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Vacancy - Trustee
Are you passionate about issues affecting women and want to work to make a real difference to the community?
Anawim – Birmingham’s Centre for Women – is looking for an inspiring and dynamic individual to join our board of Trustees.
Anawim is a Birmingham charity committed to working with and for women.
We offer gender responsive and trauma-informed support, to enable women to reach their potential. We do this through wraparound services including long-term specialist provisions alongside other practical resources, both in the community and in prison.
Our vision is for a world where women and girls are safe, free, valued, and empowered members of society.
We are based in a diverse area and seek to represent the women we work with, so we particularly welcome applicants from the Global majority.
Role: Trustees are pivotal in guiding Anawim’s strategic direction and ensuring we achieve our goals. You will provide strong governance, oversight, and support to the senior leaders.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure the charity is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support the CEO and senior management in delivering Anawim’s strategic objectives.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive board culture.
• Act as an ambassador for Anawim, promoting our work and expanding our network of supporters and partners.
• Oversee the financial health and sustainability of the organisation.
What We Are Looking For:
• Understanding of governance, finance, and strategic planning.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for women’s rights and social justice.
• Ability to commit time to read papers in advance, attend board meetings and events and provide guidance as needed.
Why Join Anawim?
• Be part of a transformative organisation that makes a real impact in women's lives.
• Work with a dedicated and passionate team of staff and volunteers.
• Support an organisation with a strong reputation and a supportive community.
• Develop and share your expertise while contributing to meaningful change.
We would love to hear from you if you are ready to make a difference.
How to Apply:
Please email joy doal@ anawim .co .uk If you would like to visit and have an informal chat, or send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment @ anawim .co . uk.
Join us at Anawim and help us continue to provide hope, support, and opportunities for women, and to advocate for them, in Birmingham and beyond.
Anawim is committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from underrepresented groups. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and lived experience and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. For more information about Anawim, please visit our website.
The board meets quarterly, sometimes hybrid but preferably in person.
The position is voluntary, out of pocket expenses can be covered.
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about supporting unpaid carers in Wiltshire and Dorset? We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic trustees to help shape the future of our charity! As a trustee, you’ll steer our strategic direction, work closely with our senior leadership team, and ensure we’re making a real difference. We’d especially love to hear from you if you have expertise in health and social care, income generation, marketing and communications, and volunteer management – though this isn’t an exhaustive list!
Some of the key responsibilities of a Trustee include:
– Set and monitor our goals and strategic plans
– Ensure we comply with all legal and regulatory standards
– Safeguard the charity’s finances and prevent fraud
– Attend approximately 4 board meetings a year
If you’re passionate and ready to contribute, we want to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here. All genders, races and backgrounds. Every week we give almost half a million people aged 4-24 the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams: the skills they need for life.
All this is made possible by a dedicated team of 140,000+ adult volunteers and 500 staff who work together towards a common goal. Every one of us believes in helping more young people see a brighter future, giving them the skills they need for a rapidly changing world.
We’re at the heart of the UK’s communities, including those with the fewest opportunities.
We believe that through adventure we challenge young people so that they learn and experience new things and enrich their lives. From coding and camping and kayaking, our young people develop skills, confidence and friendships they’ll take with them throughout their lives. It’s our role to make sure that everyone of our Scouts has the encouragement and support they need to take part in these activities safely. It all adds up to one big difference.
More information about The Scout Association can be found on our website.
The Role
The role of the Trustees is to develop Scouts in keeping with its charitable objectives and in the parameters of good governance. We are particularly looking for a Trustee to contribute their extensive senior level skills and experience in the area of Safeguarding and to Chair the Safeguarding Committee.
Person specification
- A record of proven and significant achievement and executive background in operational and strategic safeguarding.
- An understanding of the type of work undertaken by the Association and commitment to the values and ethos of The Scout Association.
- Successful experience of operating on a board or a major committee in a charitable, public sector or commercial organisation.
- Demonstrable experience of building and sustaining relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues to achieve organisational objectives.
- Confident and effective communication skills with a range of audiences, including Trustees, the Chief Executive, senior staff, senior volunteers and others, and the ability to challenge in a constructive way.
Please download the Candidate Information Pack for further information on the role.
How to Apply
If you are passionate about joining The Scout Association and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with the following:
- An up-to-date CV
- A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, detailing why you would like to be considered, your relevant experience and expertise and what you think you can bring to the role.
All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Trustees Unlimited (part of the Russam group).
All applications should be emailed to Trustees Unlimited.
If you have any difficulty uploading your application or if you would like to have an informal and confidential discussion about the role, alternatively please contact Melissa Baxter.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 30th October 2024
Interview with The Scout Association: w/c 18th November 2024
We look forward to recieiving your application.
The Organisation
Portsmouth Students’ Union Trading Company Ltd (PSUT) is the social enterprise business arm for the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union (UPSU), and seeks to enhance the experience of every Portsmouth student in collaboration with UPSU, University of Portsmouth (UoP) and Community Partnerships whilst contributing financially to the wider organisation. PSUT formed in 2007 generating just £8,000 operating profit and previous to the C-19 pandemic that number had grown to £130,000. Today, the company has endured the challenges of business stoppage and is once again making a comfortable and sustainable revenue to support the charity.
Purpose of Trading Company
- Fundraise for the Charity and enrich student experience as our priorities
- Raise student awareness of, and raise engagement with, UPSU
- Provide opportunities for students to integrate into their Portsmouth Community
- A mechanism for strengthening partnerships (UoP/Community)
- Does things that UPSU can’t
- Must have financial stability
Current position and Future Aims
The Cost of Living Crisis and changes in student recruitment are some of the latest factors in the dynamic and responsive landscape in which PSUT operates. Uniquely, we are a responsive trading company, adapting our products, events and offers annually in tune with student data and the changing needs of our cohorts.
We are currently seeking opportunities to grow the partnership we have with our bespoke digital platform product for SU’s, explore the growth in online sales, expand our commercial client offer across the city and potentially wider for our distance and commuter students as well as maximise the opportunities from our temporary and then permanent building move over the next two years.
We are looking for one independent non-executive Director to Chair our Trading Company Board to support the enterprise through its next steps as we seek to broaden our portfolio of businesses and increase the financial contribution to the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union charity.
A strong and active Board is crucial for us as we implement our new strategy and endeavour to grow our business; one that is flexible and agile enough to react quickly to the changing needs and interests of our members and drive an increasing level of profit for the charity.
Further Information
Application is via a comprehensive CV plus a supporting statement (of no more than two sides of A4) detailing why you are applying for the position and what requirements you meet to carry out the role
Completed applications must be received by midday on the 11th November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Avon Centre is a riding, therapeutic and outdoor-learning centre based in a wonderful woodland setting by Blaise Castle. We are already recognised for our high standards in our work with Disabled people, including physically, sensory and learning Disabled people, and we are branching out into supporting people facing other forms of disadvantages.
The people who use our facilities gain so much in terms of physical and mental-health, confidence and new friendships.
By joining our Board, you’ll be ensuring we can continue to make a real difference to the lives of the children, young people and adults who use our facilities.
We are looking to recruit up to 3 new trustees. You’ll have a commitment to our purpose and ethos, plus experience in one of the following areas;
• HR
• Land and buildings management
• Funding and finance
The time commitment will vary but you’ll definitely get back everything you put in! The minimum commitment is attendance at 4 meetings per year, held in Bristol at the Centre.
We are particularly interested to hear from you if you have lived experience you’d be willing to share to help us make our services even more accessible.
It would be helpful if you already have trustee or other experience of the voluntary sector but not essential. Whether you are an experienced Trustee or wanting to take the first step at Board level, if you share our ethos, we'd like to hear from you.
All Trustees with The Avon Centre are required to complete a DBS (and other) checks prior to their appointment. A copy of our Safe & Fair Recruitment Policy can be found on the website.
Supporting Disabled and disadvantaged people to access the therapeutic benefits of horses and nature.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union (UPSU) is an independent charity that exists to advance the education of all students at the University of Portsmouth. Our vision is to have a ‘Positive Impact with every Portsmouth student’ and we aim to have both immediate and legacy impacts through our range of inspiring services and activities.
UPSU is a forward thinking, friendly organisation with a vision of “delivering a positive impact with every Portsmouth student”. As a charity led by its values and guided by its members, we offer a wide range of services and activities to support and enrich the lives of our students. UPSU employs approximately 30 career staff, a further 50 student staff and we work with over 1000 registered student volunteers and over 100 student groups.
UPSU has implemented a new 3 year Strategy from August 2023 and as always, our Strategy sets the direction for UPSU and ensures we are all focussed on the right things for the benefit of all University of Portsmouth students. Our new Strategy focuses on three areas:
- Academic Success - All students’ academic outcomes are improved as a result of the work that we do - making this the best we can for UoP students through our charitable aims of Representation, Development and Welfare
- Social Capital - Students are supported to find themselves, be themselves, connect and belong
- Future Readiness - Students’ futures are made clearer and enhanced by the work that we do
The Person
The right candidate will thrive in a student led, highly responsive environment and have an enthusiasm for supporting and guiding a student organisation. They will command confidence, have sound judgement and strong communication and leadership skills.
To support our current strategic direction and bring new skills to the Board, the essential skills, knowledge or experience required are:
- AI / Digital Communication
- Finance
- Charity Experience - governance, leadership and strategic direction
Due to the current make-up of our Trustee Board, we are not actively searching for candidates with skills, knowledge and experience related to the Student Union and HE sector and we would welcome candidates from other sectors or regions to apply.
That said, we would very much like to encourage anyone who feels that they could bring something to our Board to apply, regardless of experience - our purpose and values also lead us to welcome first time Trustees too!
We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community and we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment which supports everyone from recruitment through to appointment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people and as part of this commitment, we are working to improve the diversity of our Trustee Board to ensure that it is as relevant and representative of our student community as possible and are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.
Board meetings sit 4-5 times per year and in addition we ask our Trustees to share their expertise in supporting one of our sub-committees. The roles are voluntary and whilst we welcome all applicants, the requirement for regular meeting attendance may suit people within easy travel time to Portsmouth.
Further Information
For information about how to apply, please visit our website. Application is via a comprehensive CV plus a supporting statement (of no more than two sides of A4) detailing why you are applying for the position and what requirements you meet to carry out the role
Completed applications must be received by midday on the 21st October 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.