Vice Chair

About RoSA

RoSA is a leading charity established 27 years ago offering confidential services for survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse throughout Warwickshire and surrounding areas. We are highly professional team and we adhere to the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

What will you be doing?

For our Chair of the future, we are looking for an inspirational individual to provide leadership to the Board over the next period of our development. The Vice Chair will deputise in the absence of the Chair in leading the Trustee Board to meet the needs of our clients.

The responsibilities of the Vice Chair cover two areas: those as a Trustee, and, those specifically designated in the absence of the Chair.

The Vice-Chair acts for the Chair when the Chair is not available and undertakes assignments at the request of the Chair.

This role is mainly home-based

What are we looking for?

In addition to the qualities needed by all Trustees, the vice chair should also possess:

• Leadership skills and experience;
• Ability to think strategically;
• Experience of Board work;
• Tact and diplomacy;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Impartiality, fairness, and the ability to respect confidentiality;
• Time to perform the role effectively.

What difference will you make?

RoSA support and empower survivors of rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and sexual violence. You will be able to use your skills and experience to ensure we have a robust strategy in place, ensuring our provision of services continues.

You will be joining a small and extremely passionate team. You will have the opportunity to showcase your existing skills as well as learn new ones.

"I am a Trustee because I truly believe we can and do make a difference. It's a privilege to support the team as they work to ensure our clients can cope, progress and thrive." - Maureen Roberts (Treasurer)

Commitment:

Attendance at quarterly board meetings plus ad hoc phone/email contact, four-six hours per quarter.

How to apply:

Reach Volunteering's TrusteeWorks are supporting RoSA with their Board recruitment.

Please send an up-to-date CV or Linkedin profile along with a supporting statement stating how your skills and experience would add value to the Board as well as why you are interested in joining us.

Please send your CV and supporting statement via the Reach platform.

Contact the TrusteeWorks team for any queries or to arrange an informal call with one of the Trustees