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Help Shape Healthier Futures for Children and Families
Can you help drive the future success of a growing national charity?
HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young) is seeking passionate and strategic individuals to join our Board of Trustees at an exciting point in our journey.
For over 15 years, HENRY has worked alongside parents, carers, communities and professionals to give babies and young children the healthiest possible start in life. Our evidence-based programmes, training and support help families build healthy habits, strengthen relationships and improve long-term wellbeing, particularly in communities experiencing the greatest health inequalities.
Today, HENRY supports more than 21,000 families every year and trains professionals across health and early years services nationwide. Last year alone:
- 21,662 families received support through our programmes, workshops and one-to-one services
- 9,608 parents and babies benefited from infant feeding support
- 88% of participants reported leading a healthier family lifestyle
- 96% rated our programmes and workshops as good or great
- 35% of families we supported were from the most deprived communities in the UK
As we work towards our vision of a healthy and happy start for every baby and child, we are entering a new phase of growth and development. Our ambitious 2030 strategy focuses on expanding our reach, strengthening sustainability, increasing our influence, and maintaining quality and impact as we grow.
About the Role
As a Trustee, you will play a key role in shaping HENRY's future. Working alongside fellow Board members, you will provide strategic leadership, support good governance, oversee organisational sustainability and help ensure we continue delivering meaningful impact for families across the UK.
This is a strategic, non-operational role that offers the opportunity to contribute your expertise while making a lasting difference to children's lives.
Who We're Looking For
We are particularly interested in individuals with experience in:
- Marketing and Communications
- Income Generation and Fundraising
- Legal and Contractual Matters
We also welcome candidates with:
- Previous trustee or governance experience
- Experience of scaling organisations
- Knowledge of early years, health or family services
- Relevant lived experience
- A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Why Join HENRY?
Joining our Board is both a responsibility and a rewarding opportunity to create lasting social impact.
As a Trustee, you will:
- Help tackle health inequalities affecting babies and young children
- Influence the strategic direction of a respected national charity
- Develop your leadership, governance and board-level experience
- Work alongside a collaborative and experienced Board and executive team
- Gain insight into a charity delivering impact at scale across the UK
We are committed to building a diverse Board that reflects the communities we serve and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds aged 18 and over.
If you share our belief that every child deserves the best possible start in life, we'd love to hear from you and explore how your skills and experience can help shape HENRY's next chapter.
Ready to make a difference? Read our attached Trustee Recruitment Pack and click 'redirect to recruiter' to be forwarded to our application portal.
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 19th August 2026
Interviews: week commencing 14th September 2026
HENRY is committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding. As a result, all successful trustee applicants will be required to complete a DBS check.
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Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF) is looking for a passionate and experienced, voluntary, legal/governance Trustee to join our Board and help shape the future of our international membership charity supporting people living with axSpA worldwide.
This voluntary role is ideal for someone with strong knowledge of UK charity law and/or governance and risk management. If you are a confident communicator with extensive legal and/or governance experience and a desire to use those skills to support an international charity, we would love to hear from you. Your expertise, insight and judgement could help ASIF to further its work to improve the quality of life for people living with Axial Spondyloarthritis across the world.
Role purpose
The Legal/Governance Trustee will contribute to the effective governance and strategic leadership of the charity. They will provide strategic oversight, ensuring the organisation acts within legal frameworks, charity regulations, and its own governing documents. They advise on compliance, manage risk and promote high standards of governance. This voluntary, non-executive role requires legal expertise, knowledge of UK Charity Commission compliance and commitment to ASIF’s mission.
Key responsibilities
- Actively participate in Board meetings and relevant Board committee meetings (F&GP), providing objective advice on legal, governance and risk issues.
- Work with the Chair, Director of Operations and other trustees to ensure the charity maintains the highest standards of governance, complies with all relevant laws and regulations and delivers on its mission.
- Contribute to the development and scrutiny of organisational strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure accountability
- Strategic advice: Provide legal expertise on strategic decision, risk management and safeguarding
- Assist in drafting or reviewing trustees’ reports, policies, and contracts (in particular grant contracts)
- Contribute to the identification of, and where appropriate, mitigate organisational risks, including reputation and financial, ensuring sustainability.
Time commitment:1-4 hours per month
Person specification
- Qualified solicitor or barrister or charity governance expert with strong understanding of UK charity law, compliance and governance frameworks.
- Helpful to have an understanding of the governance of an international membership charity.
- Ability to think creatively and contribute to long-term planning.
- Dedication to ASIF’s mission and willingness to devote the necessary time.
- Ethical standards, integrity and sound, independent objective judgement.
- Because ASIF is registered in the UK, it is advisable for business purposes to have two UK-based trustees. This Trustee should be UK-based.
Other information
- ASIF is a UK registered CIO, number 1205000
- ASIF’s governing document is its constitution which can be found here
- The position is voluntary/unremunerated. Reasonable expenses incurred in the course of duties will be reimbursed in line with the charity’s policy.
- Term: initial co-opted, then elected for 3-year term with potential for reappointment (to a maximum of 9 years).
Application process
If you are interested in this role, please send an introductory email to Jo Davies, Director of Operations.
General responsibilities of all our trustees
- To be accountable for ensuring our Charity complies with its governing documents, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
- To ensure that our Charity pursues its charitable objects as defined in the constitution.
- To ensure that we apply our resources exclusively in furtherance of our objectives, while working flexibly to meet the changing needs of our beneficiaries.
- To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees’ role of giving firm strategic direction to the Charity, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets and standards.
- To act with integrity and avoid any personal conflicts of interest or misuse of charity funds or assets and to act in the best interests of the Charity and its beneficiaries, to safeguard our name and values.
- To ensure the financial stability of ASIF and to ensure that risks it is exposed to are properly assessed and managed.
- To assist the Chair and to support and monitor the Director of Operations.
- To use reasonable care and skill in their work as a trustee, using personal skills and experience as needed, plus any specific knowledge or experience to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decision, to ensure that the charity is well-run and efficient and ensure external professional advice is sought where necessary.
- In conjunction with the other trustees to ensure that delegated responsibilities are met.
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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. We are committed to helping create a more healthy, sustainable and equitable world for everyone, because we believe our shared future.
LSHTM was established in 1899 and is incorporated under a Royal Charter granted in 1924. The Charter establishes its Council as the “supreme governing body” of LSHTM. Council is responsible for the strategic direction of LSHTM and approves major developments and receives regular reports from Executive Officers on the operations of its business, in accordance with the Financial Memorandum between LSHTM and the Office for Students (OfS).
Council is also responsible for its governance, control and supervision in accordance with the LSHTM’s Charter and relevant external regulations. These external requirements are set out in the Financial Memorandum between LSHTM and the OfS. The Council comprises a majority of lay members, as well as staff members and a student member. The roles of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Council are separated from the role of LSHTM’s Chief Executive, the Director.
Council has two vacancies for the role of independent member of Council. LSHTM has identified a number of areas where relevant expertise from any new Council members would be welcomed:
- Finance, Accounting and Investment Management
- Business, Enterprise, SMEs and start-ups
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Digital
Amongst the desirable attributes sought from members of Council and its Committees are:
- A strong personal commitment to the mission and objectives of LSHTM;
- Collaborative skills and the ability to work as a member of a team, including with other Council and Committee members, students and academic and professional services staff;
- Tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively;
- Ability to contribute to constructive and rigorous challenge;
- Strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of LSHTM;
- A demonstrable commitment to equity and diversity.
Time Commitment
The nature of the role requires a commitment of time to prepare, attend and actively participate in Council and Committee meetings. Council meets four times a year and its Committees meet between three and six times a year depending on the Committee.
Remuneration
This is a non-remunerated role that does not attract a salary or honorarium. Independent members of Council and Committees will be able to claim reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in the course of LSHTM business.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
Closing date: Thursday 30 July 2026.
