Trustee for Board of Environmental Charity

Become a volunteer Trustee and drive environmental impact in Scotland.

Future Woodlands Scotland is a charity, set up in 2012, to fund innovative thinking for native woodlands. Working with land owners and managers across Scotland, we help to restore ‘ghost’ or degraded former native woodlands and seek to work with partners in ensuring the right skills are in place to deliver native woodland creation. The charity also helps create better, healthier and greener cities and towns, with the development of our £10 million urban forestry programme.

We currently have eight Trustees, who come from a range of backgrounds, all passionate about making a positive difference for our natural environment and urban greenspace. We are now seeking additional Trustees to help steer the organisation through our next exciting period of growth. Third sector experience is desirable though not essential as is being based in Scotland.

Our Trustees are volunteers and are not remunerated, however reasonable expenses to attend in-person meetings will be paid.

What will you get out of it?

The role provides the opportunity to:

• Make a tangible impact on Scotland’s landscape, support biodiversity and address the climate crisis.
• Broaden your skills byworking on the board of a small, forward-thinking environmental charity.
• Contribute to sector-leading woodland projects.
• Make a real contribution to developing native woodlands and the research into their impact on climate change.
• Network with some of the brightest minds in the environmental sector.
• Have a lot of fun!

What are we looking for?

We are looking to appoint up to two new Trustees with the following skills:

• Ability to effectively participate in a diverse board, valuing the views of all members.
• Ability to support the planning and delivery of significant operational change within a growth phase.
• A strategic mindset capable of envisioning transformative change.
• Commitment to Scotland’s natural environment and passion for improving the environment through native woodland creation, restoration and urban greenspace.
• Team player, sensitive to the views of other Trustees and the Executive, while strongly motivated to make the most of the organisation’s resources and skills.
• Committed and able to contribute time, experience, skills, ideas and strong personal engagement to further improve the scope, scale and quality of our work.
• Use interpersonal skills to build trust and strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally

Later this year, we will also be appointing a new Chair, when our current Chair stands down. This may be an appointment from the pool of existing Trustees, but new Trustees will also be eligible for consideration. Therefore, you will be asked at interview if you are interested in being considered for the position of Chair.