Trustee Appointment (Under 26)

Role Title: Trustee Appointment (Under 26)

Salary: N/A Volunteer-With Expenses

Location: London-Hybrid

Tenure: Part Time-15 days a year

Are you a passionate advocate for social justice, gender equality, and the rights of women and girls?

Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a global movement fighting poverty and injustice? 

Then we'd love to hear from you!

ActionAid UK is looking for a dynamic, committed Under-26 Trustee to bring fresh perspectives and bold leadership to our Board

ActionAid UK is an independent charity and member of a global justice federation with a presence in 71 countries worldwide. As a federation we work together to achieve social justice, gender equality and to address the structural causes of poverty and injustice.

At ActionAid UK, we believe in the power of young voices to drive transformative change. This is an opportunity for you to join the governance team of a leading international organisation, helping to shape our strategy, policies, and impact at a crucial time. As we launch our 2025-2028 strategy, we are looking for a young leader who can bring energy, insight, and experience in activism, grassroots organising, or movement building.

This is more than just a governance role—it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of an organisation that supports feminist movements, drives decolonisation, and builds global solidarity networks.
 

We are keen to recruit a young trustee to build on the skills and expertise of existing trustees and to bring a diversity of perspective and lived experience. We are particularly keen to hear from those who have:

• Experience of grassroots campaigning/movement building
• Mobilising for social change
• Experience of youth social movements
• Experience in decision making and/or organising
• Lived experience or developed understanding of social justice and/or discrimination

We’re looking for a young leader under the age of 26 who is passionate about social justice and feminism. You don’t need previous board experience—we value lived experience, activism, and leadership in movements, youth networks, or community organising. If you’ve mobilised for change, led initiatives, or challenged injustice, we want to hear from you!

The term of appointment is four years with the possibility of renewal for a period of up to four more years. This is a voluntary role, with all expenses covered. Trustees are asked to give around 15 days a year to ActionAid UK.

About ActionAid UK

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, a federation of 43 national organisations with a presence in 71 countries worldwide. Globally, we want to see a system that is fair and just for all, that starts from a foundation of human rights, peace and security, balanced with the rights of the natural world. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

In the UK, our primary role is to raise funds to support the work of Federation members who work with over 3,000 partner organisations including social movements, youth networks and women’s rights organisations to tackle inequality and injustice in their communities.

What makes ActionAid different?

Working for ActionAid is different to working with other charities. For a start, we’ve been around since 1973, so we’re one of the longest established and best respected charities in the UK. Many of our staff and partners around the world live in the communities in the 45 countries where we work across Africa, Asia and America. Our approach is all about empowering people to claim their rights. And so our working relationships in the UK and across the world are based on mutual trust, respect and democracy.

As part of our commitment to women’s and girls’ rights, we recognise, embody and champion feminist principles not only in our work or what we do but also in the way we work and how we do things. 

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly

celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.