Trustees Volunteer Roles
Are you passionate about fighting violence against women and girls?
Do you love Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland?
Being a trustee of Quetzal is one of the most powerful ways in which you can contribute to a local organisation that works to mitigate the effects of VAWG.
As a trustee you have one of the most important and exciting roles within a charity. With the CEO, you will set the direction of the organisation and are ultimately responsible for ensuring it achieves its aims.
We welcome volunteers from any background but would particularly like to speak to you if you have skills in the following areas:
- Finance
- Law
- Administration
As a trustee, you play an integral part in the good governance of a charity, not only ensuring that the organisation remains sustainable but ensuring that it adheres closely to its mission and works in the interests of its beneficiaries.
As well as being an impactful and rewarding voluntary position, the strategic experience which is gained through trusteeship can have an immediate and powerful impact upon your career.
What is the role of the Board of Trustees?
- Responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation
- Ensures that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, charity law, company law and other relevant legislation/regulations.
- Working in partnership with the CEO to support staff members and volunteers, helping them achieve the aims of the organisation.
- Engage in stimulating, well-rounded and carefully considered strategic decision-making to help the organisation develop and meet the needs of its service users.
What are the main duties of a Trustee?
- Assist in the formulation of strategic plans and regular review of long-term strategic aims of the charity.
- Assist in the development of organisational policies, procedures, defining of goals, targets and the evaluation of performance against agreed targets.
- Assist in maintaining the legal and financial integrity of the organisation and supporting the continuation of the project
- Maintain an oversight of any risk to reputation and/or financial standing of the organisation and protect and manage its property.
- Represent the organisation at appropriate events, meetings or functions
- Fostering relations with potential partners.
- Support the Chair in the review of any external complaints as defined by the organisation’s complaints procedure
Key Qualities of Trustees
- Commitment to Quetzal’s, aims and values.
- Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship (training provided)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to respect the confidences of colleagues.
- Balancing tact and diplomacy with willingness to challenge and constructively criticise.
Time Commitment
The Board meets every two months on a Thursday at 6.00pm usually via zoom and trustees are asked to be available for the majority of these meetings. In addition to Board Meetings, other contact, usually electronic or by telephone, will also be necessary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Lay (external) Trustee to join our Board of Trustees with strong financial experience and who is also able to commit to Chair our Finance, Audit & Risk Committee. This is an incredibly exciting time to join Imperial College Union. This year we launched our new strategic plan, designed to guide our charity to become a highly effective, impactful and sustainable organisation. Joining us means joining a Board responsible for the strategic direction of our charity. Being a trustee in a students’ union is an extremely rewarding experience. You will get the opportunity to work in close partnership with student representatives, many of whom are just embarking on their leadership journey. This is a fantastic opportunity to mentor and support our future leaders, imparting your own experience and industry knowledge to help them develop and thrive.
The Organisation
We are an exciting, inclusive membership charity and our core purpose is to represent, support and empower all 24,000 students studying at Imperial College London. We work in close partnership with Imperial College London and are proud to deliver services to support students studying at one of the world’s truly outstanding higher education institutions.
Imperial College Union is one of the oldest students’ unions in the UK. We exist to support and empower Imperial students, to ensure they get the most from their university experience. There is so much that makes Imperial College Union special. We are lucky to work in a historic campus environment located in a bustling, beautiful part of London. Imperial students are some of the highest performing and dedicated students in the world. They are hugely committed to their university education and want to get the most from their experience. This means they are incredibly engaged and keen to participate in the activities we offer.
More information about Imperial College Union can be found on the website.
The Role
We are interested in receiving applications from individuals keen to provide strategic direction to our organisation and work with us to ensure we develop and thrive in the future. As a trustee you will focus on:
• Helping ensure that we comply with any charity law, rules and regulations governing our work
• Actively contributing to Board discussions to provide clear strategic direction for our charity
• Helping to promote the values and safeguard the reputation of Imperial College Union
• Working collaboratively with other trustees and our Managing Director to contribute to the effective and efficient operations of our organisation
• Ensuring our charity’s governance is of the highest standard.
Person specification
In addition to the above, we would like to receive applications from individuals experienced in these areas:
· Strong financial acumen including financial planning, management, and strategy
· Familiarity with financial reporting requirements and regulatory compliance
· Knowledge of financial and broader risk management and the ability to identify and mitigate potential risks
· Proven ability to communicate and explain financial information to members of the Board and other stakeholders
· Understanding and acceptance of the role’s legal duties and responsibilities
· Collaborative mindset to work within a team environment
· Commitment to the charity’s objectives, aims and values and willingness to devote sufficient time to carry out responsibilities
Please download the Candidate Information Pack for further information.
How to Apply
If you are passionate about joining the Imperial College Union board and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with the following:
• An up-to-date CV
• A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, detailing why you would like to be considered, your relevant experience and expertise and what you think you can bring to the role.
All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Trustees Unlimited (part of the Russam group).
If you have any difficulty uploading your application or if you would like to have an informal and confidential discussion about the role, alternatively please contact Melissa Baxter at Trustees Unlimited/Russam.
Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd May 2024
Interview with Imperial College Union: Monday 20th May 2024
We hope you will join us on our journey.
About Care for Veterans
Care for Veterans (CfV) was established in 1919 as the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home to care for soldiers returning from World War I with life-changing disabilities. For over 100 years, it has provided long term nursing, rehabilitation, respite and end of life care to Veterans and their families. The 62-bed home has been at Gifford House in Worthing since 1933.
CfV are seeking a Trustee with a finance and/or accountancy background, preferably with an ACCA/ICAEW qualification (or equivalent). The successful candidate will join and in time, chair the Finance Committee.
What will you be doing?
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
· Contributing at four board meetings, a strategy offsite and four Finance sub-committee meetings a year. These are usually held during business hours in Worthing.
· Develop a good understanding of CfV’s operations and the environment in which it operates;
· Monitor the performance of CfV in a constructive and inquisitive way;
· Making their time, skills, and experience available to CfV and its executive (in and outside of regular board meetings) and supporting key fundraising events;
· Average time commitment is 12-15 days per year
What are we looking for?
· You will have a background and/or qualification in finance or accountancy (ACCA/ICAEW or equivalent preferred). You will have strong commitment to the improving the lives of veterans and the work of CfV.
· Previous trustee experience is not necessary as new trustees will be given support and training.
· Due to the work of the charity a DBS check and references will be required.
· What difference will you make?
· OUR TRUSTEES
· Bring a range of diverse professional and real-world experience to the Board;
· Have a strong empathy with the Armed Services community;
· Are articulate communicators with integrity and a strong commitment to CfV’s beneficiaries;
· Are committed to the highest standards of charity governance.
Before you apply
If you are interested in becoming a trustee, please send an up-to-date CV and supporting statement to us via Reach, via the URL provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Care for Veterans
Care for Veterans (CfV) was established in 1919 as the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home to care for soldiers returning from World War I with life-changing disabilities. For over 100 years, it has provided long term nursing, rehabilitation, respite and end of life care to Veterans and their families. The 62-bed home has been at Gifford House in Worthing since 1933.
CfV are seeking to recruit a Trustee with charity fundraising /marketing experience acquired at executive or board level.
What will you be doing?
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
· Contributing at four board meetings, a strategy offsite and four sub-committee meetings a year. These are usually held during business hours in Worthing.
· Develop a good understanding of CfV’s operations and the environment in which it operates;
· Monitor the performance of CfV in a constructive and inquisitive way;
· Making their time, skills, and experience available to CfV and its executive (in and outside of regular board meetings) and supporting key fundraising events;
· Average time commitment is 12-15 days per year.
What are we looking for?
· You will have a background in fundraising and/or marketing (executive or trustee) at a charity with significant fundraising activities. You will have strong commitment to the improving the lives of veterans and the work of CfV.
· Previous trustee experience is not necessary as new trustees will be given support and training.
· Due to the work of the charity a DBS check and references will be required.
Our Trustees:
· Bring a range of diverse professional and real-world experience to the Board;
· Have a strong empathy with the Armed Services community;
· Are articulate communicators with integrity and a strong commitment to CfV’s beneficiaries;
· Are committed to the highest standards of charity governance.
Before you apply
If you are interested in becoming a trustee, please send an up-to-date CV and supporting statement to us via Reach, via the url provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for skillful and passionate new voices to take up a role on our Board. Could it be you?
We are looking for a Trustees who are passionate about our work, and who can bring new perspectives and diverse lived experience to our team, to help us to lead change across our industry.
A key role in PiPA’s effective governance. Trustees are the final decision-makers of our charity, and have final responsibility for its success or failure. The Board’s main job is to set direction and have oversight of what’s going on, offering our Co-CEOs strategy, scrutiny, and support. Trustees are unpaid volunteers, although we do reimburse reasonable expenses.
In terms of time commitment, Board Meetings are quarterly and last three hours, with an annual Board Away Day. The time commitment for a Trustee is approximately 1 day per calendar month although this may not be evenly spread across the year.
Over the past few years, like many organisations, our Board meetings have been remote but we are gradually returning to in-person Board meetings. In person meetings have in the past mostly been held in London, and also in Bristol and Sheffield. Future locations will be agreed by the Trustees, to reflect where people are based and taking into consideration the time costs of travelling to in-person meetings.
Trustees serve a three year term of office, and may be re-appointed to serve no more than two further terms, giving a maximum time on the PiPA board of nine years.
For more information on the Role and How to Apply, please visit our website.
The closing date for applications is Monday 8th April 2024, 11:00
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About The Way Youth Zone
The Way Youth Zone is a youth-led, open access, universal state of the art space for young people aged 8-19 (up to 25 with a disability) located centrally in the vibrant and diverse city of Wolverhampton.
We are looking for a new Chair to lead and support us in this exciting next phase of the Way’s development.
What will you be doing?
The role of Chair is a stimulating and challenging role that will call on your strategic and interpersonal skills.
It provides an opportunity to work alongside an experienced and diverse team of Trustees and senior management in a rapidly changing environment to make a real difference to the young people of Wolverhampton.
The Chair provides leadership and direction to the Board of Trustees to enable the Board to fulfil its responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, as well as oversight and scrutiny of the charity’s operations.
The role is not remunerated. However, reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the role will be repaid.
Time Commitment
· The Board meet 6 times a year for 2 hours in the evening (5pm -7pm).
· One to one meetings with the CEO every month, ideally twice a month. These can be done remotely.
· Ad hoc communication outside of formal meetings.
· Annual Board Development Day.
· Ideally the Chair will support on at least one sub-committee (3/4 meetings a year)
· Ideally you will be able to represent The Way Youth Zone within the community including at events once or twice a year.
· The Chair is encouraged to get to know our young people by joining them on a session.
What are we looking for?
The new Chair will bring their passion and commitment to the young people of Wolverhampton. Your skills and experience will help us to empower young people and support them to raise their aspirations.
We are interested in an individual who brings the following:
· Ideally the Chair will be local and have networks in Wolverhampton.
· Have commitment to the mission, values and DNA of the Youth Zone.
· Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate a team.
· Show willingness to devote the necessary time and effort for the role.
· Strong inter-personal, networking and relationship building abilities.
· Previous Board experience, either within a charity or in a corporate setting.
· Entrepreneurial/business skills.
We warmly welcome candidates from a range of cultures, backgrounds, contexts, ages and experience. We strongly value the contribution that people with these characteristics will bring to our Board discussions.
What difference will you make?
The role of the Chair is key to ensuring that The Way continues to thrive, meeting the needs and aspirations of thousands of young people. We are a truly positive and diverse organisation that welcomes all young people. Each young person’s background culture and identity is valued. The Way is a place where all young people can flourish. The facilities and opportunities encourage participation, enjoyment, well-being, resilience, and aspiration.
Staff, volunteers, and Trustees are valued and flourish too. You can bring your skills, time, and experience and have a positive impact for the City’s young people.
Before you apply
Reach TrusteeWorks are supporting us with our Chair recruitment. Please send a CV/LinkedIn profile and a cover letter in which you include why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience would add value to The Way. Applications should be returned to the email address provided below
If you have any questions or require any assistance submitting your application please get in touch with the TrusteeWorks team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Vacancy – Barnsley Hospice Trustees
Barnsley Hospice is a registered charity, and we are currently recruiting Trustees to support our existing Board of Trustees. We provide specialist support for adults living with a life-limiting illness and those close to them through a range of outstanding palliative and end of life care services. These include a 10-bedded inpatient unit, counselling and bereavement support service, complementary therapy, support and wellbeing service and more.
We are looking for two candidates with a proven track record of significant achievement within the business/commercial sector at a senior level. Retail or legal experience would be particularly welcome. Charity experience is not a prerequisite, but the ability to maintain the balance between care, compassion and commercialism will be a real benefit. You must be someone who recognises and fulfils their responsibilities and is able to practice good governance. It is important that you are someone who can see the bigger picture, keeping the aims and objectives of the charity in mind at all times.
These are voluntary positions with expenses paid.
Details of all our trustees and their terms of office can be found on our website
More details about the role of trustee can be found in the trustee role description
We are particularly keen to achieve a more diverse Board of Trustees, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Location and time commitment
We are based in Barnsley and if successful you will receive a full induction to the hospice. The estimated time commitment total is approx. 2 days/month (day/evening) however, regular dialogue/correspondence is required.
The process
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10th April 2024.
Please ensure your covering letter describes how you meet the requirements outlined in the role description.
If you would like to have an informal conversation with Carole Gibbard, our Chair, prior to submitting your application, or arrange an informal visit to the hospice, please contact Nicki Jordan by contacting the Hospice
Interviews will take place on 23rd April. Please note and keep this date available.
Barnsley Hospice
Trustee Role Description
The members of the Board are responsible for the governance of the hospice. They must ensure that it operates in a manner that:
- enables it to fulfil the objectives set out in the governing documents (Articles of Association and Memorandum of Agreement)
- its assets and resources are used for charitable purposes in line with the governing document
- due attention is paid to charitable and company law
- keeps to the hospice’s mission, vision and values, and
- upholds the reputation of the hospice
Trustees must at all times act in the best interests of the hospice. Trustees must work together, and must not pursue personal or sectional interests at the expense of hospice interests. Trustees should declare any conflict of interest.
Main Responsibilities of Trustees
- To understand the hospice aims and objectives as set out in its governing document and ensuring that it operates in accordance with them. To plan what the hospice will do, and what you want it to achieve. To understand how all of the charity’s activities are intended to further or support its purposes and how the hospice benefits the public by carrying out its purposes
- To ensure the hospice operates within the law and complies with its governing document. This includes compliance with Charity and Company law as well as other laws that apply to the hospice.
- To attend and contribute to meetings of the Board and Committee as relevant. Attending other hospice events such as the Annual Meeting and fundraising events.
- To maintain a governance perspective by ensuring that the Board:
- establishes the hospice’s strategic direction and goals;
- contributes to the development of the hospice’s strategy and business plans;
- makes balanced and adequately informed decisions, thinking about the long term as well as the short term and taking advice where needed.
- understands and acts upon financial and other monitoring information presented to it, questioning such information when appropriate;
- defines the boundaries of management authority;
- delegates the implementation of its decisions to the senior staff;
- ensures the hospice delivers on its accountabilities both those demanded by law and those of hospice good practice;
- monitors key performance indicators on a regular basis and holds the Chief Executive accountable for outcomes; and
- ensures that the Chair reviews the Chief Executive’s performance and development annually.
- To act in the best interests of the hospice and act with reasonable skill and care
- Manage the hospice resources responsibly, not operationally, whilst acting reasonably and honestly.
- Ensure appropriate procedures and safeguards are in place to manage risks.
- To represent the Board’s agreed position when speaking publicly on behalf of the hospice.
- To contribute towards an annual review of the Board’s performance.
- To help to identify, recruit and induct new Board members, the Chair and the Chief Executive.
To support the Chief Executive and other staff in carrying out their work when requested to do so.
Time Requirements
There will usually be 6 Board meetings per year lasting up to three hours. Board meetings are held at the end of the day, commencing at 5.30pm. In addition, four half-days per year may be held for strategic planning and Board development. A schedule of Board and Committee meetings is agreed at the end of each year for all meetings to take place in the following year. Trustees are expected to commit to 100% attendance at Board and Committee meetings as detailed in the schedule. However, it is acknowledged that trustees are volunteers and have individual career responsibilities and that 100% attendance may not always be possible.
Any planned non-attendance should be discussed with the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Trustees must ensure that their attendance does not fall below 75% for both board and committee meetings in any one calendar year. Attendance will be monitored on an annual basis and discussed with each trustee via the Trustees Annual Performance Review. There may be times when the scheduled meetings have to be re-arranged and it is accepted that individual trustees may not be able to attend the re-scheduled meeting
There are 2 Board sub-committees:-
- Governance and Quality Committee
- Finance and Resources Committee
Board sub-committee meetings are held bi-monthly and trustees are usually expected to serve on at least one of them and to take part in working groups from time to time.
Trustees are expected to keep in regular contact with the Chair outside of Board meetings.
Trustees are expected to maintain a reasonable level of contact with the hospice so that they understand what it is doing and feel confident about the quality of its work.
Advocacy
Trustees are expected to assist the Board and senior staff in promoting the hospice and, where appropriate, in fundraising by meeting and communicating with potential supporters.
Contact with Staff
Trustees will mainly have contact with hospice senior staff. Trustees will be given the opportunity to get to know the main areas of the staff’s work. Their role is to support and motivate staff and provide advice and guidance, when invited to do so by the CEO and Hospice Executive Leadership Team, rather than to give instruction.
Induction
There is a process for the induction of trustees, an information pack is provided and each new trustee is offered a specified 'buddy' who is a current trustee on this Board.
Training
Trustees must attend all mandatory training and updates and are expected to participate in Board Development Programmes to ensure their knowledge and skills are continually updated. In addition, trustees are required to participate in the annual Personal Development Review process.
Advice
The trustees have access to specialist professional advice in a number of areas as deemed necessary by the Board, and as advised by the staff. The Hospice Executive LeadershipTeam also provide professional advice and support.
Conflicts of interest
There may be times when trustees faces a conflict of interest. Any such conflicts should be declared. (For example, having interests in organisations that might wish to provide services to the hospice.) To minimise the risks of conflicts of interest, trustees will be asked to complete a form covering the main areas of potential conflict as part of their induction process, and to declare their interests at each Board and committee meeting.
Trustees:
- have a duty to declare any interests relevant to their trustee role and to take steps to resolve any conflicts that may arise. Where private interests conflict with trustee duties, the trustee must resolve this conflict in favour of the trustee role
- must declare any financial interest in a matter under discussion and withdraw from the room unless he/she has a dispensation to speak
- must withdraw from discussion of any matter which creates a real danger of bias
- must declare an interest in any matter which might reasonably cause others to think it could influence their decision. He/she should state the nature of the interest but may remain in the room and participate in the discussion
- should consult the Chair if in any doubt about the application of these rules
It is a requirement that trustees' interests be formally documented.
Leadership
Trustees:
- should promote and support the principles of leadership by example
- must respect the role of the Chief Executive both as leader of the Hospice Executive Leadership Team and as the primary link with the Board of Trustees.
Confidentiality
Maintaining confidentiality of information relating to the hospice and its patients and families is essential. Trustees must not at any time disclose any confidential information about the affairs of the hospice, patients/families or staff to any unauthorised person. Hospice staff will only disclose confidential information to trustees for authorised purposes.
Trustees must comply with the hospices policies on information governance.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10th April 2024.
If you are interested, please send a covering letter and CV
Please ensure your covering letter describes how you meet the requirements outlined in the role
description.
If you would like to have an informal conversation with Carole Gibbard, our Chair, prior to
submitting your application, or arrange an informal visit to the hospice, please contact Nicki Jordan
by calling Barnsley Hospice
Interviews will take place on 23rd April. Please note and keep this date available.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join the governing body of North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, and share your knowledge of finance, audit/risk or law to support the organisation deliver their exceptional outcomes for both learners and apprentices.
Location: Leicestershire and Warwickshire
Applications close at 9 a.m. Friday 3rd May.
Who we are.
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College is a medium-sized general further education college that serves south Leicester and Leicestershire and the north of Warwickshire, including the districts of Blaby, Oadby and Wigston and Harborough and the boroughs of Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire and Hinckley and Bosworth. The College operates from campuses in Wigston, Nuneaton, Hinckley town centre and a further specialist construction centre in Hinckley.
About the role.
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College’s governing body, known as the Corporation Board, has an inclusive, collaborative and respectful culture. The governing body includes 10 external members in addition to the Principal & CEO, a staff member and a student member. The Corporation Board currently holds 4 formal meetings a year (to be reduced to 3 meetings a year in 2024/24), together with a Strategy Day and a Creative meeting, and in addition to the four different committees that also meet throughout the academic year. These meetings take place both in person and online.
The role of a governor is to be a critical friend of the College, offering appropriate scrutiny and challenge, whilst also offering insightful thoughts and ideas for future opportunities. Governors add value to the board through increased diversity of thought and add value, based on each individual’s experience, to the organisation’s strategic plan.
Governors provide a great level of expertise within their specialist fields and encourage a collaborative and inclusive environment, ensuring that their work is to the highest standard. Governors work in close partnership with the senior management team to ensure the College’s objectives are achieved, and the experience and outcomes for students are at the forefront of their decisions.
Who we are looking for.
You will need to have a passion for education and understand the benefits that education can bring, not only to the learners but also to the wider community. You will share the values of the College and aspire to achieve great things for the College’s students, staff and community.
The College seeks to engage candidates with experience in leadership and management and who can demonstrate a successful track record throughout their career in creating positive impact and change. Ideally, candidates will bring experience in chairing meetings in either a leadership or non-executive capacity, though this is not essential.
The College is currently looking to recruit governors with experience and expertise in the following areas:
- Financial Expertise – Professionally qualified with experience in strategic financial planning or the analysis of financial management accounts is desirable for this area of expertise.
- Legal Expertise – This experience can be drawn from a variety of sectors, including but not limited to, law firms, company secretary roles, general counsel, and governance advisory roles.
- Audit Expertise – We welcome senior leaders who have experience in overseeing and the development of internal and external audit, compliance, and risk management.
Previous board experience is not essential for this role and full training will be provided.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Friday 3rd May 2024.
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Citizens Advice Exeter and Citizens Advice Torbay are separate and independent charities, with separate Boards of Trustees. For efficiency reasons we share senior staff and have many shared administration functions. We are both looking for new Trustees.
The advice and assistance we give to people helps them to resolve their problems, providing life-changing outcomes. We also work hard both locally and nationally to use the knowledge we get from our clients to influence policy makers and legislation.
Do you want to join an organisation that:
¨ Wants to help the community and change things for the better?
¨ Wants to make sure everyone gets the advice and support they need?
¨ Is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality?
If so:
¨ Do you have the appropriate skills, and the time?
¨ Do you want to get involved in running influential and important local charities?
Both Charities are currently looking to recruit at least two Trustees
Citizens Advice Exeter is also looking to recruit:
- A Vice-Chair Resources to, initially, chair the Resources Committee with a view to becoming the Chair in the next 12 months on the retirement of our current Chair, who has been in post for 20 years.
Citizens Advice Torbay is also looking to recruit:
· A new Treasurer to replace the existing incumbent, who leaves at the end of May 2024, who has been in post for 3 years.
People from all backgrounds are welcome to apply. We actively encourage applicants from minority groups.
Both charities would prefer applicants to be resident close to the EX postcode (for Exeter) and TQ postcode (for Torbay), or to have a good awareness of the local social issues.
You must be able to attend at least eight evening meetings a year (CA Exeter), or at least six meetings a year (CA Torbay). You will need to undertake appropriate training, to keep yourself briefed on current issues, and to think strategically to help drive the Charities to achieve their long-term objectives.
In return, you will benefit by
· Joining a family of paid staff, volunteers and fellow trustees who all work together to provide an excellent quality of service to our clients
· The pleasure of using your skills and experience to help others
· developing new skills and learning from your fellow trustees
· gaining the satisfaction of giving back to your community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a new trustee to join our Board. This opportunity has arisen at an exciting time in our journey at St Helena. We have recently agreed a new 10-year vision and strategic direction. However, to achieve our vision we need to find a way through a perfect storm of spiraling costs and increased demand, at the same time as income from traditional fundraising methods is diminishing and inflationary pressures are increasing. To help with income we have set up a subsidiary trading arm to manage our growing range of commercial activities. Already the lead organisation for palliative and end of life care in our area, we want to extend our reach and services to also become a key provider of complex frailty and dementia care. We are exploring moving to a new site and taking the opportunity that presents to develop business cases for new ventures that could be co-located with existing services. We operate two very successful B2B lottery partnerships delivering lotteries for other hospices and charities across the country. We have recently launched a new home care service in partnership with a national franchisor. We have a growing retail arm, with an increasing online presence. We also have a well-established and successful fundraising operation. We want to build on this success and diversify even further. You will be joining a welcoming, motivated, and supportive Board of Trustees, and you will find us a friendly and caring organisation to work with. We are keen to hear from you if you would like to be a Trustee. Previous experience in a management or leadership role and of working at Board level would be an advantage. Ideally, we are looking for someone who is motivated by our social purpose, and who will help us develop and implement new ways of delivering care and support that improve
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us as a trustee and help to change the lives of disabled and seriously ill children.
The role
We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual who will bring passion and commitment, as well as skills and experience to our Board. Trustees play an active role in governing the charity and are responsible for setting vision and strategic priorities, as well as ensuring the charity complies with legal, charitable and financial requirements.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills and experience, while at the same time, giving back to a nationwide charity that makes a real practical difference to the lives of families every day.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified accountant to our Board and to our Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, to strengthen the already established Committee with further knowledge and experience, to ensure that the Committee can maintain its obligations around objectivity and provide suitable challenge and support to the Group.
The person
We welcome candidates of any background who have the required skills and experience to be a trustee. We would like to particularly encourage those with disabilities or long-term conditions or who are parents or carers of children and young adults with disabilities or serious illnesses to apply, to bring fresh perspectives through lived experience.
More About Family Fund
Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Our new five-year strategy, ‘Being there for Families 2023 – 2028’ was launched last year, the year in which we celebrated our 50th anniversary. It is ambitious and innovative but also retains the focus on practical financial support that families continue to need and expect from us. Through our grant making and services, we work hard to make life easier for families, making a practical difference to a family’s well-being, their opportunities, and the lives of their children and young people.
Family Fund is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity, and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer and all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role will be invited for interview. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter.
For further information about Family Fund and the full role description, please read the full candidate information pack.
Please apply via our website.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 April 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking to recruit volunteers to join our existing multidisciplinary management committee. Do you have experience in any of the following areas and want to help make a difference:
- Lived experience
- Academics
- Corporate
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Counselling
- Social work
- Mental health nursing
- Occupational therapy
Yes? We’d like to hear from you.
Overview of committee:
knus Multidisciplinary Management Committee (MDMC)
The committee will be responsible for directing the activities of knus, ensuring growth and efficiency and achieving the objectives for which it was set up.
The committee will:
- Set the strategic direction to guide and direct the activities of knus - ensuring growth and positive impact;
- Ensure the effective management of knus and it’s activities; and
- Monitor the activities of knus to ensure they are in keeping with the founding principles, objectives and values
The team will be multidisciplinary incorporating volunteer committee members from all backgrounds. For example, those with lived experience, academics, corporate, psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, etc.
The committee members can bring in their own ideas and wealth of experience to shape the way knus moves forward.
Please note - all successful volunteers are required to pay the cost price of £20.60 for an Enhanced DBS check. If you've got a current Enhanced DBS on the update service, this cost will not apply.
You must be a UK resident to apply for this role.
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Does the thought of joining the board of a young, dynamic, impactful and independent UK charity working to influence the food policy get you excited?
The Food Foundation is a small but feisty CHARITY that was set up to address the growing food poverty in this country – and we mean poverty not just in terms of quantity of food but quality – healthy diets.
We research, campaign, advocate and work with all parts of the food system to address the key challenges that we have identified:
- children are arriving at school overweight and malnourished at the same time.
- families are struggling to feed their children.
- the food system is not serving society well and that policy is still ignoring its responsibilities to ensure that we have a healthy population.
Come Join us and make the difference to the nation’s food system.
See our recruitment pack on our website for more information on how you can get involved…
Deadline to apply: Monday 8th April 2024, 9AM.
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Do you want to help us improve the lives of parents and young children in Wokingham?
You could be a trustee for Home-Start Wokingham District, a local charity that gives every child the best possible start in life.
Set up in 1996, we offer “a lifeline”, a free family support service to families with at least one child under the age of five; we cover the whole of Wokingham district, which is a population growth area. Associated with Home-Start UK (which nationally has some 13,500 home-visiting volunteers supporting over 27,000 families and 56,000 children to transform their lives), we are a local and independent charity governed by our trustees.
We support about 100 families in Wokingham district each year but like many charities, the cost-of-living crisis has affected our organisation as much as it has impacted upon those families. Our income in 2022/23 was grown back to £140k and our trustees are developing a strategic plan for the next five years.
The role and what we are looking for in a new trustee
Trustees are the people who make the top-level decisions for our charity. Our Board includes people with experience and skills in early years, education and business. We’d expect new trustees to have empathy with our cause and our beneficiaries; we’d also appreciate any experience, skills and ideas in fund-raising, finance, law or digital that might bring to us.
You don’t necessarily need prior experience of charity trusteeship, as support from local charity-support organisations is always available. Full induction to our organisation will be provided, plus specialist support as a new trustee, including access to external training.
If you can think strategically and plan long-term, you have the primary skills needed by our trustees; you’ll also need to be able to work collectively with other Board members. Support from our paid employees is always available, as they will be dealing with the day-to-day running of the organisation.
We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles to governing our organisation. We are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to join our charity. We want to expand the diversity of our board, in all meanings of the word, and strongly welcome applications from people from less-represented groups.
We ask for about six hours of your time per month, which includes all meetings, discussions, etc., many of which are held online. Obviously, you’ll need access to digital communications, as much of our charity’s business is run that way.
How to apply
This appointment is being managed for us by inVOLve Community Services, a charity-support organisation, who offer a no-obligation discussion by phone or video. A detailed Role Description and Skills Specification can be made available to you upon request.
Trustee appointments are subject to satisfactory references, to completion of an online Safeguarding course and an Enhanced DBS check.
Your CV or similar will be read by our existing trustees, and an online interview offered as soon as mutually convenient.
I need to know more
Contact Mike Allen via Quick Apply below for more information and arrange to have a no-obligation initial informal discussion (Teams/Zoom/phone)
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The Joshua Tree is looking for new Trustees!
To help The Joshua Tree continue to support families going through the most unimaginable times we need new people to join the Trustee board. We are looking to further strengthen our existing Trustee team with people who have the passion and vision to contribute in a holistic way but with a particular emphasis and skill set in Counselling (including safeguarding)
This is an exciting time to join our charity as we further develop our services and proposition. As a Trustee your contribution to the board and charity will help us succeed in our growth, whilst continuing to ensure our beneficiary families remain at the heart of everything we do.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to all those who we support.
For more information, see our website
For an informal discussion about the role please contact our CEO, Richard Driffield
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Overall Purpose of Role
- To ensure on behalf of the Board that Plateful Cafe’s assets are properly managed, only used for approved purposes, and applied as effectively as possible
- Jointly oversee the financial affairs of the organisation and ensure they are legal, constitutional and within accepted accounting practice
Main Responsibilities
- Share the responsibility of jointly reporting the financial position (balance sheet, cash flow, fundraising performance etc).
- Jointly oversee the production of necessary financial reports/returns, accounts and audits and the production of an annual budget and propose its adoption at the last meeting of the previous financial year.
- To ensure jointly that proper accounts and records are kept and that Plateful Cafe meets its legal obligations in respect of its financial affairs and financial reporting
- To ensure jointly that Plateful Cafe’s financial resources are spent in line with good governance and legal and regulatory requirements
- To be jointly instrumental in the development and implementation of Plateful Cafe's financial policies
- To jointly supervise and assist Finance assistants
Main Tasks
- Liaising with the appropriate member(s) of volunteers responsible for Plateful Cafe’s
financial activities and financial record-keeping
- Make members aware of their financial obligations and take a lead in interpreting
financial data to them.
- Monitoring that financial systems and controls are in place and adhered to
- Assist the fundraising team and team with Funding applications with the finance
questions
- Assist with preparing budgets and other financial information for funding bids
- Assist volunteers with the preparation of financial reports for funders
- Acting as a financial spokesperson for Plateful Cafe as appropriate
- Ensure proper records are kept and that effective financial procedures and controls
are in place, ie:
- Cheque signatories
- Purchasing limits
- Purchasing systems
- Petty cash/ float
- Others as appropriate
- Appraising the financial viability of plans, proposals and feasibility studies.
- Lead on appointing and liaising with auditors/an independent examiner.
- Undertake bookkeeping duties and/or oversee the finance volunteer ensuring posting
and bookkeeping is kept up-to-date.
- Maintain the petty cash system and regularly process petty cash claims.
- Regularly carry out reconciliations/ oversee regular reconciliations by the finance
volunteer.
- Arrange payments to creditors as appropriate and arrange appropriate signatures on
payments.
- Make the necessary arrangements to collect payments from debtors and bank
payments promptly.
Qualities
Knowledge and experience of current and fundraising finance practice relevant to
voluntary and community organisations.
Knowledge of bookkeeping and financial management (as necessary).
Good financial analysis skills.
Ability to communicate clearly
Previous usage of Free Agent system preferable
Attention to details
Preferable previous experience on payroll
Experience on preparing budget