We welcome applications from LGBTQIA+ Muslims
The Fundraising Assistant Volunteer will support the Board of Hidayah. This role will have the following duties, but are not limited to:
- Promote Hidayah and raise awareness of its ongoing campaigns & events
- Develop new and imaginative fundraising activities, some of which involve organising events
- Fundraise via our social media and events
- Write funding bid applications and explain the product or service to potential donors
- Implement a sustainable fundraising strategy whilst developing relationship with potential funders
What is the purpose of the role?
As an Fundraising Assistant Volunteer you will work independently with the direction of the board to ensure all possible funding bids that are suitable for the charity are applied for within a timely manner.
How much commitment is required?
We are flexible around your own schedule. We do have regular catch ups with all volunteers to speak about workloads. We envisage this role taking 3 hours a week (working on specific tasks will take more time) depending how comfortable you are in the role and appreciate that it may take some people longer to fulfill tasks.
What training do I need for this role?
We require all volunteers to read, agree and sign the following policies:
- Adult Safeguarding Policy;
- Data Protection Policy and Procedures (GDPR);
- Equality and Diversity Policy;
- Any other policies as relevant and once ratified by the Board Members;
- The Board Members may require specific training or DBS checks at later dates.
What do we expect from a Fundraising Assistant?
Please note that you must agree with and fit the criteria below to be eligible to volunteer in this role:
Personality:
- A self-starter who can volunteer with minimal supervision;
- Friendliness, enthusiasm, dedication, responsiveness, flexibility and eagerness in supporting the aims, vision and mission of Hidayah;
- Reliable and regular volunteer;
- A team-player
- An understanding of all groups functioning within the remit of what they can do as set down by the Hidayah Board Members
Personal Skills:
- Ability to understand confidentiality, equality and diversity and safeguarding procedures;
- Ability to respond to resolving conflict situations if needed;
- Someone who can behave with professionalism.
Administration Skills:
- To regularly check, and apply for funding bids appropriate for a LGBTQIA+ charity
- To be part of a communications text group to keep up to date with Hidayah developments and to inform the Board Members of any developments;
- To check status of funding bids regularly and to respond when needed, any additional information required by the funders.
- To read new Hidayah policies and initiatives and to be aware of new Hidayah news;
- To read, understand and agree with the constitution of Hidayah (available on website).
Additional:
- To have previous experience of writing funding bids
- Have a creative method in applications of funding
- Ensure you have the written communication skills required for this role
- You must be 18+ and live in the UK
What benefits do I get from this role?
- A feeling of making a difference to LGBT+ Muslims and the feeling of being part of an organisation which seeks social justice for LGBT+ Muslims. You can be part of that change;
- A warm and approachable Board member to support you as you volunteer at the other end of the phone;
- A reference for your CV.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Cats Protection we help thousands of cats each year thanks to our dedicated and passionate volunteer groups and teams, all of which help our feline friends in a different ways. They take in stray and abandoned cats and ensure they receive the veterinary care and attention they deserve, help raise funds, promote neutering and help spread cat welfare messages. Our volunteer treasurers maintain the finances of local groups and teams, ensuring they hold the funds needed to continue their vital work. Cats Protection relies solely on donations from generous members of the public, and our volunteer treasurers help make sure these funds are spent in the most effective way.
You can expect to be:-
Preparing budgets
● Keeping accurate financial records
● Reporting financial records via ‘Cashlog’ (Cats Protection supplied software)
● Paying invoices and volunteer expenses
● Being part of a team which ensures there are sufficient funds to meet expenditure
● Updating and advising others on income received, expenditure and available funds
● Managing and monitoring donations made to the group
● Following financial procedures e.g. Gift Aid returns and VAT claims
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An exciting opportunity to join the ACT Board of Trustees. ACT is a thriving education and membership charity focussed on promoting and supporting citizenship and democracy education in schools. We have just completed incorporation to become a CIO. We are particularly interested in recruiting a new Trustee to take on the role of Treasurer. We welcome applications from those who have significant experience as a qualified accountant or from within charity finance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trustee with marketing skills for Wokingham Job Support Centre
As we transition this pandemic, unemployment is rising and will increase more. Wokingham and Bracknell residents aren’t immune to joblessness. Why not be part of the solution?
Wokingham Job Support Centre is an independent employment support charity for people looking for work in Wokingham Borough and Bracknell Forest. Established 28 years ago, we don’t replace JobCentre Plus, but complement and extend support and advice services available for people who are unemployed or looking for a better job.
For people who need support with their CV, help applying for jobs often over the internet, or assistance with interview techniques and other job search skills, Wokingham Job Support Centre offers free advice, with enough time to assist people who need our help.
Our centre has reopened after the lockdown and also offer support by phone & video.
About WJSC trustees
The Board currently comprises three people who recognise the need to increase the skills of our trustee group. The charity is small (£26k p.a.) and mostly-funded through grants from local councils, including town & parish councils.
We are looking to add trustees with knowledge, skills and practical expertise in marketing and communications. You do not need prior experience of charity trusteeship, as induction and ongoing support is available from us and our local charity-support organisation.
The trustees are also ‘the hands on management team’ as well as 2 part-time office supervisors and voluntary employment advisors. Time commitment of approx. 10 hours per month is anticipated, some of which may be undertaken online. You don’t need to live in Wokingham Borough, but understanding of the local employment environment would be useful.
What do you get as a trustee for Wokingham Job Support Centre?
- An opportunity to exercise your marketing skills and knowledge, possibly in a different environment or context
- A chance to create, adapt and implement marketing activities for our organisation
- A chance to augment your experience of charities
- A boost to your career and CV, if needed
- An opportunity to work alongside other skilled and committed trustees
- Satisfaction of helping people who are unemployed, and thus giving something back to your community
What do we get?
- Your skills, knowledge, understanding and experience in the marketing field
- Your abilities to help our charity continue in line with our plans
- Your participation in our collective decision-making, contributing to all areas of our charity work
- Your enthusiasm
What do our beneficiaries get?
- Our ability to increase support for more people facing unemployment, especially in these pandemic times
- A well-governed charity, sustainable for the future
- A stable organisation, with a well-informed Board of trustees
How to apply
Please contact Nigel Richards, Chair of trustees, via CharityJob for an informal discussion and a copy of the Role Description and Person Specification for this voluntary role.
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Could you put your finance / accountancy skills to use for the countryside?
CPRE Oxfordshire is the voice of the countryside in Oxfordshire. We fight for the right development in the right place and work to protect, promote and enhance our amazing local landscapes and rural character.
We are currently looking for a Treasurer to join our team of passionate and committed trustees.
We are looking for someone with the relevant skills to help us continue our strong financial management, including experience of managing budgets, accounts and investments, a familiarity with financial software/spreadsheets, and an ability to provide financial updates and present information in an understandable way
By volunteering with us you will be helping to find positive solutions for the issues facing the countryside and the environment. By applying your skills and experience you can make a real difference and be a central part of our friendly and passionate charity.
Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent has an exciting opportunity for an Honorary Treasurer to join their Trustee Board. We are looking for a financial professional ideally with an understanding of the third sector and Charities SORP, who can support the strategic direction of this dynamic and forward thinking organisation.
The role of treasurer, working closely with our Finance Manager will oversee the financial matters of the charity. They will monitor the financial administration of the charity and report to the Trustee Board in compliance with the governing document and legal requirements.
The role will include
- Chairing the Finance & Personnel sub-committee
- Overseeing and presenting draft budgets and internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the Trustee Board
- Monitoring and advising on the financial viability of the charity
- Advising on the financial implications of the organisation's strategic plan
The role will provide a great deal of satisfaction, supporting a charity that has an excellent reputation for delivering quality and life changing advice services to the community. The position of Honorary Treasurer will also provide the opportunity to enhance your skill set, utilise your expertise and share your knowledge.
The post of Trustee Treasurer is a voluntary one but all reasonable expenses are reimbursed. We welcome applications from all sections of the community to enable us to have a diverse trustee board that reflects our clients and communities.
How to apply
Expression of interest to Simon Ellington, CEO CACBG, in the first instance. Please submit your CV and a covering letter stating why you wish to join the organisation. An application pack will be sent to interested parties.
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Are you passionate about horses? Are you also passionate about the impact therapeutic services has on children who have been affected by trauma? We are looking to recruit various positions to join our Board of trustees.
Based in the heart of the Cotswolds , surrounded by beautiful countryside, Avening Park is a supremely special, secluded and calming place. We provide a safe, secure and private space in which to conduct our therapeutic practice, for the benefit of our clients, our horses and also our team. The professionally qualified team at the Equine Therapy Center deliver a wide range of specialist capabilities, including counselling, psychotherapy, equine assisted therapy, natural horsemanship skills and riding. Whether you’re an experienced trustee or looking to take your first step, we want to hear from you. We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds. Our new trustees will have skills in one or more of the following: Marketing and communications including social media HR Accountancy and finance Volunteer management Fundraising and income generation Your expected time commitment will be two hours per month for meetings and possibly one to two hours outside of that time for any subgroup project work. The organisation has newly formed to a CIO from a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, and is in the process of revising its business strategy and short to long term objectives. We would love to hear from you - if you want an informal chat please speak to Nicky Amor, founder and therapist.Closing date: 10th September 2020 Interview dates: within the last two weeks of September
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help us to build and manage relationships with funding partners and report on impact.
About Exam Star®
Exam Star® is a social enterprise working for the educational fulfilment of vulnerable pupils at risk of falling behind academically. We offer free one-to-one online homework help to primary and secondary school pupils in English, Maths and Sciences. Additionally, we provide heavily subsidised online tutoring services in all core subjects as well as French and 11+ exam preparation. The aim is to help vulnerable pupils who have little or no academic support at home and find it difficult to work by themselves. Our objectives are to offer personalised academic intervention, which is affordable and universally accessible, to increase pupils’ confidence, develop their awareness of independent study methods and techniques and ultimately raise their educational aspirations as well as helping them feel more empowered to fulfil their academic potential
We are urgently looking for a volunteer Fundraising and Grants Application Manager, to help us achieve our mission of contributing towards helping vulnerable pupils fulfil their academic potential.
Skills
We would love a Fundraising and Grants Application Manager to possess the following skills:
- Research, prospect and cultivate a brand-new pipeline of donors to support our fundraising goals.
- Develop proposals, reports and presentations for major donors, trusts and grant making foundations.
- Present oral or written proposals to potential grant-making donors.
- Monitor and evaluate our impact.
Making a difference
You would become part of our small, friendly team and you have the opportunity to use your time to make a real difference in difficult times.
About the location
The volunteer can work entirely from home and we can consider remote candidates from across the UK.
When will the volunteer be working?
Mostly during office hours
“Women’s voices together, building strong communities”
Beyond The Page Ltd are recruiting a number of voluntary non-executive directors, including a Treasurer.
About The Organisation
Beyond The Page Ltd (BTP) is a not-for-profit company based in Thanet, east Kent.
Our organisation aim is to support and enable women born outside the UK to become confident, active citizens in their local communities. Our project, United Mothers, offers women-only English classes free of targets, certificates and pressure.
The United Mothers sessions allow women often excluded from English class to be able to learn in a friendly atmosphere, no matter their cultural, religious or linguistic background.
The approach is unique, combining ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) with Natural Voice techniques to build social integration and encourage active citizenship through mutual learning and contributions. In August 2020 we launched United Mothers Chatrooms, four online groups every week with English language conversation, digital skill development and health and government information. The programme is for all women and is free to join; there are no entry criteria, legal or financial.
Whether you are an experienced or new trustee/board member, we’d love to hear from you if you share our vision and passion for this work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our new volunteer directors will have skills in one of the following:
- Finance/ fundraising
- Migration
- Digital
- Community arts
You will receive:
- Opportunities to support our innovative creative practice
- Opportunities to help our inter-cultural community thrive and grow
- Time to share your skills and knowledge and learn from others
- Induction, training and reimbursable expenses.
Expected time commitment: 4 meetings per year, based in Thanet (times/online flexible). One full awayday. Ad hoc advisory work (total time commitment average 1 day per month).
NEDs hold a voluntary role and receive no remuneration. Reasonable expenses can be claimed, in line with BTP policy for attendance at board and other meetings or events necessary for the fulfilment of the role.
To Apply: email Laura Baker with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this position and how your experience and expertise fits the role. Alternatively, please visit our website to download the role description and equality monitoring form.
Further information contact:
Laura Baker, Operations Development Manager
Informal chat contact:
Sheila Macdonald, Executive Director
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Become a Board Trustee at CPL Group
(Unpaid/Voluntary)
Job description
CPL Group are a group company owned and run by the FE sector under which Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) and Tenet Education services Ltd are situated. CPC provide members with a large number of EU tendered frameworks, procurement training, specialist advice on best spending practices showing how educational institutions can obtain best value for money. Tenet specialise in offering a full portfolio of procurement consultancy services to the education sector and more recently, the wider public sector.
You will help to provide strategic direction for the charity as part of a strong Board and ensure that all appropriate financial, legal and governance checks and balances are in place in accordance with the Articles of Association providing advice in specialist areas. Board Trustees are expected to attend the company’s triannual general meetings, in March, June and November at the Head Office in Salford.
Job requirements
Ideal candidates will be strategic thinkers who can analyse complex information, formulate and provide assistance on strategies and plans of action. They also need to be a team player being both a good listener and able to speak up on issues that are important.
This is a volunteering role and is therefore unpaid, but all travel and accommodation expenses are covered.
For further information please see the job description below.
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WQE & Regent College Group has two campuses located close to the centre of Leicester. We are a thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College with over 3500 students. We are inviting applications from professionals with current or recent experience in finance, assurance and risk management to join our Board of Governors.
As a Governor we value your insight, experience and ideas to widen the perspective of our boardroom and we welcome applications from those who have held advisory or senior managerial positions within the financial sector, and who have accountancy or financial qualifications. Your own experience and sectoral insight would help lead the College through an exciting time in its development. Our colleagues and learners come from a broad and diverse demographic and we strive to mirror this in our Board of Governors.
The Board ensures the College meets its learners’ needs and continues to deliver the best possible outcomes and experiences for its students. The insight and knowledge of governors is essential in ensuring that the College continues to improve and that it uses all of its resources effectively, including its financial resources.
We are looking to appoint a Governor who is able to make informed decisions, who can demonstrate sound judgement and strategic oversight.
This voluntary role offers many personal and professional rewards and will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your skills and experience within an inspiring and aspiring organisation.
Spires is an award-winning charity that has been working with homeless and disadvantaged people in Streatham, South London, since 1990. Working with some of the most isolated and vulnerable in our society, we support over 900 men and women every year.
We are seeking a new Treasurer to join our friendly and committed Board of Trustees.
Role summary
In addition to Trustees’ responsibilities, the new Treasurer will monitor the financial standing of the centre. They will look at cash-flow forecasting, income streams, out-going expenses and the overarching strategic management of the organisation’s financial resources. The Treasurer will also oversee and report on the financial health of the charity to the Board of trustees at regular intervals and provide oversight on funding bids.
Person description
We are looking for an individual with the following background/experience:
- Qualified accountant and/or knowledge and experience in finance.
- Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship and adhering to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
- Proven ability to communicate and explain financial information to the Board and other stakeholders.
- Analytical and evaluation skills.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Knowledge and experience of charity fundraising and finance practices.
- An understanding of Spires’ work and the challenges faced by our services users (Desirable)
We are fully committed to increasing the diversity of our Board. Having a more diverse Board will help us to understand better the needs of the communities we serve. To this end we would especially welcome applications from people from a variety of ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented on our Board.
We are also open to hear from individuals interested in joining our Board who have a variety of other skills and experience including: social work, education, legal and probation services.
Time commitment
The Board meets six times a year in the evenings. In addition to Board meetings, the treasurer will need to commit to approximately 1 ½ hours a month.
How to apply and other details
Applications should be made via Reach Volunteering in the first instance. Please provide a CV together with a supporting statement explaining your suitability for the role. This should include why you are interested in the role, how your skills and experience match the role description and any other relevant details.
Applicants will be longlisted and invited for an informal first interview with the Chief Executive. This will also be their opportunity to meet staff and see the services in action.
Candidates will then be shortlisted and invited for a formal interview with a panel of trustees including the Chair. They will be asked to make a short presentation based on their observations of the services.
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South Kent Mind, the mental health charity, seeks an Honorary Treasurer.This is a pro bono Board level post and the role covers oversight of all aspects of financial management of the organisation.
Role: to ensure that all monies provided are accounted for and used for the provision of services within the agreed objectives of South Kent Mind. This watchdog role covers all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer and Finance Officer to safeguard the organisation's finances.
Responsibility: the Honorary Treasurer is required to act as a responsible trustee with additional responsibility for general financial oversight by providing the following:
- Ensuring that financial information is presented to trustees to allow informed decisions to be made.
- Providing viewpoints which are independent/detached from the day to day activity of the organisation. These should be balanced between funding opportunities, motivating stakeholders and safeguarding the long term viability of the organisation.
- To chair the Finance Committee and take part in decision making where it is not practical to involve all trustees.
- Ensuring that proper financial controls and procedures are maintained at all times and to act on concerns raised by the annual audit.
- Presenting monthly accounts, annual report.
- Presenting formal financial statement and report of key points to the annual general meeting. Answering any related questions in an understandable way.
- Developing financial related policies and translating them to ongoing activities.
- Responsibility for ensuring that all monies owed are paid in accordance with agreed contracts and where possible monies are collected in a timely manner. That all contracts are entered into on an ethical and moral basis.
- Where required, providing interpretation of official returns and relating them to the organisation’s books.
- Making available financial knowledge/experience to the organisation and answering ad hoc queries as they arise.
- Working with the Finance Officer to ensure they have the correct tools and guidance to complete the daily financial activities, budget forecast comparisons and annual books to auditable standards.
It is important to note that, although the Honorary Treasurer ensures that these responsibilities are met, much of the work may be delegated to a finance sub-committee and paid staff.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CancerCare is seeking a qualified and experienced finance professional to join the Board of Trustees and drive the charity forward and help maximise its fundraising opportunities in the modern digital age.
The Finance Trustee will help monitor, record and report the financial standing of the charity to the board, supported by the Head of Finance and CEO regarding cash flow, income streams, expenditure, forecasting and the strategic management of the organisation’s assets and financial resources.
The successful candidate will also:
- Ensure that the charity’s finances are responsibly managed and invested, enabling the organisation to develop and sustain its services for the benefit of all clients.
- Oversee the charity’s risk register and management process and report to the trustee board on all matters surrounding financial health at prescribed intervals.
- Act as a counter signatory on cheques and applications to funders (where required) and ensure that annual accounts are submitted to all relevant regulators in a timely fashion.
- Liaise with external auditors on financial issues and in accordance with the accounting calendar.
- Jointly with other trustees be responsible for the charity, CancerCare.
- Act as mentor and advisor to the executive finance team and in particular the Head of Finance/Financial Controller
CEO-DESIGNATE / ADVISORY BOARD: CHARITY
The UK-based Litus Foundation, sister to registered charities of the same name in France and California, is seeking a CEO-designate / advisory board member to help build the Foundation and its wholly owned subsidiaries Litus Industrial Ltd (UK) and Litus Industriel SAS (France). Some research grants are only available to for-profit companies.
The position would initially involve being part of the advisory, including a few hours board weekly of focused part-time work, on a pro-bono basis. It is possible that the advisory role could later be expanded to that of a part- or full-time CEO position. The position might suit someone on extended parental leave, recently retired or who has just sold a business. They should believe in the need to urgently slow global heating. The current CEO will retire once a replacement is bedded in.
What Litus is trying to do is very challenging. In addition to the major project outlined below, we have just started a campaign for the immediate creation of a new international agency or sub-agency to delay or stop irreversible runaway global heating, projected by experts to kick in around 4 to 8 years from now. Within that time-frame, current mitigation efforts will have a negligible net effect and are being swamped by increasing fires, deforestation and melting. Many new strategies for such an agency are proposed.
JOB DESCRIPTION
PRINCIPAL TASKS would include advising on raising funds, via donations, sponsorships and loans, from individuals, companies and non-profits. The candidate will supervise the partnerships are being established with French and European industrial companies. He / she would also be responsible for overseeing and advising on applications for research and development grants from UK, French and EU government agencies and other parties. Many day to day tasks would be undertaken by a separate administrator, who would also act as an outreach person.
EXPERIENCE: The candidate should have extensive experience in industry or finance. Since we will be active in throughout much of Europe, contacts in Europe and knowledge of other European languages would be helpful.
SKILLS should include perfect written and spoken English; a level of comfort with science and engineering matters; and the ability to deal with well-known people in a natural manner, as equals.
VOLUNTEERING Arrangements are relatively flexible and could be tailored around the right candidate.
LOCATION We are in the City of London, in an airy office with 2-meter-plus seating.
If this key environmental and societal position is of interest, please send a cover letter and CV to:
THE LITUS FOUNDATION
The Litus Foundation was formed expressly to help slow climate change and help living beings adapt to it.
Litus' principal project is developing extreme-efficiency uncooled engines, for all uses and fuels. They do not yet exist; people are not aware that they are possible; apparently only Litus is developing them. The engines are for electricity generation, pumps, compressors, ships, agricultural and mining equipment, and vehicles.
Around 40% of man-made CO2 comes from internal combustion (IC) engines. For over 130 years, every time a piston engine has run, 30% to 50% of fuel energy has been dissipated through water- or air-based cooling systems and general radiation. This waste should not continue. A switch from cooled to uncooled engines could cut global man-made CO2 by around 20% within a decade or two. It is perhaps the single biggest and quickest route towards limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C.
More information is on our website .