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Cambridge Women’s Aid has been supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse for over 40 years. We are currently searching for new trustees to join our board.
Effective governance is key to the success and sustainability of our organisation. As a trustee, you will be able to use your experience, energy and creativity to shape our approach and help us to achieve our mission. There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ trustee, and you don’t necessarily need previous board experience; we welcome women with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and life experiences, who can commit and contribute to the success of our work.
At the moment, our Board of Trustees is particularly looking to build expertise in Legal, Finance, HR. However, we welcome applications from all women with a commitment to our work, and are interested in hearing about full range of skills applicants can bring.
As a trustee, you will receive training to carry out your role, have opportunities to represent CWA in the community, and be part of a supportive and welcoming board. Being a trustee gives you the chance to gain experience in strategic planning, develop skills in new areas, and add significant value to a thriving charity.
Commitment
Trustees are expected to attend four board meetings per year, plus one away day and one Annual General Meeting. Most trustees will get involved in the work of sub-committees, such as the Employment or Finance groups, and will attend around six sub-committee meetings per year. The minimum commitment is 3 years.
Location
Cambridge city, with all meetings being conducted remotely for the time being.
Remuneration
This is a voluntary position, but expenses are reimbursed.
Applications
To apply, please download an application pack from either this page or our website (link below), and email the application form to the contact named in the pack.
CWA values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination of all forms. We encourage and welcome applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from minoritised women and younger women. We also welcome applicants with lived experience of VAWG services (though we ask that applicants have not accessed our service within the last two years).
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
A standard DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.
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GSTTKPA is going through an exciting period of change. As a result, we are seeking to recruit a new Chair to support our ambitious and innovative change programme, so we can continue to achieve the aims and objectives of the charity.
The Chair role provides leadership to the organisation and the Trustee board by ensuring that everyone remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes in order to ensure that GSTTKPA moves forward and continues to benefit kidney patients in the future.
The Chair will also need to set the strategy for the charity for the next few years which is vital for ensuring that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, the new post holder must understand that all the Trustees have a collective responsibility. This means that the Chair and the other Trustees must always act as a group and not as individuals.
As a Trustee, the new Chair must have a commitment to equality; celebrate diversity and be responsive to the needs of different groups and individuals within GSTTKPA and the wider community. In return, the successful applicant will join a warm and friendly team that works collaboratively to support each other as well as our kidney patients.
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GSTTKPA is going through an exciting period of change. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit a new Company Secretary to support our ambitious and innovative change programme, so we can continue to achieve the aims and objectives of the charity.
The role of Company Secretary is a key and important Trustee position on the Board. The Company Secretary will support the Chair and Vice Chair by ensuring the board functions smoothly. The Company Secretary will also have the opportunity to assist with activities and initiatives that are funded by GSTTKPA.
Trustees play a vital role in making sure that GSTTKPA achieves its core purpose. They also ensure that the charity has a clear strategy andthat our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, all the Trustees have a collective responsibility. This means that trustees always actas a group and not as individuals.
As a Trustee, we also require the successful applicant to have a commitment to equality; celebrate diversity and be responsive to the needs of different groups and individuals within GSTTKPA and the wider community. In return, the successful applicant will join a warm and friendly team that works collaboratively to support each other as well as our kidney patients.
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Join Our Team as Treasurer at New Economics Foundation!
Are you passionate about transforming the economy for the betterment of people and the planet? Do you possess a strong financial background and a desire to contribute to meaningful change? If so, New Economics Foundation (NEF) invites you to become our Treasurer and trustee, playing a vital role in guiding our strategic direction and financial stewardship.
While long established, we are not a typical think tank. Since 1986, we have been leading progressive thought and action, bringing together economic, social and environmental policy. We research, develop and campaign for radical policy solutions that will transform the economy so it works for people and planet.
We will soon announce the appointment of a new Chair, and have a vibrant, committed Board. With a general election approaching it’s an exciting time to join us.
As Treasurer, you will work alongside fellow trustees to ensure NEF achieves its mission and remains accountable to stakeholders. Your specific responsibilities will include:
· Maintaining oversight of NEF’s financial affairs on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
· Providing guidance on financial stewardship in alignment with our strategic aims.
· Chairing the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and contributing to the Board & Officers’ Committee.
· Overseeing compliance with statutory requirements and the presentation of organisational budgets and accounts.
· Acting as a sounding board for the Director of Finance & Operations and addressing any major financial concerns.
· Supporting the review of financial controls, reserves, and risk management policies.
· Meeting with external auditors as necessary and presenting accounts to trustees.
Commitment:
· An average of 2 days per month, including preparing for and attending hybrid Board and sub-committee meetings.
· The Treasurer will typically serve a three-year term, with a maximum of two terms allowed.
Application Deadline: Thursday 25th April 2024 at 9am
How to Apply
Please visit our website to see the details of how to apply.
If you would like to talk to a current trustee about the role before applying do let us know by contacting us.
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Overview: As a Charity Trustee, you will play a vital role in the governance and strategic direction of Tilehouse Counselling, a Hitchin based mental health charity providing free or subsidised professional counselling to people aged 13+ living in our charitable area. Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the charity is effectively managed and fulfils its objectives in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.
We are actively seeking trustees from diverse racial backgrounds, faiths, genders, sexualities and traditions to join our Board. We believe that diversity strengthens our ability to fulfil our mission and serve the diverse needs of our community effectively. We welcome individuals from all walks of life, including those who bring unique perspectives, experiences, and expertise to our board. If you are passionate about making a difference and contributing to positive change in North Hertfordshire and surrounding areas, we encourage you to apply to become a trustee with us.
We are particularly looking for prospective Trustees with;
- Global Majority heritage
- Lived experience of mental ill-health and /or counselling and therapy
- Professional experience in HR, legal, safeguarding, marketing or fundraising fields
- Lived experience of the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals
- Hindu, Muslim or Jewish faith
Board Responsibilities:
The below responsibilities are collective and an individual Trustee may feel more or less able to lead on any particular area. You don’t need experience of all these in order to become a Trustee and training is available.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate with fellow trustees to establish the charity's mission, vision, and strategic objectives.
- Governance Oversight: Provide effective oversight of the charity's governance structure, policies and procedures to comply with relevant laws, regulations and best practices.
- Financial Management: Review and approve the charity's annual budget, financial statements and financial policies. Monitor financial performance and ensure proper stewardship of resources.
- Risk Management: Identify and assess potential risks to the charity's operations, reputation and financial health. Take proactive measures to mitigate risks and ensure the charity's sustainability.
- Fundraising and Resource Development: Support the development and implementation of fundraising strategies to secure funding for the charity's service. Cultivate relationships with donors, sponsors and funding partners.
- Service Oversight: Review and evaluate the effectiveness of the charity's counselling service in achieving its mission and objectives.
- Community Engagement: Represent the charity in the community and build relationships with stakeholders.
- Ethical and Legal Compliance: Uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all aspects of the charity's operations to comply with relevant laws, regulations and ethical guidelines.
- Board Development: Participate in board meetings and any relevant training and development.
Qualifications:
- Commitment to the Mission: Demonstrated passion for the charity's mission (find out more here) and a commitment to making a positive impact in the community.
- Integrity and Accountability: Strong ethical values, integrity and a sense of accountability for the effective governance and management of the charity.
- Time Commitment: Willingness to commit time and effort to fulfil trustee responsibilities, including attending meetings, reviewing documents and participating in board activities.
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Volunteer Needed! Join REMIX Youth Charity!
Can you help us by leading on the financial management and controls of REMIX. We need a financial wizz and experienced accountant.
We're launching a brand new youth charity in London and need your help to create an amazing inspiring and empowering youth charity thats passionate about creating opportunities for young people in London building essential skills, confidence and resilience to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
About REMIX:
Remix is all about passion and creating opportunities and experiences for young people. We will inspire and empower young people aged 16 to 26 years old, addressing their holistic needs. Our evidence-based programmes will focus on developing essential life skills, promoting healthy living and providing personal development opportnities. We will transform lives, challenge the status quo, and create opportunities for young people across London and well beyond.
Volunteer Role:
We need your help as a volunteer to offer support to us as our Treasurer on our Board of Trustees who can lead on the financial management and controls of REMIX.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up REMIX's financial management and controls and ensure they are legal, constitutional and within accepted accounting practice in line with charity law and regulations.
- Assist the Founder and Board of Trustees in the charity registration of REMIX.
- Lead on the set up/registration and management of the REMIX bank account, HMRC (Gift Aid and PAYE).
- Monitor and report on the financial health of the organisation.
- Oversee the production of necessary financial reports/returns, accounts and audits.
- Make sure proper records are kept and that effective financial procedures are in place.
- Other duties required of a Treasurer or Trustee.
To apply, please send your CV detailing your previous experience.
We look forward to hearing from you!
REMIX
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- Role: provide financial oversight, analysis and strategic guidance to the CEO and board
- Liaises with: Chair, CEO, trustees, committees, external supporters
- Location: Cambridgeshire area/remote
- Voluntary role: reasonable expenses paid
- Term: negotiable, e.g. interim/three years/extendable by re-election
- Application closing date: 31 May 2024
Evolve Counselling is a long-established charitable social enterprise, providing low cost, affordable or funded mental health counselling to adults in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. Our professional counselling community is made up of 50 – 60 qualified self-employed practitioners, working part-time to deliver talking therapies both online and in person.
We deliver around 500 counselling sessions per month to a broad range of individuals, many of whom would not otherwise be able to access therapeutic support. Evolve also provides supervision, reflective practice, critical incident support, and mental health awareness and related training to organisations and businesses large and small.
We are searching for an experienced treasurer/finance specialist who can support our board, committees, and the CEO as we move through our next strategic stage of consolidation, then growth. Although long-established and successful, Evolve is reshaping itself and your financial expertise will be instrumental in positioning our charity to successfully meet the ever-growing demands and opportunities for supporting good mental health in our communities. Please note, a background in counselling is NOT a prerequisite for this role.
Including quarterly board meetings, committee sessions (at present virtual), a face-to-face AGM event, away days, and regular meetings with our CEO and the trustees, we anticipate a flexible time commitment of around 2 - 5 days per month.
For further information or an informal discussion of interest, please contact Kevin Bottrell, Chair of Trustees.
Application process: Expressions of interest in the first instance by email to Kevin Bottrell, Chair of Trustees.
Our Chair will review and assess expressions of interest and will then call for applications in the form of a CV and letter setting out the applicant’s motivations, which will be assessed by a panel of trustees under conditions that maximise our commitment to EDI principles. Applicants may be asked to interview, and appointment will be made at a meeting of the board of trustees and ratified by the membership at AGM.
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As we enter a new strategic chapter, we are seeking 4x new trustees to help us achieve our ambition to ultimately support more under-represented young people than ever before back into full time employment and education across the UK.
About us
Coach Core is a social mobility charity that uses sport and apprenticeships to change the long-term career pathways of young people facing discrimination, exclusion, or lack of opportunity in the UK.
Since 2012, we have worked with nearly 1000 apprentices in 19 UK cities, placing them with over 250 employers across the sport, physical activity, and youth work sectors. In addition to developing their own skills and improving their future prospects, these inspiring young people facing lack of opportunity, exclusion or even discrimination, have also impacted over 12 million beneficiaries through their work.
As a trusted and respected national partner in the sport and physical activity sector, we now embark on the next chapter of our journey with a brand new strategy for 2024-2027 that our trustee board have a significant part to play in realising those ambitions.
Joining an impactful and amazing current board, we are now seeking:
1) A Treasurer - someone with the necessary qualifications and time to give the CEO to support the financial governance of the charity.
2) A Risk and Safeguarding expert - an individual who has the right levels of experience and skills to support the ongoing safety and risk mitigation for our people and programmes.
3) A Data, Impact and Insight academic - a candidate who understands the importance of strong data reporting, case studies, and/or rigorous reporting to help us demonstrate our work in the best possible way.
4) A general trustee - a highly respected individual that could offer highly quality skills and connections for the charity to really help drive us to the next level. We are open minded on the background and 'offer' might be but will be highly selective based on our current board and strategic direction.
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The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) is here for people working to make lasting change, whether in their community, across society, or for our planet.
We support change-makers by sharing the latest thinking and advice. We connect the campaign community to grow solidarity, share ideas, and find common cause. And we act as a powerful champion for the right to campaign.
We are looking for 3 new Trustees to join our Board.
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The inspirational peer to peer mental health charity is looking for an experienced Chair of Trustees to help us increase our fundraising and service reach.
We are developing an ambitious ten year startegy to grow our reach, embed service excellence in mental health and have a strong financial base for operations.
If you are passionate about mental health and have experience in governance, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Interviews with the interim Chair and Chief Executive will be on a rolling basis, so please dont delay putting in an application. Please send us your CV and a short covering letter to apply
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Background
Thyroid UK is a charitable company working primarily within the United Kingdom. Formed in 1998, we became a company limited by guarantee in 2007 and in 2008 we became a registered charity.
The provision of quality information for people with both diagnosed and undiagnosed thyroid disorders is the primary concern of Thyroid UK, and we work effectively in this field through dialogue with NHS departments, networking with other voluntary organisations, and providing services directly to patients.
We are a small charity, with just three permanent employees, plus contract staff, but we have a wide influence, and provide a great deal of support to our beneficiaries, within the UK and abroad. The charity’s annual income in 2023 was £96,900.54 , with the majority of that income being spent on both running the charity and conducting campaigns and activities to support our beneficiaries.
The Thyroid UK Board of Trustees is a diverse group of 7 individuals, including the CEO, a Chairperson, Deputy Chair and Treasurer. Our board members have a collective responsibility. This means that our trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.
Our trustees play a vital role in making sure that Thyroid UK achieves its objectives. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They also ensure that Thyroid UK has a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support the executive team to enable Thyroid UK to grow, thrive and achieve its mission.
Role
We are looking for a trustee who will support and provide advice on Thyroid UK’s purpose, vision, goals and activities. Their duties include:
· Approve operational strategies & policies and monitor/evaluate their implementation.
· Review/approve Thyroid UK’s financial plans, statements and budgets, and evaluate progress.
· Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
· Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
· Support Thyroid UK’s CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
· Hold the chief executive to account for the effective management and delivery of the organisation’s strategic aims and objectives, where appropriate
· Keep abreast of changes in Thyroid UK’s operating environment.
· Contribute to regular reviews of Thyroid UK’s own governance. Attend board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
· Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect Thyroid UK’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third party interests.
· Contribute to the broader promotion of Thyroid UK’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
As a small charity, there will be times when the trustees will need to be actively involved beyond board meetings. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.
Time requirement
The role will require a time commitment of an average of 1 to 2 days per month, with more time required in some months than others. This includes three planned board meetings of approximately 3 hours (two held online and one held in London with the option to join remotely, if needed) and the Thyroid UK AGM.
Term of office
The term of a thyroid UK trustee is two years, following which the Trustees may re-elect the position for a further one or two term(s).
Remuneration
Thyroid UK is a charitable, not-for-profit organisation. Trustee roles are not remunerated. However, reasonable expenses for travel can be paid for those not living in London.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board. You do not need previous governance experience – we will provide a full induction and training.
Personal skills and qualities
· Willingness and ability to understand and accept responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
· Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member.
· Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.
· A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
· Enthusiasm for our vision and mission.
· Willingness to lead according to our values.
Apply by sending us your CV and application form with a short covering letter
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Move More are a Gloucestershire-based Charity, passionate about empowering every child to thrive, irrespective of their circumstances. They promote an active and healthy lifestyle, leading to sustainable lifelong benefits. The organisation’s holistic approach impacts the three main environments that affect children’s health and wellbeing. They work with families, schools and communities to build nurturing and stimulating environments - enabling children and young people to live healthy, happy lives.
Founded as a government-funded school sport partnership in 2000, Move More transitioned to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in 2017. Their vision is for every child to be active, helping them lead happy, healthy lives, both physically and mentally. This is an exciting period of growth for Move More. Their plans for the future include:
- Increased support for children with special educational needs or disabilities.
- Enhancing their community work to reach a more diverse group of children
- Expanding their family-based work
To help shape the next chapter of Move More, they’re seeking a Chair of the Board of Trustees.
The Board ensures the Charity is governed effectively, remaining true to their vision of ‘Every Child Thrives’. They support the senior leadership team while holding them accountable for delivering strategic objectives. As the head of the Board, the Chair must provide inclusive and inspiring leadership, supporting Trustees to voice their opinions while remaining focused and impartial. They will assist the Board in pinpointing, monitoring, and mitigating key risks. Furthermore, the Chair will bridge the gap between the Board and staff/volunteers and serve as the Charity's public face and representative.
They hope to hear from candidates with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, alongside experience in a Trustee role. The successful individual will be able to build a collaborative Board environment, with Trustees empowered to constructively challenge each other. They will understand the legal requirements of Charitable organisations and be able to process financial, legal, and people-focused information at a strategic level. The Chair will be passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion, and committed to helping children live happy and healthy lives.
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VTCT is a dynamic vocational and technical awarding and apprenticeship assessment organisation, working throughout the UK and in over 40 other countries, globally.
They are the UK’s leading specialist vocational and technical Awarding Organisations (AOs) for Hair and Beauty, Complementary Therapies and Aesthetics, Logistics, Health and Social Care, and Early Years Education, as well as for Sports & Active Health, English for Speakers in Other Languages (ESOL), Business Services, Hospitality, and more. They deliver their qualifications under four brands: VTCT, iTEC, Skillsfirst and Skills for Logistics, covering over 3,000 training locations worldwide with 100,000 learners and apprentices every year.
They have continued to adapt over the years to keep up with the external world, the changing needs of the sector, advances in technology, and related sectors’ growth. They are always looking ahead to see how they can further evolve and support businesses and individuals. Their services to people and health and wellbeing sectors are continuously evolving, as are the requirements for qualifications so their work in partnership with employers and customers to co-create industry recognised, high-quality and innovative products that address specific markets’ needs is key to their success.
Our Board
The VTCT Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation, its financial health, probity of its activities and the development of the organisation’s aims, objectives, and goals.
The Board operates with three sub-committees: Finance & Audit Committee, HR & Remuneration Committees and Regulatory & Quality Committee.
Who we are looking for:
Trustees are at the heart of VTCT’s strategic direction, working with, and supporting the senior team and other staff colleagues. They seek to appoint up to three new Trustees to join the Board in May 2024 and who will provide a strategic contribution, and have enthusiasm, commitment, and a passion for advancing education for all people and all communities.
To complement the skills on the Board, they seek applications from people who bring leadership and/or management experience in any of the following areas:
· Awarding Sector – qualifications or assessment.
· Independent/private training providers.
· HR – particularly in relation to business change and international business.
· IT and Digital strategy, compliance, and governance.
· Charity or public sector organisations.
The time commitment is around one day per month, based on five full Board meetings per year, membership of a sub-committee, reading and preparation, and support other ad-hoc requirements which may include training, special projects and representing VTCT at events. Board meetings are held in Eastleigh (Southampton) but can be joined remotely.
The role is unpaid but reasonable travel and subsistence costs will be reimbursed. The term of office is three years.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 15th April 2024.
Trustee
Unremunerated (reasonable expenses paid)
4 meetings per year
Passionate about the past? Interested in inspiring current and future generations? Relish the challenges presented by transformation and change?
This is your opportunity to play a crucial role shaping the future of one of the UK’s leading archaeological practices and education charities.
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) has been providing independent professional heritage advice and services for over 50 years across the UK and internationally. In this time, we have delivered some of the largest archaeological projects ever undertaken. This includes excavations ahead of new developments such as Crossrail, HS2 and the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge scheme.
But that’s not all. As the only British archaeological practice to be awarded Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status, our research and its impacts are recognised worldwide. Our fieldwork and research feeds into driving our award-winning public impact programmes – inspiring current and future generations about the past and the places they live. We genuinely believe archaeology has the power to change people’s lives for the better and as such seek to embed partnership and participation throughout our work.
With a new Chair of Trustees and Chief Executive in post, we are about to embark on a significant programme of transformation and change - and have big ambitions.
Whilst archaeology deals with the past, we aim to continue leading the way when it comes to innovation and impact. Are you the right person to support us on that journey?
About the opportunity
We are seeking up to four new trustees to join our board. After a period of significant change in 2023, we are seeking innovative and experienced individuals as we enter a new and exciting period for our world-leading charity. We are particularly looking for individuals with the following experiences and skills:
·Digital and Technological Innovation – we are seeking support from an individual with a strong background in tech/digital, with the skills, knowledge, and expertise to advise and guide us on our programme of digital transformation.
· Finance and Commercial – Although we’re a charity, 90% of our funding is generated through commercial activities. We’re looking for a trustee with a sharp eye for the numbers who can help us push the margins on our commercial activities.
We also welcome trustees from a variety of backgrounds, and we are keen to boost the following skills on our board:
· Legal and HR
· Research and grants
· H&S and environment
·Media and communication
An understanding of or a background in the archaeology sector is not necessarily required – however, a passion for the past is a must!
Commitment
We anticipate that Trustees will need to participate in a minimum of 4 meetings per year, but there will be the opportunity to play a broader role, including attending board sub-committees, staff committees and working groups.
Why become a Trustee at MOLA?
As a Trustee you can make a difference – you will play a crucial role in guiding MOLA’s strategic direction and help make important decisions that will have an impact on both our organisation and the wider archaeological sector.
Becoming a Trustee for MOLA will be a fulfilling role and you’ll have the opportunity to see and hear about some of the fascinating archaeology discoveries we encounter every day.
Find out more
If you would like to find out more about the trustee roles and for more information about MOLA and how to apply please visit the MOLA website.
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Sunday 28th April.
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We are looking for a new Chair of the Board at our community charity Friends of Windmill Gardens. You will have proven leadership skills working at a senior level (paid or voluntary), experience of chairing and facilitating meetings, and the ability to be both strategic and “hands on” in the role.
The Chair has the responsibility for governing the organisation through collective decision-making and leadership. Specifically they are required to:
- Lead the board and the organisation to enable it to fulfil its purpose
- Lead the long-term strategy and direction of the organisation
- Ensure an effective relationship between:
- the Board and the staff/volunteers
- the Board and the external stakeholders/community
- Act as a spokesperson and figurehead as appropriate.
- Plan and prepare the Board meetings and AGMs with others as appropriate.
- Chair Board meetings ensuring:
- A balance is struck between time-keeping and space for discussions.
- Business is dealt with and decisions made.
- Decisions, actions and deliberations are adequately recorded
- The implementation of decisions is clearly assigned and monitored.
- Ensure adequate support and supervision arrangements are made for FoWG employees (currently two part-time staff members) and any other staff/volunteers that are directly managed or report into the Board.
- Support long-term succession planning for the Board
- Fulfil all statutory requirements related to the role of Chair.
About Smart Works
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed. After visiting Smart Works, 69% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
Smart Works Newcastle, operating as a licensee of Smart Works Charity, is led by a Board of passionate and dedicated trustees, who are responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the Smart e Works service across Newcastle and the North East.
More information about who we are can be found on our website.
About the opportunity
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Smart Works Newcastle Board of Trustees.
As part of the annual Smart Works Female Unemployment Index, it was established that in 2023 the average age of a Smart Works Newcastle client is 37. Consequently, the Board is seeking a new trustee who will help raise greater awareness about the Smart Works service with young women across Newcastle and the North East.
The Young Women’s Trustee will lead the development of understanding the needs of Smart Works Newcastle’s younger clients aged 16 to 25 years (these being unemployed, NEET or in danger of becoming NEET, and those leave the care system) and become a recognised and valued advocate for this community across Newcastle and the North East.
The successful candidate will develop new and existing connections with referral partners who support young unemployed women, develop a marketing plan and social media content to better reach and communicate with this audience, and build relationships with corporate partners and grant funders who support this community. The candidate will also have the opportunity to connect with policy makers whose focus is on improving the employment outcomes for young women across Newcastle and the North East.
The Young Women’s Trustee will bring experience, insights and enthusiasm, and on occasions may also be required to design and drive specific improvement initiatives.
The time commitment is approx. a half a day every two weeks, but there will be occasions when more time is required during busy periods. The Young Person’s Trustee will be required to sit on relevant task force groups as and when their experience is relevant and attend (and prepare for) Board meetings every quarterly.
Please note, no previous trustee experience is required as a thorough induction and training programme will be provided. The trustee will also receive a board buddy, a fellow Smart Works Young Women’s Trustee, for ongoing support.
Trustees are appointed to serve initially for three years, with the potential to be reappointed up to a further two terms (maximum nine years). This is a voluntary role, however out of pocket expenses can be reimbursed. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and a basic DBS check.
General Duties of a Smart Works Trustee
- Work with the Chair of the Board of Trustees to ensure the centre is well-run and governed effectively.
- Provide support to determine the strategic direction of the Centre.
- Advocate for the Centre, raising its profile and the awareness of the Smart Works service in the geographic area.
- Build strong working relationships with the Chair, fellow trustees, staff, volunteers and supporters.
- Work in a small team and tailor strong interpersonal and communication skills to all levels of seniority.
Personal Specification
The Young Women’s Trustee will use their skills and experience to amplify the voices of Smart Works Newcastle’s younger clients and successfully network with key employment and skills programme providers, third sector, and 16+ educational organisations that exist across Newcastle and the North East.
Lived experience of unemployment and overcoming barriers at a young age, and / or experience supporting social value or youth unemployment projects is preferred, but not essential.
The successful applicant will demonstrate enthusiasm for developing at board level and will become a real advocate for young women living in socially disadvantaged and minority communities across Newcastle and the North East.
It is essential that all applicants believe in the mission of Smart Works and align with our core values, share a commitment to fairness and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion, acting at all times with honesty and integrity.
If you are up for the challenge and are seeking to give something back to the community in the North-East, then Smart Works Newcastle would love to hear from you. Smart Works particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, disabled candidates, men and women and candidates with lived experience of unemployment, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Smart Works.
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