Trustee: staff and volunteer liaison

Dacorum Heritage is seeking a committed and people-focused Trustee to join its Board of Trustees and help shape the future of a charitable museum dedicated to preserving and sharing local heritage.

You will play a key role in supporting the people who make the Dacorum Heritage’s work possible. You will help ensure volunteers and staff feel valued, heard and well supported, while contributing to the Board’s wider responsibility for good governance, financial oversight and strategic direction.

This is an opportunity to bring your experience, judgement and enthusiasm to a small charity with an important community purpose. Working collectively with fellow Trustees, you will help ensure Dacorum Heritage remains legally compliant, financially sustainable and focused on delivering its charitable objects for current and future beneficiaries.

Purpose of the Role

·       Help create a positive, inclusive and well-supported environment for Dacorum Heritage’s volunteers and staff;

·       Provide Board-level oversight of volunteer engagement, staff and director recruitment, and relevant HR matters.

What You Will Do

·       Work with the Museum Manager to identify volunteer and staff needs, and support best practice in recruitment, induction and retention;

·       Support the development of and attend informal volunteer coffee mornings and other social events in person where possible helping volunteers and staff to feel included, informed and valued;

·       Develop clear routes for volunteers to share feedback, ideas and concerns;

·       Oversee recruitment, interviews and appointments for the museum manager and trustees if required;

·       Act as a trusted link between the Board, employees and volunteers;

·       Support proportionate, effective HR and volunteer policies aligned with Dacorum Heritage’s strategic plans;

·       Contribute actively and constructively to Board discussion, challenge and decision-making;

·       Share collective responsibility for good governance, risk management and strategic direction; and

·       Represent Dacorum Heritage positively and help build strong relationships with stakeholders and the wider community.