About the role

With our current Chair, Andy Start, approaching the end of his term this year, we now need to appoint a new Chair to join the Board in September 2020. The term of office is four years (subject to annual review) with potential to serve up to two terms.

The time commitment is based around five (three hour) board meetings starting at 17:15, plus a strategic away-day in January. In addition, the Chair is expected to be involved with the College, be visible and engage with staff and students, and attend events and meetings both internally and externally to represent the College. Overall, it is estimated that the Chair will be required to commit to up to six days per month.

As the Chair of the Governing Body, you will provide leadership to the College and oversee the delivery of our new Strategic Plan, working collaboratively with an engaged and committed Board of Governors and a high performing Leadership Team led by Simon Cook, Principal/Chief Executive Officer. You will be an experienced and strategic leader with strong chairing experience, who will be deeply committed to improving opportunities for students through education and training in our local communities.

We have outstanding financial health, so we are now in a position of strength to deliver against our new ten-year Strategic Plan – 2020-2030, which works towards our ambition to be ‘Outstanding’ and provide high-quality technical education and training, to equip our students with the skills and qualifications for the changing world of work, and to drive the ambitions and prosperity of the communities of Medway, Maidstone and surrounding areas.

As the College receives significant funding from its wholly owned subsidiary company, MKC Training Services, you will ensure they receive the appropriate level of support from the College and Governing Body to enable them to focus on diversifying their services and income, to safeguard and strengthen the financial return, and to enable the College to deliver on its strategic plan.

Who we're looking for

With a naturally strategic mindset, commercial experience of operating at a very senior level within a large and complex business environment and a passion and commitment to lifelong learning, you will lead a committed and diverse Board of Governors.

Whilst you may not have experience of further education, you will have a keen interest and appreciation to care about the impact that further education has on people and the social economic impact the College creates in the community. MidKent College provides life changing opportunities to people of all ages, so it is vital that the Chair recognises this and is willing and able to champion the work of the College in an ambassadorial role across the sector, the local community and wider stakeholder communities.

You will have an inclusive and collaborative style, to enable and foster open and honest discussion and debate around the Board table. You will have strong chairing skills at board level and will recognise the difference between executive and non-executive decision making. You will lead the appraisal of plans, presentations and ideas put forward by the CEO/Principal and Leadership Team, with the required level of challenge and respect.

With further education, and the education sector more broadly in a period of change, driven by digital technology, financial challenges, and an active policy agenda, it is important the College can change and adapt in response to Government policy. Therefore, the Chair will need to be decisive; recognising when to act independently and when to draw on the expertise around the Board, the Leadership Team and other peers within the sector. You will need to have the ability to recognise opportunities for the College and have the confidence and gravitas to champion the benefits that the College can offer the sector in retraining our local and national communities for the future.

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

Non-Executive Director (Patient Advocate)
Southampton
Salary - £NEG

UHS Pharmacy Ltd is an independent subsidiary of Southampton General Hospital and provides outpatient pharmacy services. Established to improve the patient experience we use the latest technology to make us as efficient as possible. As well as dispensing services we offer a range of other services including outpatient prescriptions filled and medicines advice.  Our team of 12 are passionate about providing excellent customer services and deliver the range of services we offer from a purpose-built pharmacy in the hospital.

We have complex dispensing expertise given we cater for Renal and Cancer patients and we have an un-relenting focus on improving the patient experience. In the context of regional collaboration across Hampshire and Dorset and with opportunities to take our expertise into other hospital settings, we are looking ahead to possible expansion. Our new Chair has been working with the board and team to create a plan that will improve and develop our services, putting us in a good position to realise some of these opportunities.

The patient will be at the centre of these plans and on our journey to continuous improvement in our patients’ experience we are now looking to develop our board by introducing a new Non-Executive Director who will bring the expertise and focus to ensure the patient’s needs, journey and experience remains at the centre of our work.

We are looking for a strategic leader who is aligned to our commitment to ensure our operation innovates and evolves with the patient in mind at every step. You must be collaborative and self-assured, able to work effectively with a board comprised of clinicians and business people and wider NHS stakeholders. You will have had experience of a board level role and have had a professional strategic role which has focused on customer/patient experience. You will be adept at understanding customer/patient needs then translating these into strategic development and action.

This will be a highly rewarding role requiring a time commitment of a day a month and with meetings held in Southampton.

For further information about the role and to apply, please go to our dedicated recruitment page via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 24th June 2020

Non-Executive Director (Patient Advocate)
Brighton
Salary - £NEG

Incorporated in 2014 [email protected] is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust providing outpatient pharmacy dispensing services, vaccination and homecare services, and a travel clinic. With patient benefit at the heart of our approach, we were established to provide a step change in the delivery of outpatient and inpatient services and improve the experience and quality of service. Our team of 18 expert staff are proud to offer a 9 minute turnaround time for prescriptions with 92% of all outpatient prescriptions dispensed and returned to the patient within 15 minutes; we have significantly reduced dispensing times and greatly improved patient experience.

We are also able to provide our NHS shareholder with a financial return and with a turnover of £22m we generate £1m in profit. Our ongoing vision is to ensure we continue to dispense quickly and efficiently, develop our service to deliver to the patients’ home and develop inpatient pharmacy; in short we want our patients’ experience to become better and better.  

On our journey to continuous improvement in our patients’ experience we are now looking to develop our expert board by introducing a new Non-Executive Director who will bring the expertise and focus to ensure the patient’s needs, journey and experience remains at the centre of our work.

We are looking for a strategic leader who is aligned to our commitment to ensure our operation innovates and evolves with the patient in mind at every step. You must be collaborative and self-assured, able to work effectively with a board comprised of clinicians and business people and wider NHS stakeholders. You will have had experience of a board level role and have had a professional strategic role which has focused on customer/patient experience. You will know how to understand customer/patient needs then translate these into strategic development and action.

This will be a highly rewarding role requiring a time commitment of a day a month and with meetings held in Brighton.

For further information about the role and to apply, please go to our dedicated recruitment site via the application method on this site. 

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 24th June 2020

About the role

The role and responsibilities of the Chair of the Corporation (the College’s governing body) for NewVIc are set out in detail in the Articles of Governance.

As Chair you will be responsible for leading and directing the Board to fulfil its key duties, including setting and communicating the College’s educational character, strategy and goals, supporting executive leaders and holding them to account for the educational performance and quality of the college, overseeing performance management of the executive team, and exercising effective control to ensure that funds and assets are protected and legal obligations are met.

As Chair you will be expected to provide both support and challenge as a critical friend of the organisation ensuring the effective functioning of the Board by keeping its focus on its core functions and setting high expectations for high standards of governance. You will build and maintain strong relationships with the Clerk, Principal & CEO, and the executive team to ensure effective oversight of the College’s mission, strategy, finance and governance.

The term of office is four years and the time commitment will be around two-three days per month. Currently the Board meets four-six times per year and you will be expected to attend committee meetings as necessary. As the line manager of both the Principal & CEO and Clerk, you will be expected to have regular meetings and discussions with both.

Who we're looking for

With a naturally strategic mind and a firm understanding of non-executive leadership, we are seeking a strong and empathetic leader who can offer and enable others to provide the right level of critical support and challenge at board and committee level. Recognising you may not have direct experience of the further education sector, you will have experience of operating at a senior level within a business or education environment, with expertise in either finance, strategy, estates or capital projects. With a passion and commitment to the values and mission of NewVIc, the next Chair will lead the Board and support the development of a diverse and skilled Board of Governors.

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 will 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 support.

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

Can you help oversee the finances for a small charity? 

Do you have an interest in supporting a charity that supports people living with dementia? 

You could be the Treasurer for Understanding Dementia, a dynamic charity based in Twyford, RG10, and help us to enhance our work. 

About our organisation: 

Understanding Dementia exists to promote a clear understanding of dementia and to lessen the impact on people living with it. Our small but growing organisation provides training for care workers, health professionals and family carers in a new and very simple approach, that anyone can use. 

Our total income in 2019 was less than £5,000, so our finances aren’t complex. 

The Board meets quarterly in Twyford, Reading, although currently remotely via video; it is expected that our Treasurer will offer up to four hours per month in the role, although more is always welcome. Reimbursement of approved reasonable travel or other appropriate expenses can be claimed. 

About you: 

Last year we appointed a new Chair and Honorary Secretary and would now welcome a new Treasurer to assist our CEO and trustees in financial governance of the organisation. 

Previous experience of charity trusteeship or Committee membership would be welcome, as would understanding of finance, especially charity finance. 

Experience of bookkeeping or similar would also be very welcome. 

If you have a recognised financial and/or accounting qualification that would be beneficial but that isn’t a prerequisite. 

You will need the ability to communicate financial information clearly, especially to other trustees, and you should have secure personal access to ICT and able to competently use those resources. 

Interviews will be held via video link, at a mutually convenient time to you and us. 

You will need to be aged 18 or over, and if successful after a fairly-informal interview, provide us with two references.

Trustee training is available to the successful applicant, as is induction into our organisation to help your understanding of our work and of the impact of dementia. 

For an informal discussion or to find out more, and to send your CV, please contact us via CharityJob online.

Our trustee recruitment is managed by inVOLve Community Services.

About the role

Railway Housing Association was established in 1919, is a registered charity and Registered Social Landlord. It provides social housing specialising in rented accommodation for older people, with some general needs’ properties.

The Association owns over 1,575 homes for rent, lease, and shared ownership, located in 24 local authority areas in the North East of England and in Hereford. This wide geographic spread means that the Association’s biggest challenges are ensuring that it can provide an equitable service to all and continue to establish a presence within the local community.

The areas in which the Association has a significant presence are Doncaster, Hull, York, Darlington & Durham County.

The Association is embarking on a new strategy which outlines a number of key strategic goals, focusing on residents, our homes, value for money, our organisation and our people. The core of this strategy is to continue our unstinting focus on providing safe, well-maintained homes and services that meet our residents’ needs.

Who we're looking for

To continue to make best use of our resources and provide good quality, desirable and affordable homes for residents in need of housing, the board wants to attract a new Trustee with experience in strategic finance and risk and who can bring a different background and perspective to the board. This person will also join our audit committee.

Meetings are held in Darlington approximately six times per year, plus two strategy away days; we expect the time commitment to be up to a day a month.

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.

Second Step

Voluntary Board member 

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West providing support, housing and hope to people across the West of England and Somerset. We promote mental health and wellbeing by supporting people and communities to build brighter futures.

Our voluntary Board member opportunities are exciting and influential roles within Second Step. Our Board vacancies provide strategic guidance in accordance with our vision, aims and values. The role of a Board member can be demanding at times, but it is always incredibly rewarding.  These are great opportunities for people keen to offer their skills and experience to make a real contribution to a vibrant and growing not for profit organisation.

Our roots are in Bristol, where we have worked for 30+ years, now our reach is across the West of England and Somerset, with ambitions further afield.  We support more than 1,000 people at any one time.  We form strong, collaborative relationships with the people who use our services, supporting them through difficult times and helping them discover new ways to become more independent and resilient.

We don’t mind if you haven’t got a background in the mental health sector just as long as you share our vision and can show you’re ready willing and able to make a positive and lasting contribution to the leadership of Second Step. We would particularly welcome applicants with skills and experience in the way services are commissioned and delivered and experience of living and/or working in Somerset.

Second Step is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We also welcome applications from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

To apply:

• provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, any memberships of professional bodies, relevant career history including any non-executive experience, past and/or current;

• write a brief supporting statement setting out why you are applying, what experience you bring that equips you for the role and why think you might be the best candidate for Second Step. The information in your statement, and the way in which it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process;

• provide the names of two referees (we will only contact them if you are successful)

• complete the equal opportunities monitoring form (available as a separate document to download complete and return with your application).

• let us know if you cannot make the published interview date.

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents.

Closing date for applications:  Noon, Friday 5th June 2020

Interviews:  Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th June 2020

Is this role for you?

• Are you interested in making a positive difference in Islington? 
• Can you help amplify the voice of those we work with through your personal or professional experience?
• Could you bring diversity to our board so that we better reflect the community in which we work? 
• Do you have charity or investment experience?

If any of the above apply to you, then becoming a governor (i.e. a trustee) of the Cripplegate Foundation may be a rewarding and enjoyable experience for you. 

About us

Cripplegate has grown from a local grant-making trust established over 500 years ago in Islington. We now have an endowment of some £40 million; together with Islington Giving, we give out grants of around £1.55 million a year in the local area. Our vision is of a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a rewarding and fulfilled life, free from poverty and inequality. We aim to bring about change to improve the lives of Islington’s most disadvantaged residents. We take an evidence-based, innovative and proactive approach and work in partnership with others to improve local support and resources, funding voluntary organisations and advocating positive change in policy and practice.

Being a Governor

As a Governor, you can expect to get involved in discussions around grants, strategy, planning and decision making; helping and supporting the organisation to grow and develop. Our governors come from a range of backgrounds and experiences and we are genuinely encouraging a wide range of people to come forward. We cannot emphasise enough that your background, life experience, approach and values are more important than any knowledge or experience of grant making, or of being a trustee elsewhere. 

About you

We will be looking for people who bring some of the following values and approaches: vision and creativity, exceptional listening skills, integrity and commitment, team players, emotional intelligence and a willingness to learn about being a trustee/governor. We would like one of the new governors to bring experience of charity finance and/or investments, but apart from this, we are not being specific about the skills and experience you might bring, as the right people can be supported and inducted in becoming a Governor. We hope to attract people who bring experience and knowledge of the local area, as well as people who come from a wide range of ages, backgrounds and ethnic groups, people who have experienced poverty and disadvantage first hand, and people who have a disability, or who have close experience of others with disabilities.

How to Express your Interest

If you’d like to find out more, please read the letter from the Chair of Governors and the new Governors information pack (see linked documents). 

If you would like an initial, informal conversation about these roles please contact Allyson Davies, who is working with Cripplegate Foundation to bring new governors on board. Contact details are in the pack.

The initial deadline is 29 June, but we are open to receiving expressions of interest until the end of September. There’s more information in the pack.

Hillingdon Credit Union is a small but ambitious organisation that punches above its weight in terms of impact on our 3000 members in West London. We are currently in a growth phase, with a potential merger taking place later in 2020, and are now seeking to strengthen our Board through recruitment to the following posts:

NED’s x 3

We are particularly seeking applicants with the following professional disciplines:

• IT/Digitalisation
• Compliance and Audit
• Commercial or Finance Law

We are very open to applications from current professional candidates with no previous NED experience, and from female candidates who are underrepresented on our Board.

For further information please visit our website (via the Apply button) then contact our retained Consultant, Denise Kirkham from Distinctive People for an informal discussion (contact details in the Recruitment Pack on our website).

Hillingdon Credit Union is a small but ambitious organisation that punches above its weight in terms of impact on our 3000 members in West London. We are currently in a growth phase, with a potential merger taking place later in 2020, and are now seeking to strengthen our Board through recruitment to the following posts:

President (Chair)

With indepth NED experience, you will have strong governance and leadership skills and the ability to work closely with our local communities and beyond to raise our profile.

We are very open to applications from current professional candidates with no previous NED experience, and from female candidates who are underrepresented on our Board.

For further information please visit our website via the Apply button then contact our retained Consultant, Denise Kirkham from Distinctive People for an informal discussion (contact details in the Recruitment Pack on our website).

Are you an accounting professional looking to use your skills and experience to give something back to society and those less fortunate around the world? Perhaps swap London for Laos, Melbourne for Malawi or Boston for Belize!?

Accounting for International Development offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profit organisations globally. Volunteer Accounting Assignments of between 2 weeks and 6 months form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities in over 50 countries.

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Our partner uses tourism to generate funds to support local organisations working with at-risk youth and provide financial assistance to underfunded community development projects in and around León.

Your role will be to support them in strengthening their day-to-day accounting, as well as undertake to support the new Director in exploring how else they might generate income, compete and remain profitable, and continue to set themselves apart to other organisations offering guided tours.

• They recently implemented a new online booking system – Rezdy. Rezdy only records their income, and not expenditure, and they would really benefit from the support of a volunteer to link the information they receive from Rezdy, to their expenditure.
• The Director also has several ideas on how they might generate additional income, and would benefit from someone undertaking analysis on these to determine how viable the options might be. She wants to explore:
• Whether they start a commission model working with specific hostels/hotels, and if so, how this would work?
• Setting up a small shop in their office, selling local crafts and organic produce.
• Whether they should offer one day tours for individuals to visit and work in organic farms.

• There might be scope for you to work on budgeting and forecasting tools, help them determine the total cost of running their operations, and seeing when and how they might start increasing their involvement and contributions to community-based projects.

Please note when working with the Director, no Spanish will be needed. They will provide language support when you'll need to work with the accountant.

Accommodation provided.

We are closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19. All overseas volunteer placements will be arranged for when it is safe for both the volunteer and charity partner to go ahead.

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Feeling inspired?
Need a fresh challenge... to do something worthwhile?
Keen to volunteer & share your skills & experience?

If that's a YES (x3) , please click to 'APPLY' and see other similar volunteering opportunities overseas.

We are confident you’ll encounter a variety of new and exciting challenges, share new experiences with inspiring people and learn skills that will give you confidence to face challenges in other areas of your life. You’ll be inspired and get back so much more than you give!

Are you an accounting professional looking to use your skills and experience to give something back to society and those less fortunate around the world? Perhaps swap London for Laos, Melbourne for Malawi or Boston for Belize!?

Accounting for International Development offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profit organisations globally. Volunteer Accounting Assignments of between 2 weeks and 6 months form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities in over 50 countries.

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Our partner exists to support juvenile prisoners, the majority of whom are male, who have become lost within and are now in conflict with the justice system of Zambia.

Provisions for the young boys were scarce so the founder began by arranging donations of blankets and other goods, this progressed to chatting to the boys and going to visit them regularly at weekends.

The organisation organises activities for the boys including educational and sporting activities throughout the week and are planning to install a computer lab next year. The founder provides legal representation and matches them to pro bono lawyers who monitor their cases, provide legal guidance and representation and secure court dates. They also run advocacy for system reform in the local and wider Zambian community, running a regular radio programme and collecting donations in the community.

You will help with financial reporting and presenting financial information for funding proposals. They would like to create templates for creating budgets and business plans which can be adapted for different proposals. You will also be reviewing the progress of their new Accounts Assistant and provide more training and coaching.

Accommodation provided.

We are closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19. All overseas volunteer placements will be arranged for when it is safe for both the volunteer and charity partner to go ahead.

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Feeling inspired?
Need a fresh challenge... to do something worthwhile?
Keen to volunteer & share your skills & experience?

If that's a YES (x3) , please click to 'APPLY' and see other similar volunteering opportunities overseas.

We are confident you’ll encounter a variety of new and exciting challenges, share new experiences with inspiring people and learn skills that will give you confidence to face challenges in other areas of your life. You’ll be inspired and get back so much more than you give!

Accounting for International Development (AfID) offers volunteer assignments for accountants and auditors across the UK, Africa, Asia & South America including Trustee/Treasurer roles and financial capacity building placements from 2 to 12 weeks.

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Our partner is a human rights organisation working with forest peoples across the globe to secure their rights to their lands and their livelihoods.

They support forest peoples and indigenous organisations to promote an alternative vision of how forests should be managed, based on respect for the rights, knowledge, cultures and identities of the peoples who know them best.

Having recently conducted a review of the skills and composition of the current Board, they are looking for a new Trustee with experience in international NGO finance.

In addition to attending regular Board meetings, the post holder would also chair the Audit Committee. Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.

Time commitment:

Quarterly meetings at offices based in the Cotswolds.In addition to attending regular Board meetings, the post holder would also chair the Audit Committee. Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.

Are you a standout communicator, strong at building relationships with a love of writing? Then this might be a perfect opportunity for you!

About Caritas Anchor House

"Without Caritas Anchor House I might not still be around. They gave me back who I am, and probably a little bit more. I've achieved so much, and I couldn't be more proud." - Debbie, former resident of Caritas Anchor House

Caritas Anchor House provides a home and support for people experiencing homelessness in Newham. The borough has the highest levels of homelessness in the country, and there is more demand for our services than ever before.

Our mission is to ensure that those who walk through our doors grow in confidence and move towards leading independent, fulfilling lives. We support our residents to address the causes of their homelessness, and to overcome any barriers they may face by providing health and wellbeing support, education and employability opportunities, and help to move on to their next chapters.

We're proud to act as a beacon of hope, and each year we help over 250 people turn their lives around and move on from homelessness.

About the volunteer role

We are looking for an experienced media professional with the inspiration to generate stories and ideas for PR and media exposure that raise the profile and therefore support for our charity during this challenging time. You will work closely with our Communications and Supporter Manager.

The volunteer will be asked to support us by:

• Reaching out to journalists of local, national and sector press to secure positive coverage of Caritas Anchor House, maximising awareness of our charity and services
• Researching, writing and distributing press releases to target media
• Communicating with internal stakeholders and key spokespeople
• Creative storytelling which we can share via media and other communications channels

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in a media/PR/comms position
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills, able to write copy that brings our work to life
• Ability to interpret policy issues around homelessness and communicate these in a compelling way
• Creativity, imagination and initiative
• Experience of proactive and reactive media relations

We are happy discuss and agree time commitment to fit comfortably and flexibly around your existing commitments. As you will be working remotely for most of the role we will of course provide you with as much support as possible.

We are looking for the right candidate to start as soon as possible. Please get in touch with us on .