Policy Research Volunteer Roles

About YAUK

We are a not-for-profit organisation passionate about improving the lives of young people across the UK and believe that every young person should have the opportunity to succeed regardless of their background or circumstances.

Our work involves using up-and-coming research and advocacy to address issues affecting young people, such as climate change, unemployment and skills training, and inclusion and diversity. We are firmly committed to improving young people's lives and believe that our unique and successful approach to achieving our vision will change lives for the better.

Please note that this is a VOLUNTEER role.

Responsibilities: 

• To help plan and develop reports

• To carry out research tasks inline with an agreed objective 

• To work alongside others in managing a workload

• Analyse and interpret research data. 

• Proofread and edit reports 

• Assigning sub-tasks

• Monitoring progress

• Providing advice on tasks

• Supporting the learning of others

This role would report directly to a Senior Researcher or Research Manager 

You will need:

• To have a good bachelors degree at the minimum

• Ideally to have a masters degree 

• An understanding of research 

• The ability to support others in carrying out research 

​Benefits

• This is a UK based 100% Fully remote and flexible role with a time commitment of 1-2 hours per week.

• Supportive Team and Management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.

• Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.

Why volunteer with us?

We are a supportive and friendly organisation that takes pride in developing and nurturing our staff and providing them with excellent opportunities to thrive and further encourage their career growth and future aspirations. 

We offer a fully remote working environment and a flexible and adaptable working schedule. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience to help you begin your career in Research as we endeavour to grow our organisation and continue to make positive changes to the lives of young people. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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The role in a nutshell:

As a People Development Research Volunteer you would work with our Learning, Development, and Wellbeing team to research, identify, propose, and make recommendations for wellbeing, learning and development (L&D) projects as directed by the team. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody with an interest and passion for wellbeing and L&D. Combining research and analytical skills with an interest in all aspect’s wellbeing and L&D. You would contribute towards the health, well-being and on-going learning and development needs of colleagues across the Age UK network whilst gaining valuable experience and contributing to a meaningful cause.

What will you be doing?

In this role you would work closely with the Wellbeing and Learning and Development team to understand the objectives and requirements for each project, use briefs to research and make recommendations on a variety of wellbeing and L&D plans and initiatives; collate evidence-based wellbeing reviews and reports and quarterly wellbeing and mental health newsletters. Create engaging, informative written and visual wellbeing resources for internal use; as well as research, identify and present what other organisations do in the wellbeing and mental health space and help apply to Age UK if applicable.

How would you be supported in this role?

You would be given contact information of team colleagues to discuss tasks and objectives, and appropriate training to enable you to fulfil the role effectively. We will reimburse agreed volunteer expenses (terms and conditions apply).

Why do we need volunteers in this role?

The Learning, Development and Wellbeing team aims to ensure everyone’s wellbeing at Age UK. The People Development Research Volunteer will support the team, while also bringing fresh ideas and a willingness to help a meaningful cause.

What skills, interests or experience might be helpful in this role?

You will show excellent communication skills and effective collaboration with team members, external partners, and internal colleagues. Additionally, you should possess the capability to research and identify relevant and up to date sources and resources, while delivering high-quality work with meticulous attention to detail within agreed deadlines

Youth Advantage UK is looking for four enthusiastic and inquisitive volunteer research assistants to join their growing team.

Responsibilities 

• Analysing and collecting data on a variety of subjects that align with the organisation’s strategy, goals and objectives.

• Assisting in the design and planning of projects and research work.

• Writing and editing reports and presentations of findings and presenting them to others.

• Recruiting study participants and scheduling their involvement 

• Proofreading research reports.

• Reading and summarising related articles.

•  Following ethical guidelines.

• Supporting the work of the Preliminary Research Team.

You will need:

• To be a current undergraduate or graduate, or prior experience in research or equivalent

• To be able to demonstrate a solid interest in research

• A proven record of research experience within any area.

A Little About Us!

Youth Advantage UK is a research-led, un incorporated un registered charitable organization. We use a research-led approach to protect the rights and interests of young people through positive action such as projects, policy work, research, services, events. We promote and empower change.

Why we need you!

Youth Advantage UK are in our early stages but are growing and looking for volunteers to help achieve our aims to become a registered charitable organization. Your skills and expertise are what we need to continue to grow. Without our volunteers we cannot grow and appreciate those who apply with us!

What we offer!

Anybody who wishes to help and contribute to a good cause are welcome to apply for one of our volunteering positions. We will speak to you about what your aims are to ensure that the volunteering position you are applying for is suitable. By volunteering you have the chance to learn something new and contribute to a successful organization who is looking to help young people in the UK.

About the Role

Role type: Voluntary role, travel expenses reimbursed

Role level: Volunteer

Location: Remote, open to applicants resident in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

Accountable to: Policy Team Lead

As a member of the Policy team, sitting in the Services Department, you will be involved in developing and reviewing policies for Nightlines. This will include researching and developing clear best practice policies for Nightlies to adopt. It will also involve working directly with Nightlines and their parent bodies in an advisory and supportive role. 

The team also collaborates with other internal NLA teams such as Regional Coordinators, Accreditation and Impact Teams to further support Nightlines in policy development.

Activities and Responsibilities

• Preparation & review of policy documents that are clear, concise and based on research.

• Supporting individual Nightlines to create policies and procedures as needed.

• Liaising with the Accreditation Team to ensure all policies meet the standards of the Good Practice Guidelines.

• Attendance of monthly meetings (via Google Meet or phone) with the Policy Team.

• Attendance of monthly 1:1 meetings with Policy Team Lead.

• Involvement in the creation of new policy areas including opportunities to build on own interests.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working well individually and in a team

Desirable

• Experience with the Nightline Association and/or a Nightline previously

• Experience formulating a policy

Competencies

Essential

• Capable of remote working effectively

• Excellent written and oral skills

Desirable

• Familiarity with Google Workspace

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of and commitment to the Association’s values and to supporting and developing the Nightline community

Level the Playing Field in Development

We work at the intersection between human rights, decolonisation and anti-racism in international development.

Systematic and ongoing neocolonialism, racism within the development sector.

There are a lot discussion around decolonisation and anti-racism in the international development sector. We are here to create practical change.

We work towards addressing and combating the challenges in these spaces by:

Moving beyond discussions to practical solutions Contributing to the reform of current discriminatory policy frameworks and practices in the sector Providing a safe platform for open and candid discussions Collective activism within the global community Changing narratives

We encourage volunteers to come with openness and no judgement. We love creativity and people who are willing to learn and use the skills they have for change.

Researcher & Writer

• Role Description: Support with research projects, reports and surveys. Contribute and provide support to publications and newsletters Support relevant initiative and campaign information. Working on our community contributions. Researching emerging and trending topics within our focus areas. Write articles/content on emerging and trending topics within our focus areas.
• Volunteer 2-3 hours per week for 1-2 months remotely.

Role Description 

Role: Research Assistant and General Volunteer (Volunteer, unpaid)

Supported by: Business Development Consultant, Resource and Training Lead, Charity Director 

About White Ribbon Alliance UK: We prioritise the eradication of gender-based violence and the promotion of gender equity in sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for marginalised and underrepresented communities. We enable access to unbiased and evidenced-based resources, education, and support for women, girls, and trans individuals. We influence healthcare professionals, hospital systems, policy makers, and the public to centre the human rights of women, girls and trans men, intersex, and non-binary people throughout the lifecycle of their sexual health needs. 

Purpose of the Role: The Volunteer Research Assistant will support White Ribbon Alliance UK's efforts to improve maternal and reproductive health by conducting research, analysing data, and contributing to reports and publications. This role is crucial for informing our advocacy and program development. 

Our aspirations for activities the volunteer would perform:

• Assist in designing and implementing research projects, including survey design. 

• Perform desk research, literature reviews, data collection, and analysis. 

• Contribute to research reports, briefs, and presentations. 

• Manage administrative tasks to support research projects. 

• Contribute to the development of research reports, briefs, and presentations. 

• Utilise SharePoint and Microsoft Teams for collaboration and document management. 

• Support the dissemination of research findings through various channels including but not limited to social media, websites, and blogs. 

• Handle ad hoc work required by the charity such as social media, copy writing, administrative tasks, etc.

NOTE: We are looking for volunteers who can reliably contribute 4 or more hours per week to the charity. 

Ideal skills and qualifications:

• Interest in sexual and reproductive health. 

• Strong understanding of, and passion for intersectional feminism. 

• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Strong analytical, research, and organizational skills. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms. 

• Current enrolment in, or completion of, a relevant university degree program (e.g., public health, mental health, social sciences, midwifery, nursing, social justice, sexual reproductive health, human rights, etc.) 

Why volunteer with us?

• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects in the SRHR space 

• Development of research, analytical, and administrative skills.\Experience working in nationwide non-profit organization. 

• Network with professionals and activists in the field.

• Personal and professional development opportunities.

• Flexible volunteering hours to suit your schedule. 

Diversity and Inclusion: We highly value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals in underrepresented communities, such as Black, Asian, disabled, chronically ill, LGBTQ+, and retired individuals. .

ALL APPLICANTS RESIDING INSIDE OF THE UK must already have the eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. The charity cannot sponsor any visas. We are particularly keen to have volunteers located in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland join the team; however, those residing in England are equally welcome. 

APPLICANTS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE UK may volunteer if the laws in your resident country allow you to perform the activities mentioned in this role description and to volunteer outside of your resident country.

Youth Advantage UK is looking to appoint a commited and capable Senior Research Manager who has the background and experience to help our Research Department to thrive.

Responsibilities

• To create departmental policy and procedures

• Look after operational and strategic management, and support of teams, stand in for absences

• To sometimes take a strategic departmental lead in the absence of the Head of Department

• Monitor and report on performance

• To advise on matters of research 

• To line manage senior researchers 

• To advise on, guide and manage research workflow, ensuring of ethical research and policy compliance

• To ensure of a focus on organizational goals 

• To lead planning as required 

• To line manage certain research volunteers 

• To have oversight on research being carried out and the outcomes of such, ensuring it is to a high standard

You will need

• A PhD or a masters degree with research experiance 

• To have experience operationally in a research role managing others 

• To understand how to motivate a team and manage others

• To have a strategic mindset and some kind of strategic management experience

A Little About Us!

Youth Advantage UK is a research-led, un incorporated un registered charitable organization. We use a research-led approach to protect the rights and interests of young people through positive action such as projects, policy work, research, services, events. We promote and empower change.

Why we need you!

Youth Advantage UK are in our early stages but are growing and looking for volunteers to help achieve our aims to become a registered charitable organization. Your skills and expertise are what we need to continue to grow. Without our volunteers we cannot grow and appreciate those who apply with us!

What we offer!

Anybody who wishes to help and contribute to a good cause are welcome to apply for one of our volunteering positions. We will speak to you about what your aims are to ensure that the volunteering position you are applying for is suitable. By volunteering you have the chance to learn something new and contribute to a successful organization who is looking to help young people in the UK.

Purpose of the role

Citizens Advice Barnet’s twin aims are to help people in our community resolve the problems they face and campaign to change the policies and practices which affect their lives. As a Research and Campaigns Volunteer, you will enable us to achieve the second aim, using the experience of the people we help to influence lasting change that makes a real difference to our community.

Duties include

• Supporting the Research and Campaigns Lead to identify opportunities to improve local policies and practices that affect people we help.
• Gathering evidence to support local and national campaigns.
• Undertaking research to build a campaign.
• Writing monthly updates for local councillors on what we're seeing in their ward.
• Writing up reports to present your research and recommendations.
• Researching and writing reports to raise awareness of local problems.
• Representing Citizens Advice Barnet at external meetings to campaign for change.
• Working with the Communications team to raise awareness of Research & Campaigns work.

Person specification

No previous experience is required; this role would suit you if you have an interest in social policy, or would simply like to make a difference in our local community, and have the following skills and attributes:

• IT skills, especially Word and Excel at a basic level (sort, filter, basic formulas), and willingness and ability to learn to use our CRM to run reports.
• Strong research skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Analytical skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, with the ability to write clearly and persuasively.

What will I be doing? You will be supporting JDRF’s Public Affairs team by offering administrative support and conducting research. The public affairs team builds relationships with professional stakeholders to explain organisational policies and views on issues affecting those with type 1 diabetes. They also analyse government policy and look for ways of influencing legislation.

Suggested activities include:

• Analysing and managing data
• Parliamentary and political research
• Highlighting key points and messages to relevant members of staff
• Summarising debates when required
• Other support for the wider team as needed

How will this benefit JDRF? Your support will help flag potential lobbying opportunities and raise the profile of JDRF. As a result, you will be helping to improve the lives of people living with type 1 and supporting our mission to discover better treatments, expand access and work towards a future free from type 1 diabetes.

How will this benefit me? This role provides a unique and sought after opportunity to work within the charity sector in the area of public affairs. It will give you the chance to:

• Develop new, or utilise existing, skills in summarising debates, analysing and managing data •
• Gain valuable insight and experience in public affairs in the third sector
• Increase knowledge of parliamentary and political research
• Develop the role
• Improve skills in collaborating with other teams by highlighting key points and messages to relevant members of staff

When do you need me? Minimum 7 hours a week, starting as soon as possible. Hours will be discussed at interview.

Where is this role based? JDRF Head Office in Islington, London, with the possibility of home working.

What training will I receive? You’ll receive full training in parliamentary monitoring and general public affairs, with full support from the team.

What are my goals? Keep up to date with parliamentary monitoring, flag suitable opportunities for political engagement, identify key messages from debates and keep the team updated and informed.

What skills and attributes do I need?

• Research experience
• An interest in and basic knowledge of the UK political system
• Good communication skills
• IT skills
• Methodical, organised and accurate attention to detail

What support is available to me? You will have a named staff contact based in the office who will lead your training in public affairs and provide ongoing support. You’ll have regular check-ins with them about your role, and the Volunteer Team will also be available to you for any support outside of the day-to-day activities of your role.

Sounds great! How do I get involved? If you’re interested in applying, you’ll need to send us your CV and a covering letter highlighting your experience and knowledge of the specific skills required. Once we receive this, those shortlisted for the role will be invited for an interview, which we give us the opportunity to ask you a couple of questions and also give you the opportunity to ask us questions too. We want to make sure that this is the right role for you and that you’ll be happy providing this support. 

Following the success of the first-ever Council Climate Action Scorecards last year, Climate Emergency UK is looking to create the second edition of the Action Scorecards. Analysing council climate action only becomes valuable if you track the progress that has been made. We need your help to create the 2025 Action Scorecards and score councils on their actual climate action.

There are two cohorts: August-September 2024 (Cohort 1) and late September-October 2024 (Cohort 2)

Why are we doing this?

We’re in a climate crisis, and local councils have the power and influence over around 30% of emissions in their local area. Councils are uniquely placed to make a real impact on emissions within their area. But we know that councils can be taking more effective action as the average score in the 2023 Action Scorecards was only 32%. The Scorecards are a campaigning tool that residents can use to hold their council to account on their climate action, and lobby for specific, targeted change. We have also found evidence of 1 in 5 councils using and referencing the Scorecards in committee meetings, reports or in their own press releases and organisations across the sector are utilising the data from the Scorecards as well. Finally, this UK wide assessment will demonstrate where the UK and devolved governments need to provide more support to local authorities in order for them to take even further action.

How can you help?

We need at least 200 volunteers to pull this project off! You can help by volunteering to score councils on each of the 7 sections of our Action Scorecards. This year volunteers will be marking specific sections for councils (e.g. marking only all the Transport questions for the councils you are marking). You will score councils in your particular section by researching publicly available information on councils’ websites and relevant strategies. Training and guides will be made available to you to help in the process.

Scoring one council on one section will take approx. 2 hrs (though the more you do, the quicker you will be). It’s best if you are able to work from a laptop or a computer with good internet, as you will need to be able to access council websites and our online scoring system. 

We’d like you to mark at least 10 councils on one of the seven sections over a period of 4 weeks. This equates to a total of 20 hours of volunteering over 4 weeks, roughly 5 hours a week, but this can be done at your own pace. 

What experience do I need?

We will provide training so you don’t need any experience. If you have previous experience of working in or campaigning at a local council level that is a bonus, but not needed to apply.

What will I gain?

This is a great opportunity to understand how local councils work, as well as understanding local government policy on Climate Action. This is a good chance to improve your research and analytical skills too. By helping with this project you will be making a real contribution to the fight against the climate crisis.

What we need from you:

You will need to attend a total of 2 sessions: 

• Scorecards Volunteer Inductions: You will need to attend one induction session on either Tuesday 6th or Thursday 8th August 2024 from 5:30 to 6:30pm. 
• Scorecards Scoring Training: You will only need to attend only one of the training sessions but please keep both of the evenings free until you are allocated a Scorecards section, which will determine which session you need to attend: either Tuesday 13th or Thursday 15th August. You will need to be available from 5:30-7pm.

The commitment to 20 hours of volunteering, over a 4 week period, at your own pace.

Note: We will not accept current Councillors or Officers (Parish/Town councillors or staff are free to apply). 

How it works

• You will receive training on how the scoring system works.
• You will be assigned 10 or more councils to score depending on your availability.
• You will be supported through online communication with other volunteers across the country.
• You will be supported on Slack so at any point you will be able to ask questions of CE UK staff and other volunteers.
• You will score those sections via our online scoring system. What you mark will be audited to ensure the system is fair and accurate.

Apply today below
Cohort 1 - August-September 2024
Cohort 2 - Late September-October 2024

Want to do more? 

Be part of our Local Climate Policy Programme, a 4 week in-depth introduction into local climate policy and action alongside the practical experience of assessing council climate action. Find out more here.

Contact: If you’d like to get involved, learn more or need any help at all during the process please don’t hesitate to email us.

Why am I needed?

Community is at the heart of everything that we do at Tenovus Cancer Care to help those affected by cancer. Our aim is simple – to deliver a vision where fewer people get cancer and those that do receive equal access to excellent treatment. However, we can’t do this without your help. Our shops in local communities are crucial to us raising vital funds. So, we’d like you to volunteer your time and commitment to help us make a difference. We need you to help value our interesting donations in our shops to help turn them into cash.

What will I be doing?

Researching interesting items online on sites such as eBay, Amazon and Abe Books to value them for sale in the shop

Enlisting help from local auction houses when needed

Working together with the shop team to identify and price high value items

Speaking with customers, making them welcome and answering queries

Promoting awareness of the charity and the services that we provide.

What skills do I need?

It’d be great if you have some knowledge of or interest in vintage items, know what to look out for with brands, pottery marks, book publishing dates etc.

A really keen eye for detail and ability to cross reference items across a number of websites to provide the most realistic valuation

Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team

Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the team and customers.

Ability to use computer for research

Whist this role will be mainly sitting at a computer desk, you may need to handle bags and donations from the public and there may be stairs to climb depending on which shop you are based in. If you have any concerns about this, please speak with the Shop Manager when expressing your interest in volunteering.  

How much time do I need to commit?

We’d need you to give around three hours per week if you can with the possibility to do more if you’d like to. However, we appreciate any time you’d like to give; please let us know this on your application form.

What support will I be given?

Before starting with Tenovus Cancer Care, we ask that you do try a small number of hours in the shop so we can both see how the role may suit you. The amount of hours can be decided between you and the Shop Manager.

Following that the Shop Manager and team will be on hand to run you through the basics of helping in a shop in your first few days and they’ll always be on hand after that.

Becoming a volunteer with Tenovus Cancer Care can be a rewarding experience and is certainly invaluable to the charity and its goals.

What benefits can I expect?

Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with organisational policy

The satisfaction of knowing you’re making a vital difference to the work of Tenovus Cancer Care, and in particular the people who access our unique services

The opportunity to be creative and bring new ideas to the shop whilst developing your visual merchandising and retail skills

The opportunity to develop new and existing skills

Access to all internal vacancies

Access to training

The enjoyment of meeting new people and being part of our Retail Team

The chance to gain experience of helping Wales’ leading cancer charity.

Where will I be based?

You’ll be based within your local Tenovus Cancer Care shop.

How do I apply?

Please contact the Shop Manager in your local shop directly or alternatively please contact our Volunteer Development Team on our website.

Inclusivity:

Whether you’re a volunteer, supporter, or staff member, we want everyone to feel welcome at Tenovus Cancer Care. We are committed to greater diversity across our people to make sure we have a breadth of experience, skills and perspective that reflects the communities we serve.

We are working to ensure that Tenovus Cancer Care is a fair and equitable place to volunteer. We strive to ensure everyone is treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion, or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership.

Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK) is a small charity that funds pharmacy research in the UK. We fund research to help pharmacy professionals do research projects that can improve the public services and patient health. Our research funding helps:

• Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians develop research skills that will improve patient care in the future;
• Find out how we can deliver services better and make sure that pharmacy works well for patients;
• Enter into partnerships to increase the value and impact of pharmacy research;
• Promoting research to highlight the important role of pharmacy and pharmacy professionals in healthcare.

We are working with other key organisations to increase research funding opportunities for pharmacy professionals, including Diabetes UK, Kidney Research UK and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

The Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) advises the Board of Trustees about grant funding, as well as the areas which need more research. The panel also makes sure that the research we fund is fairly assessed and will improve care for patients and their families.

We are seeking to initially appoint two scientific members to the Scientific Advisory Panel. Successful applicants would be invited to serve a three year term, with an option to renew for a further three years.

We are looking for scientific members with expertise in a range of methodological or healthcare disciplines. We especially welcome applications from those experienced in the use of qualitative research methods or those who are from disciplines outside of pharmacy practice, including digital health.

As we look to raise our profile as the principal funder of early-career research pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy researchers, this is an exciting time to get involved with us.

The responsibilities of the scientific post-holders include:

• Providing advice and input where necessary on PRUK’s research priorities, developments in the research landscape and best practice in our research policies and procedures;
• Contributing to discussions on the research strategy and approach taken to increase the scope of opportunity for pharmacists to engage in research;
• Advising and supporting the PRUK staff team in monitoring our portfolio of projects;
• Supporting the development of clear guidelines to establish measurable reporting procedures for research;
• Supporting the application review process by undertaking peer review of applications and assisting in sourcing peer reviewers.

We encourage applications from experienced researchers against the following criteria:

• Experienced researcher with substantive grant income and a good publication track record commensurate to stage of career;
• Experienced in peer reviewing proposals for grant funding;
• Educated as a health services researcher to post-doctoral level, working in a relevant healthcare discipline with strong methodological expertise (expertise in qualitative methods are preferred) or with relevant cross-disciplinary experience in pharmacy research;
• Experience of working with other research funding panels (desirable).

We also want to ensure that our board is representative of the community we serve and so encourage applications from those with culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. We also welcome applications across the UK, particularly Wales.

The panel currently meets twice a year online. There is the potential to meet in-person when needed (in London). There will be some preparatory work in the lead-up to the meetings, such as reviewing applications for funding. Therefore, members need to plan for work prior to the meetings and all members should be available, via email, outside of the meeting to receive relevant paperwork.

Reports to: Board of Trustees
Direct Reports: CEO
Commitment: Approximately 2-4 days per month throughout the year.
Remuneration: The role of Chair is voluntary, although expenses for travel may be claimed.

Overview

Charity Purpose

• Raise funds for research into the cause, prevention and management of dementia.
• Allocate funding to university research project meeting the highest academics standards.
• Raising awareness of dementia.

Objective

• Holds the Executive team and the Board to account to:
  - remain focussed solely on the BRACE stated purpose
  - remain compliant with all English and Welsh laws and the regulations of the Charity Commission.
• Support the Chief Executive in ensuring both the Board members and Executive team work closely together to achieve the agreed strategic objectives.
• Act (in partnership with the Chief Executive) as an ambassador and the public face of BRACE.

Charity Structure

• BRACE the charity has a sole Trustee “BRACE Trustee Limited”. All members of the Board are Directors of BRACE Trustee Limited and act as Trustees of BRACE. There are up to 15 directors of BRACE Trustee Limited who for reasons of clarity are called Trustees.
• The Chair and Trustees are usually appointed for a fixed term of 4 years which can be renewed once, enabling Trustees to serve for a maximum continuous term of 8 years.

Meetings

• Board meetings are held 4 times a year plus 1 awayday. Each meeting is +/- 4 hours.
• There are currently 3 sub-committees of the Board (Scientific Advisory Committee [SAC], Finance and HR). The 3 sub-committees meet no more than one month before the board meetings either in person or on Zoom. SAC reviews applications for grants and makes recommendations to the Board for approval.
• Board Meetings are generally held in person in the Bristol area, online or hybrid meetings are not encouraged but can be facilitated.

How to Apply

If you would like to know more about the role, have an informal discussion or apply, please contact:

Chair of Trustees, Jane Dare

CEO, Chris Williams

Together we will defeat dementia.