Chair & Trustees

Youth Focus North West (YFNW) is a charity that exists to promote and represent youth work across the North West region. They provide opportunities for services working with young people to respond to and impact national government agendas. Striving to improve the quality and consistency of youth work across the region, they promote and support good practice and effective workforce development. They ensure that the voices of young people and organisations are heard in policymaking, and nurture youth work practice, create networks, broker partnerships, and open opportunities for collaboration. Essentially, they empower young people so that they feel confident and motivated to make changes to the world around them.

The Chair and Trustee roles are voluntary leadership positions that will place you right at the heart of a charity with major impact on the lives of young people across the North West. As a Trustee, you will help YFNW to shape and deliver the next stage of their growth as they look to build on the strong reputation built to date and increase their impact. We are seeking a Chair with a credible charity governance background and knowledge of the youth work sector. Prior non-executive experience is a pre-requisite, as they will be leading a reasonably new Board cohort.

Candidates for both the Chair and Trustee positions should have some sort of direct personal or professional connection to youth work in the North West, a strong resonance with YFNW’s vision, and genuine ambition for what the charity can achieve.

YFNW is being assisted in this appointment by the executive search firm Society. Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter. These can be uploaded via Society’s website.