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Join Us as a Trustee or Treasurer Trustee at Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Are you passionate about improving the lives of older people in our communities?
Do you have skills, experience, and enthusiasm to help guide a well‑established and growing local charity?
Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (Age UKCAP) are seeking new Trustees, including a dedicated Treasurer, to join our Board.
We are the largest local charity supporting older people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, delivering vital services that reduce loneliness, support independence, and improve quality of life. As demand for our work continues to grow, strong strategic leadership has never been more important.
Why Become a Trustee?
Being a Trustee is an extremely rewarding opportunity to use your experience for social good. As a Trustee with Age UKCAP you will:
- Shape the strategic direction of a respected local charity
- Support the wellbeing of older people across the region
- Gain Board-level experience
- Join a friendly, committed, and values‑driven team
- Help ensure our charity remains sustainable, effective, and innovative
Who We’re Looking For: We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and sectors. In particular, we are keen to hear from people with:
General Trustee Skills
- Knowledge or interest in health, social care, voluntary sector services, or community support
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
- A passion for improving older people’s lives
Specialist Skills (for the Treasurer Role)
In addition to the above, our Treasurer Trustee will bring:
- Strong financial management experience
- Understanding of charity finance, risk, and governance
- Ability to oversee budgets, financial reporting, and audit activity
- A collaborative approach, working closely with our CEO and Finance Team
(You do not need to be a qualified accountant, though this would be an advantage.)
Time Commitment
Approximately 8 meetings per year, plus occasional strategic or sub‑group sessions.
Trusteeships are voluntary roles, with reasonable expenses reimbursed.
How to Apply
If you would like to make a meaningful difference in your community, we would love to hear from you.
For more information or to express your interest, please contact our Executive Assistant
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is an independent charitable organisation which exists to improve the quality of life for local older people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Join Richmond Foundation as a Trustee and help shape a fairer, healthier future for our community.
Richmond Foundation is a long-established local charity with a proud history of supporting residents through grant-making, property management, and community initiatives. We are seeking new Trustees to join our Board and contribute to our vision: Everyone in Richmond has opportunities to build healthy and fulfilling lives.
Who we’re looking for
We welcome applications from individuals who share our values of integrity, excellence, collaboration, agility, and ambition.
Our goal is to recruit people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different expertise, experience and knowledge. We want to make our committees more diverse and representative of the groups and people we support. You can read more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to support applicants at any stage. We will provide a buddy system for new trustees.
We are looking to recruit trustees who have experience and knowledge in one of the following areas:
- Charity Finance and Investment
- Our Grant Priorities
- Residential Property
We are also interested in expertise in:
- Safeguarding
- Social Housing
- Grantmaking (particularly within larger foundations)
- Managing grants from a range of funders
- Data and evidence
- Evaluation and impact reporting
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Communications and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Human Resources (HR)
As a Trustee, you will:
- Uphold Richmond Foundation’s vision, mission, objectives, and values.
- Provide strategic oversight and governance for the charity.
- Act in the charity’s best interests and manage resources responsibly.
- Attend at least four Board meetings per year (3 hours each) and join at least one committee (further 4 meetings per year 90 mins to 2 hours each).
- Prepare for meetings by reading all relevant documentation and reviewing minutes.
- Attend relevant training and at least one event hosted by a grant-funded organisation annually.
- Serve a four-year term, with the possibility of renewal for an additional two-year term.
- Champion high standards of conduct, including respect, inclusivity, accountability, honesty, and confidentiality.
- Declare and manage any conflicts of interest.
- Act in accordance with our Trustee Code of Conduct
- Support safeguarding and ensure the charity is accountable and compliant with its governing documents.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Not be disqualified under the Charities Act (including being disqualified as a company director, having unspent convictions for offences involving dishonesty or deception, being an undischarged bankrupt, having been removed as a trustee by the Charity Commission or a court, or being on the sex offenders’ register).
- Be willing to sign a declaration of eligibility upon appointment and annually thereafter.
How to Apply
If you are interested in making a difference in Richmond and can contribute your time and expertise to help us deliver our charitable objectives, we would love to hear from you.
Full details, person specification and requirements, and application instructions are available in the Trustee Recruitment pack.
The application deadline is 10:00am on Monday 13 April 2026
Richmond Foundation are hosting a Webinar and Q+A for interested applicants on 18 March 2026. This will be an opportunity to learn more from our CEO, Chair and Trustees and ask questions. Details can be found on our website.
Interviews: Scheduled in May/June 2026
Term Commences: September 2026
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Our vision is that everyone in Richmond has opportunities to build healthy and fulfilling lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Working Chance is a unique, pioneering, award-winning national charity that supports women with criminal convictions into employment. We support women to create independent purposeful lives through helping them to build careers, we break cycles of reoffending and we inspire employers to embrace inclusive hiring.
This is an exciting time for Working Chance as we start developing our new three-year strategy which will come into effect from 1 September. The new strategy will see us taking an ever bolder stance on speaking up for women with convictions, solidifying our position as a thought leader on how to improve the employment rate of these women, and moving into providing consultancy for employers seeking our guidance and input on their recruitment and employment practices.
We are looking for an inspiring and committed Chair of Trustees to lead our Board at this exciting point in our development. This is a unique opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a highly respected and impactful charity, while championing a mission that addresses inequality, social justice and economic inclusion.
As Chair, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and fellow trustees to ensure strong governance, clear strategic focus, effective oversight and financial sustainability, while acting as an ambassador for Working Chance and its values. Download the Appointment Brief to learn all about the role, the charity and the recruitment process, and if you think you might be the person we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 16 March
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.