Chair of the Board of Trustees

PiP’s mission is to combat social inequalities and their effect on people with learning disabilities. Your involvement will mean we can ensure that every PiP student has a voice and can make their own choices about their lives. 

You will be joining a relatively new Board with a variety of skills, keen to deliver an exciting new strategy for our beneficiaries, their families and the wider community.

As Chair you will provide leadership, setting the tone for decision-making and ensuring high standards, playing a key part in setting strategic direction, facilitating the focus on longer term objectives as well as short term delivery. 

Your main duties will include:

• Ensuring that PiP complies with all its governance, financial and legal obligations
• Supporting the trustees to fully engage with their roles, board meetings and the organisation's work.
• Developing the Board as a cohesive team through effective induction, development, regular reviews of skills and effectiveness and planning for trustee selection.
• Ensuring that the student voice is central to PiP's strategy, policies and operations.
• Providing leadership and support to the CEO.

There are between 4-6 Board meetings each year, typically held on weekday evenings between 6:00pm and 8:00pm. You will also be required to participate in sub-committees once or twice a quarter.

The role is voluntary and unpaid, but reasonable expenses, such as travel and caring responsibilities, will be reimbursed.

Further information about PiP and the Chair role is available in the Chair Candidate Pack on our website