic network. As we continue working to decolonise our practice and build an anti-racist organisation, we actively welcome applications from Black women and Women of Colour who we recognise are under-represented in decision-making spaces in the UK international development sector. Please note this is a UK-based role.

To apply 

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining the ways in which you meet our criteria for selection.

Please mark your email ‘GADN Co-Chair Application’ and send to us no later than the closing date and time of 2pm on Thursday 27 June 2024. Further details are available on our website. 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.

GADN is committed to being more inclusive and to diverse forms of accessibility. If you have any accessibility requirements for the recruitment process then please let us know.

If you have any other questions about the role, please get in touch. 

Goals 4 Girls is a dynamic charity that leverages football as a powerful educational tool, empowering young women and girls from low-income communities to overcome barriers and excel in sports and education. Our programs focus on enhancing physical and mental well-being, improving school engagement, and supporting young women in making successful transitions into adulthood.

Goals 4 Girls (G4G) is thrilled to announce the search for a new Chair of the Board of Trustees. This is a pivotal moment for our charity as we continue to expand our impact, guided by our strategic vision to empower young women through sport & education. The Chair position is central to our governance & strategic direction, ensuring that we remain committed to our mission of breaking down barriers & fostering resilience & confidence among young women. We are eager to embark on this journey with a leader who is as passionate and dedicated to our cause as we are.

The Chair of the Board of Trustees will lead the strategic direction and governance of Goals 4 Girls, ensuring the charity achieves its mission of breaking down economic barriers within sports and education for girls. This role requires a leader who is not currently serving as a chair or trustee on another board, therefore able to dedicate and commit to Goals4Girls. The Chair will oversee the charity’s governance, strategic development, and financial management while embodying the values and passion for empowering young women and girls as well as complying with the Charity Commission and other regulatory bodies requirements.

This is an active role, where time will need to be invested regularly outside of meetings to support this small charity.

Application Process: Please view the full role specification document attached below for further information. 

Interested candidates should email a CV & a one-page cover letter detailing their suitability & qualifications for the role.

Please note that this is a voluntary role and only expenses will be reimbursed. 

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

Trustee – Role Description

We want trustees to bring their own unique experiences and skills to Soundabout. As well as their unique contributions there are some things that all trustees need to do:

• Prepare for Board meetings by taking time to read documents in advance

• Play a proactive role in working groups and sub-committees

• Attend four board meetings and one away day each year

  plus project visits, events and other meetings as and when

  required.

• Make sure Soundabout has a clear plan to meet the goals

  set out in its governing document and works towards

  meeting those goals

• Contribute to strategic thinking and planning, particularly

  regarding future direction

• Make sure the charity follows all rules that say how it should

  be run, including charity law and best practice guidance

• Make sure Soundabout only uses its money and resources

  to meet its goals and not any other activities

• Look after the wellbeing of those who are linked with

  Soundabout

• Act as an ambassador for Soundabout

• Make sure the charity is well run, and has the right

  arrangements in place to show how it does this

• Self-motivated and organised

• (Governance experience welcomed but not essential)

The Nelson Trust – Trustee & Board Members

The Nelson Trust has a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence in the treatment of addiction. We are passionate about recovery and believe in the capacity for individual change based on abstinence; our residential treatment helps our clients to achieve lasting recovery. In addition, we provide a safe, women-only space for those who have experienced trauma or abuse which is closely associated with substance dependency.

Our innovative work with women with complex problems led to the establishment of the Women’s Centres in Gloucester, Swindon, and Somerset and most recently the setting up of a centre in Bristol and provision in South Wales. These provide a “one stop shop” approach to the wide range of complex needs and for women in the criminal justice system.

The Board wishes to recruit Trustees to join the Board, due to retirement of some current Trustees.  We would welcome applications from individuals with experience in or an interest in:

· addiction services and/or the Criminal Justice System

· finance

· fundraising

· property management

· we also welcome applications from those with lived experience.

Due to the expansion of services, we would also be pleased to hear from, and welcome applications from, individuals with a special interest in Wiltshire, Bristol and South Wales.

As a Trustee you will be joining us in our efforts by making decisions that will impact positively on the lives of our clients. You will help us ensure that we use our resources wisely to achieve our purpose while continuously striving to be the best we can be. You will have strategic vision, independent judgement and an ability to think creatively.

These positions are unremunerated, but reasonable expenses will be paid. You will be required to commit to attending quarterly meetings. Our Trustees also sit on sub committees that relate to their areas of expertise and/or their specific interests and also on working groups, as appropriate.

More information about The Nelson Trust and the role of a Trustee is available on our website at Home - Nelson Trust.

If you would like to submit an application, then please send an up-to-date CV together with a cover letter stating why you are interested and how your experience matches the role description to Louise Temple.

Previous Trustee experience is not required but may be beneficial. Getting on Boards is a useful guide for perspective Trustees how-to-become-a-charity-Trustee-

The Board believes that individuals from different backgrounds and age groups bring unique knowledge, perspectives and experiences; we are committed to increasing and maintaining the diversity of our Board of Trustees and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.

Closing date for applications: 17th June 2024 – Interviews Week Commencing 15th July 2024

Our Mission is simple – to provide outstanding care and support to the community of North Devon who are impacted by a life limiting illness.  We see first hand the importance of focusing on the life in our days, not the days in our life.  As one of our trustees, you will support the wider hospice team to make a difference to people’s lives and you will enable care and support to be given to people when they are feeling at their most scared and vulnerable. 

We are looking for a new trustee, who is passionate about the work of the hospice to join our committed and dynamic Board, with the view to becoming our Treasurer.  As our Treasurer you will work closely with the Board of Trustees, CEO and Director of Finance to ensure the financial governance of the hospice.  You will also provide a strategic financial overview to the Board, keep the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities and chair the Finance and HR Committee.

We are looking for someone who has:-

• A financial management qualification
• Experience of charity and/or company finance
• Skills to analyse proposals and examine their financial consequences
• Commitment to the vision and objectives of the hospice
• Great interpersonal skills, integrity, sound independent judgement and a commitment to quality.

Our trustees serve on a voluntary basis.  The time commitment is on average 2 days a month, including meetings 4 times a year, along with additional committee meetings and internal working groups as appropriate.  The Role Brief and application appendix can be found below.

If you are interested in joining our team we would love to hear from you. Informal discussion welcomed, please contact Sue in the Volunteers Office.

Like any organisation, it’s the people who make a difference, so why not join us and make a difference to our patients and their families.

This is a new role on our board and a great opportunity to work with a fantastic charity to assist us in establishing a culture of excellence and continuous improvement and really develop the services we offer to the youth of Northamptonshire. 

What will you be doing?

To lead the Quality Services Team in providing oversight on behalf of the board in: 

• Monitoring the experience of, and standard of service provided to, those who benefit from, or otherwise deal with Kids Aid, ensuring that the views of service users are considered, to secure a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
•  Ensuring compliance with ethical, professional, and clinical standards relevant to KidsAid’s beneficiaries. 
• Monitoring organisational culture, policies, and processes to maximize safeguarding of all for whom KidsAid are responsible.
•  Monitoring and keeping under review the values of the board in the context of service delivery. Adopting, monitoring, and updating where necessary, a scheme of delegation. 
• Monitoring and auditing compliance with all relevant legal obligations, including assessing the likely effect of proposed changes to the law. 
• Monitoring, compliance with the charitable objects of KidsAid, the constitution, terms of reference of the board and sub committees, and making recommendations to the board where necessary. 
• Reviewing alternative national quality accreditation schemes, and making recommendations to the board, monitoring and coordinating progress in achieving any agreed scheme. 
• Monitoring and auditing compliance with contracts, and tendering processes. Maintaining an overview of due diligence assessments, whether applied internally or externally.
• Evaluating advisory Codes relevant to KidsAid including the Trustee Code of Conduct and making recommendations to the board for their adoption or change. 
• Considering and recommending, where necessary, arrangements for training in quality standards and improvement. Report to each board with issues for decision.

What are we looking for?

• At least one years’ experience at board level on a charity board, board of governors, or similar organisation. It is unlikely that any candidate with less than one years’ experience of governance will have the necessary background knowledge or experience.(E) 
• Experience of strategic change through co-production. (D) 
• Available to engage with the role at least 4 hours weekly during the initial period and attend face to face board meetings. (E)
•  Chairing meetings at senior management team or board level. (D) 
• Undertaking a senior leadership role within an organisation. (E)
•  Effective presentations and report writing. (E) 
• Participating in, or leading teams. (E) 
• Maintaining supportive relationships at a senior level. (E) 

• Supportive of the vision and purposes of the charity. (E) 

  E = Essential Criteria. D= Desirable Criteria.

What difference will you make?

This a fantastic opportunity to really assist the board in improving the quality of all services. You will be donating your time, sharing your skills and helping the charity to deliver vital services to the children of Northamptonshire who have suffered trauma. You will be contributing to the lives of young people in your community, will meet some interesting people, develop your skills in a new environment and have some fun along the way. 

Cooking Up is a small dynamic charity teaching people living in hardship to cook affordable, nutritious meals to take home to their families.

Our data to date shows that Cooking Up is having a positive impact on the lives of the clients we support who face challenging circumstances such as food poverty, disabilities. poor mental health and social isolation. After completing a 5-week course with us, clients report feeling more confident about cooking a meal from scratch and understand better how to eat healthily and shop on a budget. Our classes are fun and sociable and clients are supported on a 1:1 basis by our wonderful and growing team of local volunteers.

We are seeking a Finance Trustee to join our Board. The role involves all aspects of the charity's finances, including banking, preparing budgets, invoicing and payments, preparing annual accounts and reporting to the board. 

Cooking Up’s Board of Trustees shares ultimate responsibility for governing the charity and directing how it is managed and run. As a member of the Board of Trustees, you will help set the strategic aims, objectives and direction of the charity, ensure that the charity complies with charity law requirements and ensure the charity’s resources are responsibly managed.

In addition to fulfilling the duties of a Trustee, the Finance Trustee maintains an overview of Cooking Up’s financial affairs. The Finance Trustee ensures that effective and appropriate financial measures, controls and procedures are put in place and reports to the Board at regular intervals about the financial health of the organisation.

Specific Responsibilities of the Finance Trustee

● Taking a lead in all aspects of the financial management of Cooking Up and providing financial advice as appropriate to the Board of Trustees on the financial implications of Cooking Up’s strategies and plans.

● Overseeing the presentation of budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the Board of Trustees

● Ensuring that proper accounting records are kept, and that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place

● Ensuring that robust and comprehensive financial policies are in place and being implemented, and supporting the development of policies covering financial reserves, and cost management

● Monitoring and advising on the financial viability of the charity

● Overseeing financial controls and adherence to systems, regularly liaising with the Board

● Advising on the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan, including overseeing the charity’s financial risk-management process

● Lead on the appointment of and liaison with external auditors

● Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by the Charity Commission

● Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities

Abbeyfield England is a charitable membership organisation providing care and housing across the UK and was established in 1956. Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for older people through high-quality accommodation in a stimulating environment and to maintain a socially active life. Community is at the heart of Abbeyfield, where people come together to share company and enjoy life. In England, Abbeyfield’s Member Societies provide homes for 3,700 older people. The range of properties varies in age and type, offering sheltered housing, extra-care and registered care homes.

Abbeyfield England is now looking to strengthen their board and we are seeking a Chair of Trustees – ideally someone with previous experience of being a Chair or a Charity CEO who is able to demonstrate significant experience in helping an organisation with their strategy, governance and management. Any experience of a leadership role within housing or the care related sector would also be welcomed.

Trustees have a duty to ensure that the charity is well run, solvent, legally compliant, and working towards the charitable purpose for which it was established, and Trustee roles are an important and a highly rewarding way to support an organisation. Please note that Trustee roles are unremunerated voluntary positions, although reasonable travel expenses will be paid.

Abbeyfield England is committed to equality of opportunity, supports, and encourages under-represented groups, and values diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds, who will bring a fresh perspective to the Board, and having reviewed existing Trustee's diversity, skills, and experience, AE is keen for the Board to reflect the diversity of the communities that they work with and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please contact Heidi Earp, Director of Langton Not 4 Profit our retained consultants for further information on the role. The closing date for expressions of interest is Monday 1st July.

Unfold does governance differently.  An award winning charity, we are led by the people we serve, with inclusive, participatory governance structures which have twice been short-listed for excellence in the Charity Governance Awards.

Unfold (previously known as Westminster Befriend a Family) is an established local charity that gets people where they want to be. Powered by volunteers, we support children, young people and families with one to one mentoring and peer support groups across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.  We're open to everyone, but we target those who face the most challenges: 93% of our service users are people of colour, 75% are single parent families headed by a woman and in 50% of the families we support there is a child with disabilities or special education needs.

We support the local community and we have also developed specialised programmes for people with specific needs, including refugees, children excluded from mainstream school and children with experience of the care system.

Unfold Trustees 

We have a dynamic, committed, open and friendly board, and we're seeking two new trustees to join us, bringing skills and experiences from the not-for-profit or public sectors.

To reflect the experiences of our service users, we're aiming to maintain the diversity of our board - we're particularly keen to hear from people from the global majority, women, and people who identify with other under-represented groups, including those with disabilities or who identify at LGBTQI+.

We have grown considerably in the last five years, and we now support ten times as many people a year, with five times the budget.   Along the way we've re-branded, undergone a digital transformation, become user-led and significantly expanded our team.  This rapid change reflects both the extent of the community needs, and our ambition to meet those.  We're looking for trustees who can help us go to the next level as we set our strategy for the next five years.

Trustees play a key role in ensuring that Unfold achieves its core purpose and overseeing the overall management and administration of the charity. They also help to ensure that Unfold has a clear strategic vision and that we are working in line with our charitable aims. Trustees support and challenge Unfold’s CEO to enable Unfold to thrive.

We are looking for two Trustees to support our vision and take on the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Engage with and be accountable to our service-user accountability structures, our Youth Advisory Council and our Women’s Advisory Council, who support us in setting strategic direction and to whom we are accountable.
• Support and advise on Unfold’s vision, goals and activities
• Approve operational strategies and policies and monitor and evaluate their implementation
• Oversee the charity’s budgets and financial plans and monitor and evaluate progress
• Ensure that risks are being identified, monitored and managed effectively
• Ensure the effective administration of the charity
• Provide support and challenge to Unfold’s CEO
• Keep up to date with changes within the environment that Unfold operates
• Contribute to reviews of the charity’s governance
• Attend board meetings and be adequately prepared to contribute to the discussion. These meetings are held in person in our fully accessible London office.
• Support the promotion of Unfold's aims and reputation
• Contribute to the charity’s sub-committees and attend sub-committee meetings adequately prepared to contribute to the discussion

Skill and Experience

• Knowledge and experience of the charity sector
• An understanding of and commitment to participatory and inclusive governance.
• An understanding of and the ability to support Unfold’s fundraising strategy
• An understanding of statutory services which might be supporting families, children, young people, mental health and wellbeing, which might be through knowledge and experience in local authorities or the public sector
• Strong communication skills and able to contribute to board discussions
• Knowledge or lived experience in the borough of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea or neighbouring boroughs
• Understanding of safeguarding the welfare of children or vulnerable adults

Personal Attributes

• Personable and positive
• Willingness to learn and contribute.
• People orientated with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Passionate about supporting families to improve outcomes for children, young people and parents.

Values

Trustworthy, non-judgemental, transparent, caring and compassionate, empowering, proactive, self-motivated and accountable

We particularly encourage applications from:

• Candidates from under-represented groups including women and those from Black, Asian, or minority ethnic backgrounds
• People from marginalised groups, such as people who consider themselves LGBTQ+, disabled or otherwise facing challenges.
• Individuals with knowledge or lived experience of Westminster and the surrounding boroughs.
• People with less experience but a keen enthusiasm and commitment to our aims based on lived experience.

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We’re Mind Aberystwyth, the mental health and wellbeing charity serving the people of Ceredigion!

We’re looking for a Chair and Trustees to join our board. Trustees are our most senior leaders. They set our strategic direction, make sure we’re using our resources effectively and ensure we’re having the greatest possible impact on our community. Trustees are expected to undertake duties in a manner that reflects Mind Aberystwyth’s values and ethos.

We’re looking for dedicated, empathetic and ambitious candidates to help make our mission a reality and lead us closer towards our ultimate ambition: a society where everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

As a trustee you will:

• Think strategically and creatively.
• Lead the organisation towards fully achieving its commitment and ambition.
• Scrutinise the impact we’re having.
• Communicate clearly and sensitively in large group discussions.
• Use independent judgement to make decisions on behalf of the organisation. Be committed to our mission, vision and values.

Diversity is critical for a board to be effective, enabling varied discussions and active debate and decision making so that together we can have the greatest impact. We encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems and from all ethnic, socio-economic, religious and professional and personal backgrounds. Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values, and skills, we want to hear from you!

As a trustee, you will receive:

• Induction and training into the role.
• Opportunities to develop new skills.
• An annual appraisal to help support your development.

Time commitment

The trustee role is voluntary with expenses paid, a commitment of approximately 4-8 hours per month. Six board meetings per year take place -both in person and remotely.

Are you interested in supporting children and young people’s education, mental and physical health through the performing arts, theatre and dance?

You could be a trustee for Artemis Studios, a Bracknell-based charity that’s now growing our Board, ready for the next stages of development.

 Artemis Studios Performing Arts Schools Limited is a Charity only Registered in March 2022, while our not-for-personal-profit organisation has been providing similar services in Bracknell since at least August 2014 and our roots go back locally to 2007. This, of course, means our charity Board of trustees is still growing, and needs new skills and abilities to achieve that growth.

If you have specific interests or skills in funding, fund-raising, strategic planning or the legal duties of trustees, we’d really like to talk with you; in any case, if you’re interested in helping our organisation’s growth as part of our collective Board, please read on and apply.
We’re interested in you if you’re interested in us!

The role and what we are looking for in a new trustee

Trustees are the people who make the top-level decisions for our charity. Our Board includes people with experience and skills in performing and creative arts, and we’d expect new trustees to have empathy with our cause and our beneficiaries. 

Interest in young people, mental health support, education would be beneficial, but potential applicants do not need in-depth understanding of, or involvement in, our operational cause.

If you have specific experience, skills or abilities in:

• Funding and fund-raising
• Strategic planning for our charity
• Legal responsibilities in a Charitable Company

we’d really welcome your application.
If you have interests other than those, don’t be put off: ask us!

Full induction to our organisation will be provided, plus specialist support as a new trustee including access to external training.

If you can think strategically and plan long-term, you have what our trustees primarily need; you’ll also need to work collectively with other Board members. Support from our paid employees is always available, under the leadership of our CEO, who works closely with the Board to develop and implement our strategic and operational plans.

We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles to governing our organisation. We are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to join our charity. We want to expand the diversity of our Board, in all meanings, and strongly welcome applications from people from less-represented groups. 

The focus of a trustee role is strategic, and trustees will not be expected to get involved in the organisation’s operations on a day-to-day basis; however, contact and liaison with other trustees and employees is expected.   

We ask for about six hours of your time per month, which includes all meetings, discussions, etc.  You will need access to digital communications, as much of our charity’s business is run that way.

How to apply  

This appointment is being managed for us by inVOLve Community Services, a charity-support organisation, who offer a no-obligation discussion by phone or video. A detailed Role Description and Skills Specification can be made available to you upon request.

You will need to be eligible to be a Charity Trustee and Company Director, which we will explain. Trustee appointments are subject to satisfactory references, to completion of an online Safeguarding course and an Enhanced DBS check. 

Your CV or similar will be read by our existing trustees, and an interview offered as soon as mutually convenient.

I need to know more 

Contact Mike Allen via Quick Apply below, for more information and arrange to have a no-obligation initial informal discussion (Teams/Zoom/phone)

“The foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline.”

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

We are looking for additional trustees to help Uttlesford Food Bank meet demand for our services. Experience of strategy development, press/PR and/or charity governance would be extremely useful.  We welcome applications from current volunteers and partner agencies, but are also keen to hear from candidates not currently working with us who want to help their local community.

We would like to have greater representation from South Uttlesford and would encourage applicants from Dunmow, Stansted and the surrounding areas.  We would particularly like applicants who may have used a foodbank and experienced some of the issues our clients face. We are looking for a balance between those who know us already and those who will bring fresh thinking to the board.

By supporting the governance of the food bank, you are part of a team providing a vital holistic support function in your local community, ensuring a dignified experience to anyone visiting or anyone who comes into contact with Uttlesford Foodbank.

GSTTKPA is going through an exciting period of change. As a result, we are seeking to recruit a new Chair to support our ambitious and innovative change programme, so we can continue to achieve the aims and objectives of the charity.

The Chair role provides leadership to the organisation and the Trustee board by ensuring that everyone remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes in order to ensure that GSTTKPA moves forward and continues to benefit kidney patients in the future.

The Chair will also need to set the strategy for the charity for the next few years which is vital for ensuring that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, the new post holder must understand that all the Trustees have a collective responsibility. This means that the Chair and the other Trustees must always act as a group and not as individuals. 

As a Trustee, the new Chair must have a commitment to equality; celebrate diversity and be responsive to the needs of different groups and individuals within GSTTKPA and the wider community. In return, the successful applicant will join a warm and friendly team that works collaboratively to support each other as well as our kidney patients.

The Langham Arts Trust is an extraordinary charity, combining a passion for creative excellence with a gospel mission: to make Jesus’ name known and glorified through music and the arts.

The work of the charity today encompasses a range of exciting musical ventures, from witnessing to non-believers through music and worship, to serving the wider church with the gifts and resources of the All Souls Orchestra. The charity is looking to expand its work with young people, and grow the capacity of the orchestra in order to engage in more opportunities to point people to Christ through music.

The Trust is seeking to appoint a new Chair and Treasurer. These two appointments will be instrumental in managing change and supporting growth for the Trust. In particular, the Chair will lead a refreshment of the Board and be a skilled relationship builder.

This is an exciting moment to join the board of an organisation with a vital, yet under-represented, mission in the UK church music landscape, and an organisation that is changing and growing rapidly.

Carnelian Search have been appointed to lead this search on behalf of Langham Arts Trust.