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Join Seen Sisters as a Non-executive Director!
Help us fund joyful, inclusive spaces for solo women with invisible disabilities. After a successful pilot, we have a goal to secure sustainable income generation and multi-year funding as we expand our grassroots mission.
Could you be the person to support our community?
This is a voluntary role for now, but we're actively seeking funding and would be happy to explore including your role in future bids.
We are looking for someone with a passion to support our mission, who already has experience of being a director of a company and is aware of the commitment, responsibility and trust required for this role.
About Seen Sisters
Who we are:
Seen Sisters is for solo women aged 25–55 who live with invisible disabilities. Our community is specifically for those who do not have children or a long-term, stable partner to rely on for emotional, financial, or practical support. These women often appear ‘well’ to others, which means their needs are frequently overlooked by wider society and services. Many face isolation, discrimination, and a lack of tailored support despite experiencing daily barriers that reduce their quality of life.
How we help (our services):
Seen Sisters is a lived experience project that creates joyful, inclusive spaces where solo women with invisible disabilities can reimagine the world on their own terms. We offer peer support, creative workshops, community-led events, and co-designed resources. Our spaces are designed to centre care, accessibility, and empowerment. Through conscious partnerships, collective nourishment, and community voice, we co-create opportunities to be seen, heard, and supported in ways that traditional systems fail to offer.
What will you be doing?
We are looking for a Non-executive Director who holds a speciality within finance and strategy.
Our goal as a grass-roots organisation is to secure multi-year funding and a strong focus on also developing sustainable income generation streams outside of grant funding, which you would be supporting us to accomplish.
We have explored sustainable income streams and some ideas to action, however to help this reach its full potential, we need someone with a strategic mind, who can ensure we can generate income in alignment to our mission and values. Alongside providing direct guidance of how to action this.
We would require you to set up and oversee this focus of work, though we would be able to get volunteers and members of staff to oversee the day to day deliverables. Your focus would be to oversee the important, strategic and legal requirements of this development.
We work alongside other incredible grass-roots organisations and have support from organisations such as VOSCUR and Black South West Network.
What this volunteer role involves:
* Ideation, strategic planning and development of sustainable income generation activities
* Overseeing sustainable income generation initiatives and delivery
* Support with researching funding opportunities
* Support with writing funding applications that reflect our mission, values, and deep listening approach
* Prioritising upcoming deadlines with support from the team
* Collaborating with other fundraising partners or members where needed
You might be a good fit if you:
* Are curious, empathetic, and values-aligned
* Can meet us where we’re at and help translate our story into compelling funding language
* Believe in joy, connection, and collective care
* Have experience in developing sustainable income streams for organisations outside of direct grant funding
* Have experience in grant writing, fundraising or storytelling
* Can commit about 2 days a month (ideally Monday or Thursday - flexible)
A few practicals:
* We work remotely and use a shared Drive
* We are a 100% global majority run organisation and we welcome people from all backgrounds to join us
* Allies and those with lived experience are warmly welcomed
* We do regular check-ins on capacity, access and preferences
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with demonstrated experience in developing and delivering varied income generation streams for mission-led organisations and writing successful funding or grant applications - whether in community, nonprofit, cultural, or academic settings.
You’ll be someone who can confidently identify and develop varied income streams outside of the traditional grant funding route and also be well equipped with the skills for crafting funding bids, while being aligned with our mission and values. You should feel confident leading or supporting the end-to-end process.
This is a collaborative role where you’ll help us expand our financial resources in ways that centre the voices and needs of our members.
Essential experience:
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Experience identifying and pursuing new income opportunities beyond traditional grant funding
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Experience developing diverse income streams, such as trading or social enterprise activity
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Understanding of pricing, costing, and budgeting for income-generating activities
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Bid writing or fundraising writing experience
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Understanding of how to tailor proposals for different funders and funding streams (trusts, foundations, public sector, etc.)
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Familiarity with the structure, tone and requirements of effective funding applications
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Ability to translate community ideas and visions into fundable language and clear outcomes
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Experience of being a director of a company with a focus of community
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Understanding the responsibility around filing, processes and working with Companies House as a director
Skills we’re looking for:
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Finance and strategic planning - for long-term organisational sustainability
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Research skills - able to identify relevant income opportunities and innovative funders that align with our mission
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Strong writing and editing skills - especially persuasive, clear, and values-aligned language
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Confidence using shared online tools (Google Docs, Sheets, email) for remote collaboration
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Time management - able to track deadlines and prioritise tasks across projects
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Good communication - open to feedback and working with a team across access needs
Qualities that matter to us:
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A deep listener - able to hold and reflect the values and priorities of our community
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Collaborative and flexible - willing to meet us where we’re at and grow with us
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Passionate about resourcing joy, care, and connection - not just survival
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Values-led - grounded in feminist, disability justice, or community organising principles
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Reliable and transparent - with regular check-ins on your availability and capacity
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Respects our professional and lived-experience and be willing to work with us in equitable partnership
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Open, honest and reliable
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Understands the responsibility to our community when taking on a leadership role and prioritising this.
Our Focus and Impact
Solo women with invisible disabilities are an underserved group whose needs are routinely overlooked. The lack of systemic recognition and support contributes to poorer health, wellbeing, and economic outcomes. By centring their lived experiences, Seen Sisters not only provides vital emotional connection and practical tools, but also challenges societal assumptions around disability, independence, and womanhood. Our work helps participants feel less alone, more empowered, and better equipped to advocate for themselves, while contributing to a more inclusive and liberatory world.
Our Values:
Seeing the experience of solo women with invisible disabilities as unique
Empowering ourselves through co creation
Diversity and inclusion - (intersectionality/decolonial/lgbt plus/flexibility)
Joy and collective nourishment - decolonial, sustainability and reimagining
Collective liberation - Conscious partnerships with allies
Our Activities:
Seen Sisters supports solo women with invisible disabilities through:
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Socials and Events - Joyful, accessible gatherings that build connection, reduce isolation, and centre collective care.
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Lived Experience Projects - Creative, community-led work that reimagines spaces through the lens of solo disabled women.
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Partnerships & Collective Care - Collaborating with organisations to design more inclusive, responsive environments and systems.
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Garden Projects - Safe and accessible outdoor spaces for members to gather, connecting to each other and nature to improve wellbeing and develop skills.
What difference will you make?
We’re Seen Sisters - an intersectional feminist collective of solo women with invisible disabilities. We’re working to build joyful, connective spaces for our community, and we’re looking for a Non-executive Director to help bring our mission to life.
Explore our Work - https://linktr.ee/seensisters
Read more about our Values and Mission - http://bit.ly/44ZMbtF
We warmly welcome disabled volunteers and allies. If you meet the above criteria and are excited by the opportunity to co-create something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.
Let us know your access needs, your preferred ways of working, and how you’d like to be involved, we’ll do our very best to support you.
Before you apply
Working Pattern - 2 days a month for income generation and fundraising.
With extra time for director duties - hopefully delivered within quarterly director meetings, however there will be times when time-sensitive requests come through, so some flexibility will be needed to work alongside this.
Please provide a cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role and your relevant experience, and a copy of your CV.
Interviews will be an informal video call with the Co-Directors
Closing Date for Applications: 1st November 2026
We are keen to find the right person for this role, so we may close applications earlier than the stated closing date if we find a strong match.
Early applications are encouraged
Non Charity Employer
Solo women with invisible disabilities joyfully reimagining spaces
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Bring your voice and experience to a Board where it can shape real change. Join a national children’s health and wellbeing charity, challenge our thinking, influence our future and help us make stronger decisions for the children, young people and families at the heart of everything we do.
Compass exists for children, young people and families who need someone in their corner. For 40 years, we have delivered health and wellbeing services that give people access to the right support, at the right time and in ways that reflect their needs and communities.
We are looking for a voluntary Non Executive Director and Trustee to join our Board and help shape what comes next. This is an opportunity to use your knowledge, experience and perspective somewhere they can influence real decisions and help Compass remain ambitious, accountable and focused on the people our services exist for.
As a member of the Board, you will provide independent oversight, constructive challenge and fresh thinking. You will work alongside fellow Trustees and our senior leaders to help shape strategy, review organisational performance and ensure decisions are thoughtful, evidence informed and consistent with our charitable purpose and values.
Your role will reach across the organisation. You will contribute to discussions about service quality, safeguarding, workforce, finance, risk, performance and long term sustainability. You will ask the questions that help us think differently, test assumptions and understand the likely impact of our decisions. You will also share responsibility for ensuring Compass is well governed, uses its resources responsibly and meets its legal and regulatory duties as a charity.
This role is about more than attending Board meetings. You will have opportunities to deepen your understanding of Compass, connect with the people who deliver our services and see how Board decisions translate into practice. You will act as an ambassador for our work and help us build trust with the communities, partners and organisations around us. You will also contribute to at least one Board advisory group, bringing closer attention to an area where your knowledge, experience or curiosity can add value.
We want our Board to benefit from a range of voices and experiences. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds and walks of life, including those underrepresented at Board level. This is not about asking anyone to speak for an entire community. It is about building a stronger, more representative Board that makes better decisions, challenges established thinking and understands the people it serves.
Previous experience as a Trustee or Non Executive Director would be valuable, but it is not essential. We are interested in what you can bring, whether that comes from your professional career, your community, your lived experience or a combination of these. You will need the confidence to contribute your views, the openness to listen to others and the integrity to put the interests of Compass and the people we support first.
You will be joining a Board where your contribution will be heard and valued. If you are curious about how your experience could help shape a national children’s health and wellbeing charity, we would encourage you to take a closer look.
This is a voluntary appointment. Expenses directly connected with carrying out the role, such as travel, will be reimbursed.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
A charity providing health and wellbeing services, helping people unleash their unique potential and live healthier, safer and more fulfilling lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
ParalympicsGB’s vision is: Through Sport, inspire a better world for disabled people.
We pursue world-leading performance at the Paralympic Games and leverage that to drive social impact and inspire a better world for disabled people. Our Non-Executive Directors are committed to creating the best performance environment possible while also being committed to improving the lives of disabled people and promoting inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility for all.
We’re seeking candidates with the right experience to support us in our journey towards the LA 2028 Paralympic Games Cycle and beyond. We are particularly interested to hear from people with significant finance experience who are chartered accountants, and candidates with significant business leadership experience..
This voluntary role would bring a leadership perspective to the work of the Board in these areas and provide guidance and support to the relevant teams at ParalympicsGB. It would strongly suit someone with experience as a senior strategic leader. Previous non-executive experience is desirable but not essential.
If our vision excites you, if you have relevant experience and expertise, and if you can commit your time to providing guidance, support and constructive challenge, we’d welcome your application to the role.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found in the Applicant Information Pack.
