AAGBI Foundation (charitable arm of the Association of Anaesthetists)

Seeking to appoint an Independent Specialist to the Board of Trustees

The Association of Anaesthetists (the Association), founded in 1932, is the national professional organisation for around 10,000 members, representing the largest medical specialty in the NHS. The AAGBI Foundation (the Foundation) is the charitable arm of the Association. The two legal entities are separate but operate under one brand identity as the Association. A has been developed by the board and senior management to guide future direction for the Association.

A strategy for engagement of independent specialist or lay members was adopted by the board in 2016. Under this strategy, a number of independent specialists have been appointed to committees and to the board. Within this strategy, the Foundation is seeking to recruit a second Independent Specialist to join its Board of Trustees. As a Trustee the Independent Specialist would also be a co-opted member of the Council, which acts as an advisory group to the board.

The charity's aims are to enhance patient safety, education and research in anaesthesia. Anaesthetists (including intensive care and pain specialists) are involved in over 60% of episodes of in-patient care in the NHS.

The Association and the Foundation together provide education (via meetings, seminars, & web-based learning), research funding, guideline development, wellbeing support (such as mentoring) and international work in low resource countries, as well as publishing one of the world's leading anaesthetic journals and maintaining a renowned heritage centre.

About the Foundation

The Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales and in Scotland, and a company limited by guarantee. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the charity. Its sole corporate member is the Association, which appoints the majority of board members, apart from up to five independent trustees who are appointed by the Foundation's own board.

The Independent Specialist will be appointed to one of the five independent trustee roles. The majority of trustees are anaesthetists and the Independent Specialist will add a breadth of experience and knowledge to the Board.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for governance of the charity. Its members oversee strategic and annual business plans and budgets, working with the Chief Executive Officer and senior management, who are responsible for operational delivery. The Board of Trustees is advised on charitable governance by the Chief Executive Officer and by specialist professional advisors when required.

For further information on the Foundation see

About the Independent Specialist Trustee role

The role offers an opportunity to contribute to the governance and strategic development of a leading medical charity dedicated to promoting patient safety and quality of care in Great Britain and Ireland and internationally. The role description is set out below.

Applications invited by Monday 24 August 2020. Expressions of interest are invited via a letter and CV to the Chief Executive Officer, Karin Pappenheim. Your application should address the role description and person specification. Please send your letter and CV to Karin Pappenheim at

Following an initial short-listing process interviews will be held on 10 September 2020.

For more information and informal discussion

Contact Karin Pappenheim, Chief Executive Officer for informal discussions and more information by email to:

Inclusive Boards are supporting GoodGym with their board recruitment. 

GoodGym is a multi-award winning charity that connects exercise with volunteering. Across 58 cities and boroughs, its members run to help isolated older people and community projects. It’s shown to reduce isolation, improve community cohesion and to improve wellbeing for all involved. It is frequently cited as a leading social innovation by the government, mainstream press and leading think tanks. GoodGym’s reach and activity continue to grow and in this role you will play an important part in increasing our impact.

Role Profile

GoodGym is expanding its board to recognise the growth in the scale of its operations. GoodGym’s Trustees have overall legal responsibility for the charity. Trusteeships are unpaid voluntary roles and are non-executive, meaning that they do not carry out the day to day work of the charity. They meet six times a year to oversee, support and hold-to-account the executive team. You do not need previous Directorship or Trustee experience in order to apply for this role. 

Key Responsibilities and duties: 

• Bring a strong, independent voice to support GoodGym’s governance.

• Be an ambassador for GoodGym; tell their story and support their activities and community values

• Help them think through how they grow the charity.

• Support the development of their governance structure.

• Commit to their aim of becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

• Understand their sector and work.

Person Specification

There is one Trustee position available. We are looking for individuals who can bring any ONE of the following areas of specialism to the board:

Governance/Legal

• Someone who understands and has experience with governance and charity law. 

Diversity & Inclusion

• Someone with a professional understanding of diversity & inclusion which they can execute at a strategic level.

Sport/Community Organising

• Someone with experience in either sport or community organising space (or both) and who can bring this understanding to the board.

Commitment to Diversity

• GoodGym is committed to developing and maintaining a Board of Trustees that represents their reach and the communities they are in, demonstrating diversity with regard to gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, background and geography. If there is anything else you are concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.

Offering a guaranteed first stage interview with Inclusive Boards for disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role .

If you wish to apply for this position, please visit Inclusive Boards' website and supply the following: 

• A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements. 

• A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of your application and will be assessed as part of your full application.

• Please provide details of two professional referees together with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what period of time they have known you. (Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.) 

• Diversity monitoring form – your data will be stored separately from your application and will at no time be connected to you or your application.

About the role

Harper Adams Students’ Union is a £1.1m turnover independent charity that works to support the students of Harper Adams University, ranked as the number one university for Student Experience by Times Higher Education in 2018. We empower students, represent their voice and deliver a range of engaging sports clubs, societies and social events.

We have five staff, two sabbatical officers and a team of tireless student volunteers who support our work. Unlike most students’ unions, we generate almost all of our own income from our commercial services, events, clubs and societies. The flipside to our lean team and commercial achievements is the need to further enhance the power of student voice and develop the range of supportive services that many other students’ unions provide to their students. We have hired our first-ever Union Director last year and are about to launch our new strategy.

You will have the opportunity to help us deliver our new strategy, which will see us enhance our systems, services, and develop our governance.

Who we're looking for

We are open-minded about your background but it would be helpful to have experience in one of the following disciplines: HR, charity, students’ unions, marketing, income generation, and/or commercial.

We are open to you being a first-time Trustee if you are excited by our mission.

We will hold all meetings for the next 12 months digitally and have invested in specialist software to enable effective remote governance. We are open to moving to a digital board in the longer term and therefore welcome applications from anywhere in the UK.

Our board is not as diverse and representative as our student population, and we want to change this, so welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

If you are inspired by the job, we highly recommend you apply on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 24th August 2020

Inclusive Boards is pleased to support the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in their search for a new Trustee.

BHF currently funds over half of all non-commercial research into heart and circulatory diseases carried out in the  UK, supporting around £100m of new projects every year. But it’s not enough. We know that overall investment in research into heart and circulatory diseases is disproportionately low compared to the burden of suffering. We need to close that gap.The Board of Trustees is responsible for providing appropriate oversight, governance and leadership to the charity in the pursuit of its strategies to fulfil its charitable purposes

All Trustees are expected to: 

• Work in partnership with other Trustees and the Executive Group to achieve the BHF’s objectives and
• Act as high level representatives for the BHF.

Key duties:

• To set and approve the overall strategy and key policies of the BHF.
• To ensure that the BHF and its representatives function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the BHF’s governing document, continually striving for best practice in governance.
• To uphold the fiduciary duty invested in the role of Trustee, undertaking all duties in a way that upholds best practice in governance to maintain or enhance public confidence and trust in the BHF, including avoiding personal conflicts of interest.
• To determine the overall direction and development of the BHF through good governance, management and clear strategic planning.
• To direct and monitor performance of the BHF and ensure that it is solvent and well run.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: BHF recognises the importance of board diversity and in seeking to attract the best talent and expertise is committed to increasing diversity across its Board and wider committee structure.If you want to learn more, please download the candidate information pack below.

How to Apply

• If you wish to apply for this position, please supply the following:
• A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
• A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of your application and will be assessed as part of your full application.
• Please provide details of two professional referees together with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what period of time they have known you. (Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.)
• Online Diversity monitoring form – your data will be stored separately from your application and will at no time be connected to you or your application (available on our website)

About the role

The work of an Independent Governor is central to Eastleigh College’s success through setting the strategic direction and in driving up quality, achievement, and participation. Governors, whether as a Corporation, in Committees, or in their links with College activities, must ensure they allot sufficient time to this work and undertake it with rigour, acting as a critical friend to the senior management team.

Although the role of the Board of Governors can be summed up as exercising “oversight” of a college and its business, the term should not be taken to imply a passive or merely symbolic role. The Board is accountable for the College’s financial solvency, its management, and the quality of the service it provides. The Board is also accountable for the proper use of the public funds entrusted to it.

There is an important distinction to be drawn between these responsibilities and the day-to-day management, which is the job of the Chief Executive & Principal. The Board of Governors establishes and maintains the framework within which the College functions. The Chief Executive & Principal is personally accountable to the Board for the effective executive management of the College within that framework.

Sound governance requires more than ensuring that the books are balanced and that the Chief Executive & Principal is getting on with the business of running the College within the parameters established by the Governors. Colleges must be able to respond to changes in direction of government policy and anticipate changing needs in their client group. Our Board of Governors must be actively involved in reviewing the role of the Eastleigh College and in planning and managing change. This activity, which is broadly referred to as strategic planning, is crucial to the long-term health and success of the College. The strategic direction of the College’s development should inform the decisions of the Board in exercising its powers and undertaking the specific duties summarised below:

• determining the educational character and mission of Eastleigh College,
• overseeing its activities,
• the effective and efficient use of resources,
• the solvency of the institution and the Board and safeguarding their assets,
• the appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal, and determination of pay and conditions of service of holders of senior posts,
• setting the framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.

Who we're looking for

Recognising the Colleges’ ambitious strategy: to be the first choice technical and professional college for learners, employers and staff across the Solent and South Hampshire by 2024, we are seeking strategic leaders from the local area to support the Board in this journey and bring with them a passion for success and recognition of the value of vocational education to society.

The College seeks to engage Independent Governors with a passion for vocational education and a drive for ambition to build on the continued success for the benefit of their students, their staff and the local community. This should be underpinned with a track record of strong strategic leadership one of the following areas of expertise:

• Finance and/or audit,
• Post-16 education,
• Governance,
• Curriculum development,
• Digital transformation,
• Organisational development and/or HR.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 7th September 2020

About the role

Following the merger, Croydon College is now one college working across two well-established sites. Both Croydon College and Coulsdon Sixth Form College have established their own unique identities but now, as one college, they can share best practice across the curriculum areas and students have the opportunity to benefit from the facilities and teaching across both sites. Croydon College is now in an excellent position to be the main provider of qualifications and skills training across the Borough. To strengthen its links within the community and with local employers to develop their offer to students and diversify progression routes for their 7,000 students.

After a lengthy term successfully leading the Board and College, which included leading them through a period of financial challenge and the recent merger, the current Chair is planning to step down formally by the end of this calendar year. The Board of Governors are therefore seeking the appointment of a new Chair to lead the Board of Governors and work closely with the Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Caireen Mitchell, the Executive Team and Director of Governance in its next steps.

The Chair will ensure that the Board fulfils its legal responsibilities and oversees the delivery of the College’s new five-year strategy, as well as ensuring that the College continues to meet the needs of the communities it serves.

The time commitment is 2-3 days per month, with attendance at five board meetings per year and committee meetings as required.

Who we're looking for

With a naturally strategic mind, experience of operating at a senior strategic level within a large and complex business environment, and a passion and commitment to lifelong learning, the next Chair will lead an established and experienced team of non-executive board members.

Whilst recognising your experience might not have been gained in the further education sector, you should understand and appreciate the role of further education and its impact on economic and skills improvement. Croydon College provides life changing opportunities to people of all ages; it is vital that the Chair recognises this and is willing and able to champion the work of the college in the role of ambassador across the sector, the local community and wider stakeholder communities.

Your style should be inclusive and collaborative, to enable and foster open and honest discussion and debate around the board table. With previous Chair or board-level experience, you’ll recognise the difference between executive and non-executive decision making and lead the appraisal of plans put forward by the Principal & CEO and executive team with the required level of challenge and respect.

With the further education sector expected to continue to change and adapt in response to Government policy, the Chair will need to be decisive; recognising when to act independently and when to draw on the expertise around the Board, the executive team and peers within the sector.

For further information about the role and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

About the role

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Fundraising Manager to join ADC. The Fundraising Manager
will assume overall responsibility for securing income from trusts in line with ADC’s financial targets.
The right candidate will be able to develop and implement fundraising initiatives that will provide long-lasting, impactful funding. This is a big challenge so the right candidate should be strategically minded.
Furthermore, the Fundraising Manager will be able to maximise income and create a diverse funding
base. In this role, it will be necessary to establish and implement appropriate promotional methods
and campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Develop an annual fundraising calendar, donor database and winning grant-writing formula
• Create an optimal fundraising strategy including social enterprise start-up funding and pilot project funding
• Research and identify innovative fundraising
• Be spokesperson for African Development Choices to raise awareness and funding
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with individual and corporate donors
• Build and maintain internal relationships with research, strategic planning and digital engagement teams to leverage necessary resources

Requirements:

• Management or leadership level fundraiser
• Knowledge of fundraising techniques and best practises
• Ideally a member of the Fundraising Association UK
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Available to volunteer at least 7 hours a week

What we offer you:

• Free professional learning and development opportunities
• An opportunity to develop a start-up enterprise for good
• An opportunity to be part of a team that is changing lives in Africa
• We will provide work reference for you

We look forward to receiving your application

ADC Recruitment Team

The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) are here to give every young person the chance to experience amazing places, share extraordinary journeys and discover the skills and confidence that will take them places.

We are now looking for 3 Trustees to join our Board in 2020.

This year, YHA celebrated its 90th birthday. We also published our new strategy looking forward to the next phase of our journey over the coming decade. And then coronavirus struck!

We have lived through challenging times before and we are confident that we can continue to contribute to helping everyone but especially young people, lead healthy and fulfilling lives. We have had to adapt and embrace new ways of working at the same time as planning to reopen our stunning network of accommodation and residential opportunities as soon as possible.

Our work is guided by our Board of Trustees and this year we have 3 vacancies to fill on the Board. Do you fit the bill? If so, we want you on Board.

Becoming a Trustee

We are looking for people who have the following qualities:

• have vision, enthusiasm, excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to influence Board decisions whilst challenging and supporting the Executive team
• have participated in Committees, Panels or Boards, understand how they function and the areas they discuss
• fully support our charitable object and focus on young people. Trustees are ambassadors for YHA

In order to build a balanced Board in 2020 we are specifically looking for either:

• experience of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Young People's Inclusion or
• experience of Communications and Public Relations

YHA welcomes applications from all. We are striving to enhance the diversity of the Board. We would actively encourage applications from young people aged 26 or under and/or people with an understanding of Welsh policy and Welsh agendas.

For more information about this rewarding voluntary opportunity and the application process please visit the YHA website.

All applications must be received by email no later than 9am on Monday 24th August 2020.

Citizens Advice Adviser - Runnymede and Spelthorne

Runnymede & Spelthorne Citizens Advice need volunteer advisers for our Addlestone and Sunbury Offices. Citizens Advice Runnymede and Spelthorne helps over 4000 people every year with over 12,000 problems. We work in the two most deprived boroughs in Surrey. Our aim is to provide the advice people need for the challenges they may face. You will be making a real difference in people's lives and will be part of a happy team of volunteers and staff. All sorts of people volunteer as Citizens Advice advisers. Here are some of the things they have in common:

• Have good listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Can work in a team
• Are open-minded and don't judge people or their circumstances
• Enjoy helping all kinds of people
• Be prepared to commit around 1 day each week

Do I need special qualifications or experience to become an Adviser?

No! The adviser training programme and AdviserNet, our web-based information system, will give you a great start.

What does an Adviser do?

The role of a Citizen's Advice adviser is varied.

• Take clients through the advice process from start to finish, undertaking casework across the full spectrum of Citizens Advice enquiry areas
• Speak to the clients over the phone or in person and explore the problems they've come for help with
• Find information about the clients' problem and help them to understand their options
• Explain the choices the client faces, and what these choices mean
• Offer practical help to clients by writing letters, making phone calls and helping fill in forms
• Perform calculations (for example, to assess entitlement to certain kinds of benefits)
• Refer clients to other agencies if they are better placed to help
• Keep records of all clients' cases
• Look out for problems that are common, or are unfair, and write a short report about the problem

To apply either visit or contact Citizens Advice Runnymede and Spelthorne at

The Multi-Story Orchestra is looking to appoint a new Chair to lead its board into the next stage of the organisation's development. This is an opportunity for someone with time and willingness to get practically involved in steering the work of an innovative classical orchestra. We are currently working through a review of our organisation's structure, vision and purpose to ensure our future sustainability. Multi-Story's work to widen access to classical music has never been more important at a time where social injustices are further entrenched by COVID, and there is an opportunity for its work to become a real force for change in this field.

The role of chair will consist of:

• Chairing meetings, working with the senior management team
• Ensuring the board has effective decision-making processes in place and providing leadership that enables the board to participate effectively
• Overseeing the recruitment of new board members
• Overseeing a review of the organisation's structure and staffing, vision, mission and business plan
• Providing support and challenge to the senior management team

We are looking for someone with:

• Time and willingness to get practically involved in Multi-Story's governance
• A track record of chairing meetings
• Prior experience of serving on charity boards
• Interest/experience in Multi-Story's area of work

We are particularly interested in candidates who are female, BAME, and/or from backgrounds currently underrepresented in classical music.

Terms:

The time commitment would be around a day a month, plus attending meetings 4 times a year.

We are open to discussion around the length of the initial term.

This is a voluntary and unremunerated position.

To apply please send a copy of your CV or biography and a short statement saying why you are interested in the role to t[email protected] by Monday 31 August, 10am. We will be holding informal interviews over zoom with candidates.

Responsibilities:

• Create high-quality animations utilising industry standard tools
• Create multiple design drafts, prototypes and mock-ups of new briefs
• Create storyboards
• Actively seek feedback and alter animations to satisfy the brief
• Work as part of a broader creative team including graphic designers, web designers, and film/photography

Requirements:

• Knowledge of software tools such as Flash, Photoshop, Animate, Maya, LightWave, Premiere, After Effects, and Cinema 4D
• Ability to follow a brief and work on your own initiative
• At least two years of relevant experience
• Available to volunteer at least 7 hours a week

What we offer you:

• Free training and learning opportunities
• An opportunity to build your work experience within the field of animation
• An opportunity to be part of a team that is changing lives in Africa
• We provide work reference

We look forward to receiving your application
ADC Recruitment Team

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HR policies, agreements, systems and processes
• Update and maintain staff records and staff handbook
• Develop and implement engagement and retention plans
• Conduct exit interviews to identify opportunities for improvement - engagement, career
  development, organisation culture
• Gather feedback from new joiners on their recruitment experience to identify opportunities for improvement - job descriptions, interviews, induction and onboarding process

Requirements

• Knowledge of HR processes and systems and HR best practises
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Available to volunteer at least 7 hours a week

What we offer you

• Free professional learning and development opportunities
• An opportunity to build your work experience within the field of HR
• An opportunity to be part of a team that is changing lives in Africa
• We will provide work reference for you

We look forward to receiving your application.

ADC Recruitment Team

Responsibilities: 

• Shape the ADC story, revise the story and reinterpret the story to appeal to our audience
• Define our positioning and messaging that differentiates ADC in the market
• Ensure the creation of consistent and compelling storytelling content
• Create and implement a messaging framework for ADC
• Review and recommend improvements to the website and social media content 

Requirements:

• Knowledge of messaging, communication, and branding strategies
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Available to volunteer at least 7 hours a week

What we offer you:

• Free professional learning and development opportunities
• An opportunity to build your work experience within the field of storytelling
• An opportunity to be part of a team that is changing lives in Africa
• We will provide work reference for you

We look forward to receiving your application

ADC Recruitment Team

Responsibilities:

• Research and identify grant funding opportunities
• Write, submit and manage grant applications
• Prepare supporting documents such as budgets and reports
• Maintain a database of grant-making organizations
• Build long-lasting relationships with existing and potential grant funding sources

Requirements:

• Knowledge of grant application process, fundraising resources, and best practises
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Available to volunteer at least 7 hours a week

What we offer you:

• Free professional learning and development opportunities
• An opportunity to build your work experience within the field of grant writing
• An opportunity to be part of a team that is changing lives in Africa
• We will provide work reference for you

We look forward to receiving your application
ADC Recruitment Team