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Our Vision Every parent has the support they need to give their children the best start in life.
Home start West Berkshire is looking to recruit 2 or 3 new Trustees to join our Board. We have been supporting families in West Berkshire since 1997 using a volunteer model that allows us to reach families with children under five at what can be a difficult and stressful time. If you think you could help us with this important work in a time of growing need, we’d love to hear from you.
Home-Start West Berkshire is a registered charity, a company limited by guarantee and a member of the Home-Start UK federation. Our trustees are responsible for setting strategy, monitoring performance, ensuring that the Charity is financially sound, and ensuring that we meet all legal and regulatory requirements in the delivery of our mission.
What we do.
We provide support for families with children aged 0 to 5 who may be facing physical or emotional issues and who are finding the challenge of bringing up young children overwhelming. By offering support to families through their toughest times we ensure that parents have the support they need to give their children the best start in life. Home-Start’s ethos is to empower and enable, allowing families to develop self-resilience and confidence in their ability to cope with challenging situations and integrate more within their own communities.
How We Do It.
Using a volunteer led model, we provide support to parents through home visits, family and post natal depression groups and a baby bank. A nurturing and caring culture is central to our work. Our volunteers are invited in to their homes by families, building empathy and trust to help provide community centred, accessible, non-judgmental relational support. We believe that engaging and embracing a broad spectrum of diverse lived experience is fundamental to our shared learning experience. Our trustees, staff and volunteers are committed to living and learning the values and behaviours which best facilitate this approach.
The commitment.
Our board of trustees meets four times each year with at least one additional date set aside for strategy review and development. Trustees are alo encouraged to spend time getting to know other Trustees, staff and volunteers, hearing from those who use our services and learning from each other. We are a comparatively small charity and whilst we will not ask you to get involved in the day to day running of our of the Charity we are looking for people who are prepared to spend time supporting some of the aspects of the Charity where you may have skills or experience, or a particular interest.
The responsibility.
The duties of a trustee are to:
• ensure that the Charity pursues its stated objects (purposes), as defined in its governing document, by developing and agreeing a long-term strategy and that it complies with its legal and regulatory obligations
• ensure that the Charity spends its funding carrying out its charitable objects for the benefit of the public
• ensure that the Charity defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets
• safeguard the good name and values of the organisation
• ensure the effective and efficient administration of the Charity including having appropriate policies and procedures in place
• ensure the financial stability and sustainability of the Charity
• protect and manage the property of the Charity and ensure the proper investment of the Charity’s funds; and
• put in place and monitor arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the Charity’s Executive Director.
In addition to the above statutory duties, trustees are expected to use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.
Person specification
You will join a committed Board of Trustees to further the breadth of experience that we currently have. Specific skills and experiences that we are looking for includes:
Expertise in fundraising, marketing or events management, which may have been in the charitable sector but could also come from a commercial environment
Experience of Home-Start’s work in supporting familities, which may as a family member who we have supported, a commissioner of our services, or a former staff member or volunteer
A background in people management and development to support the ongoing development of our staff (8 part time) and our volunteers (60)
Experience in legal, governance or business management In the commercial or charitable sector.
You will also need to demonstrate:
A commitment to the Charity
A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the role
Good, independent judgement
An ability to think creatively
A willingness to speak your mind and share your views
An ability to work effectively as a member of a team
You do not have to have been a trustee before. If you are passionate about making a difference for families, we can provide a supportive environment for you to step into your first trustee role.
Applications will be considered as they are received. Closing Date: 30th September 2024
Trustee
Are you interested in becoming a voluntary Trustee? We are looking for an experienced and committed individuals to play an essential role in the governance and development of a charity dedicated to supporting young people leaving care.
The charity provides support and expertise to local authorities around the country to set up and manage Local House Projects so that young people leave care in a planned and supported way.
Position: Trustee (voluntary)
Location: Remote, with travel to Crewe Cheshire
Time commitment: Four Board meetings annually which take place at the head office in Crewe. Plus an Annual Conference and an Annual Young Person’s event which trustees are expected to attend.
Contract: Trustees are appointed initially for three years. Thereafter they may be reappointed for two further terms of three years each after which trustees must step down.
Remuneration: The position is unpaid, though reasonable expenses (such as travel to meetings) are reimbursed.
The Role
With other trustees you’ll be responsible for the governance of the organisation, its strategic development and ensuring the charity is well run. You’ll demonstrate what it takes to deliver effective services and be able to make good decisions. You’ll have a deep commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will value the lived experience and expert status of young people who are beneficiaries of the charity’s work.
Key responsibilities include:
· To commit to the vision and ethos of the charity
· To value the voice of young people and ensure it informs decision making
· To ensure the charity complies with its governing documents, charity and company law
· To contribute actively to giving clear strategic direction, setting overall policy, defining goals, and setting targets, and evaluating performance
· To safeguard the good name and reputation of the charity and be an effective ambassador
· To ensure the charity’s effective and efficient administration
· To ensure the charity’s financial stability
· To support and constructively challenge the senior management as a ‘’critical friend’’
About You
You need not have been a charity trustee before, but you will have a deep commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will value the lived experience and expert status of young people.
You will have skills and/or experience across a broad range of leadership and business roles and any of the following would be especially useful:
· Philanthropy and fundraising
· Business development
· Organisational change
· Law
· HR
· PR & Communications
The Board currently has five members and the charity are keen to recruit a minimum of two Trustees to build a more diverse team of people that reflects the needs of those supported. We actively encourage approaches from people of different ages, physical ability, sexual orientation, race and religious belief and those with care experience.
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As TRAIN's Chair, you’ll lead our Board of Trustees, and oversee the work of our CEO ensuring we deliver brilliant outcomes for the young people we support every day!
Your tasks include:
- Leading our Board meetings
- Supporting our CEO and staff team
- Shouting about our work, and act as our biggest advocate
- Helping make sure our Board fulfils its responsibilities and requirements
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TRAIN exists to improve the life opportunities of young people aged 10 to 18 in Didcot and Wallingford.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. We support, advocate for, champion and connect carers across the UK, so that no one has to care alone.
Our values
Carers are at the heart of everything we do. We are:
Attentive
- we welcome everyone and are always supportive and ready to help
- we listen carefully and respond with expertise and understanding.
Ambitious
- we’re courageous and innovative, aiming high and seeking out new ideas and opportunities that take us forward
- we are always learning and improving, pushing boundaries to increase our impact.
Achievers
- we are passionate about what we do and tenacious in our pursuit of change
- we adapt to new challenges and are always striving for excellence
- we love to collaborate and enjoy working with others to reach our goals.
Trustee role description
The duties of a Trustee are to:
- contribute actively to the Board of Trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy and defining goals
- to set targets, and evaluate performance against agreed targets
- ensure that Carers UK complies with and pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, the Articles of Association
- safeguarding the good name and values of Carers UK
- ensure that Carers UK complies with charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
- ensure the financial stability of the organisation
- ensure that Carers UK applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects, ie the charity must not spend money on activities which are not included in its own objects, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are
- protect and manage the property of the charity and ensure the proper investment of the charity’s funds
- ensure the effective and efficient administration of Carers UK
- ensure the organisation acts within employment and health and safety laws
- appoint the Chief Executive and monitor their performance.
In addition to the above statutory duties, each Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions including the annual election of the Officers (Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer)
Additional duties may involve leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives and other issues in which the Trustee has special expertise, and positively representing the organisation.
Person specification
Trustees, collectively and individually, have ultimate responsibilities for the charity. To be effective each Trustee must have:
- a commitment to the organisation
- a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort including attending meetings
- strategic vision
- good, independent judgement
- an ability to think creatively
- a willingness to speak their mind
- an understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship
- an ability to work as part of a team
- appreciation of Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Nations Trustee role description
We are specifically looking for two Nations Trustees, one each for Northern Ireland and Wales. In addition to the general responsibilities of a trustee, the Nations Trustee will be expected to ensure that the Carers UK Board is informed on key issues affecting carers in the respective Nations.
In order to discharge this responsibility, the Nations Trustee will be expected to:
- attend the quarterly Nation Committee meetings and the Annual Conference
- establish working relationships with the Director of Devolved Nations, and with the Chair and other members of the Nations Committees
- represent Carers Wales and Carers Northern Ireland at some external events
- sit on recruitment panels as required.
Person specification
- Sound knowledge of the relevant Nation’s issues, the devolved responsibilities held by the relevant Government, its diversity and geographical challenges
- A willingness to understand the work being delivered in the relevant Nation, context, key priorities and aims
- Be a Welsh/ Irish language speaker, or willing to learn (desirable)
- It is essential that the Trustee lives in the relevant Nation and is willing and able to travel to Cardiff/Belfast and London with some overnight stays required.
Commitment
10-12 days per annum.
How to apply
Please email us to request a copy of the full candidate pack.
Please submit a CV outlining your experience, employment and volunteering history and any Trustee, non-executive or public service roles you currently have or have had in the past.
Please also submit a 500-word statement based on the Person Specification. You should clearly explain your ability and/or experience in relation to the criteria in the Person Specification.
Please also submit the Candidate Summary Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and the Declaration of Eligibility with your application. These start overleaf.
If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be asked to provide us with the names and addresses of two people who can provide references.
Applicants are required to declare any unspent criminal convictions. The Charities Act disqualifies people convicted of offences involving dishonesty or deception (unless the conviction is legally regarded as spent), undischarged bankrupts and those disqualified from company directorship from acting as charity Trustees.
Closing date for applications: 15 September 2024 5pm
Interviews dates: October, dates to be confirmed.
This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.
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We're looking for an Honorary Treasurer to join our valued Board of Trustees who will play a pivotal role in ensuring IPEM is well governed and complies with all financial legislation and good practice for charities. This is an exciting time to join IPEM, with an ambitious growth plan agreed for the next 5 years.
The Honorary Treasurer chairs the Institute’s Finance and Business Planning Committee (F&BP), four meetings/year, normally held on line and is also a Trustee and Director of IPEM, attending the Board of Trustees’ four meetings/year, normally 2 in York and 2 in London. The Hon. Treasurer is a member ex officio of the Board of IPEM Enterprises Ltd, IPEM’s wholly owned trading subsidiary, which meets three times per year, usually by teleconference. The Hon Treasurer is also Chair of the IPEM Remuneration Committee which meets once a year by tele-conference.
We anticipate a commitment of 12 - 15 days per year with the meetings during the working day (9 - 5pm).
You do not need to be a member of IPEM, though it is essential you have either senior voluntary sector finance experience or you are a qualified accountant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age UK Sutton (AUKS) is an independent, local charity with a turnover of around £1.4m. The charity is a brand partner of Age UK, and as such benefits from membership of a network of similar independent charities across the UK, whilst being able to maintain a focus on local issues in the London Borough of Sutton. The charity delivers a mixture of ‘on demand’ services, commissioned services, social and community activities, and is increasingly involved in local influencing and strategy. In recent years, Age UK Sutton has undergone steady growth and transformation. We have a solid foundation, enjoy a positive culture where our values are central to all that we do and have consistently great feedback from our staff satisfaction surveys.
About the role
The Board of Age UK Sutton comprises eight Trustees including the Chair. There are currently two vacancies, providing an opportunity for new people with a desire to support a vibrant, ambitious charity to join this highly effective Board. Boards govern effectively by:
- Focusing on their governance responsibilities
- Being clear about the role of the Board vs the role of the Executives - and fostering good relationships between both
- Ensuring the Board itself operates effectively
As an Age UK Sutton Board member, you’ll be an ambassador for the organisation and its work. You’ll share our vision to help the most disadvantaged in the local community
Requirements/Person Specification
We are looking for new Trustees with experience in the following areas, to complement the broad skill base of the current Board members:
- HR and employment law
- Communications, marketing and/or PR
How to apply
Eastside People is supporting Age UK Sutton in the recruitment for this role. Please ensure you read the candidate information pack which contains important detail about the role before applying. Click here to apply by submitting your CV and cover letter. Please use the cover letter as an opportunity to add to the information you have shared in your CV, and ensure that you cover the following:
- Why are you interested in a trustee role at Age UK Sutton
- How you can contribute to the Board as a trustee. Please highlight relevant experience and demonstrate how your skills match the specific requirements of the role as set out in the Person Specification.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Age UK Sutton is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people we aim to support. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
The closing date for applications is Monday 9 September 2024 and interviews will take place the following week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
National Coal Mining Museum for England is looking for Trustees with expertise in the areas of digital and new media, large scale capital projects, advocacy and influencing and coal mining as we embark on the next exciting part of our journey to deliver a fresh new vision over the next 10 years.
We are here to ensure that a vitally important part of our national heritage is protected and sustained for future generations. We are building a talented and dedicated Board of Trustees to help the Museum move forward to preserve the mine - both underground and above ground - and to find sustainable and sympathetic uses for the site to fund the task of attracting more visitors and to generate more income in the future.
If you welcome a challenge, are inspired by our plans for the future and would like to be a part of the team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: We aim to be transparent about the time commitment required for this role. While we strive to balance the needs of the organization with respect for your time, we anticipate an average of 6 full days per year, in addition to a minimum of 4-6 hours per month. This includes attending key meetings, participating in essential activities, and contributing to ongoing projects. We expect in-person attendance at quarterly Board meetings whenever feasible.
Remuneration: Unpaid Volunteer role (reasonable expenses will be reimbursed for Board related work)
Duration: 3 years with possible extension
Location: In person meetings held in Manchester, UK
Are you passionate about using your expertise to support an international health NGO and charity?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are seeking for a trustee to help our charity develop through a period of growth and change.
You will be passionate about what we do and committed in using your experience and expertise to contribute to the strategic development and good governance of the charity. We will welcome applications from people with a background in the following fields:
- Risk management
- Fundraising, including fundraising strategy and/or personal networks that can provide opportunities for major gifts
- Providing healthcare in humanitarian contexts
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the **Candidate Information Pack**before applying.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal. Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification.
Applications must be submitted no later than Monday 12 August 2024.
Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Become a trustee for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
The role
We have the opportunity to appoint two trustees to join our trustee Board, bringing a blend of experience and expertise to help ensure the charity continues to have maximum impact as well as overseeing the fantastic work being undertaken by our dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters, which is to save and improve the lives of those diagnosed and affected by breast cancer.
Our trustee Board meets 5 times a year, normally in London. In addition to this, you will also be a member on at least 1 sub-committee which will be dependent on your areas of expertise and at the request of the Chair. Sub-committees meet up to 3 times a year.
About you
You have the ability to use your skills to ensure good governance through your strategic insight, sound advice and constructive challenge to help the trustee board undertake their responsibilities of scrutiny and support. To do this, you must have experience and interest in either:
Digital, data or design with the ability to provide insights and strategic expertise on how we can harness the benefits of evolving technology and digital routes to grow our impact.
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Risk management.
Ideally, you will also have business experience, potentially in the commercial sector and a personal direct or indirect experience of breast cancer and/or of using our services.
The trustee board welcomes applications to extend the diversity of its membership and expertise from all sectors of the community.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW TRUSTEES!
We have several trustee vacancies and are looking for passionate and enthusiastic people who want to be part of conversations about developing and leading our future.
Power2 is a fast growing and energetic children and young people’s charity that has supported 27,000 young people since 2001.We’re based in the North West of England and London and deliver early-intervention asset-based programmes to children and young people who have mental wellbeing challenges and are disengaged from school and more widely. We’re well-known for our award-winning Teens and Toddlers programme.
In 2023, we launched our new five-year strategy, which entails growing our work so we can meet the needs of more children and young people. Now is an important time for our charity, and we hope that you will want to help us achieve our vision.
As a Power2 trustee you’ll be an ambassador for the organisation and its work. You’ll share our vision of a world where all children and young people – no matter their background or challenges – can thrive and reach their full potential.
We’re particularly seeking to appoint trustees with the following skills or background:
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Chair (please see separate recruitment pack)
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Finance
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Child Safeguarding
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People aged under 25.
A skills audit of our current Board showed that we would benefit from adding to the Board trustees with experience of education leadership, fundraising/income generation, programme impact and evaluation, and HR.
We’re recruiting for potential so learning in the role is expected, and we will support you in this by providing induction and training. We also believe that diverse voices and perspectives are crucial to our decision-making being effective and equitable, and that our Board needs to represent the breadth of our work and the people and communities we work with.
We particularly encourage applications from:
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People from racialised communities
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People who are based in the North West of England
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Disabled people
We’re always looking to recruit people who have lived experiences of the issues we seek to address (as a child, low family income, disengagement with school and learning, poor wellbeing/mental health, care experienced).
We believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive, even when things get tougher.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.