Co-opted Trustee - 3 Year Tenure

About Us

The Microbiology Society is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity. It is governed by a Board of Trustees who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. The Board of Trustees operates in compliance with the Society’s Articles of Association and Charity Commission guidance on good governance.

From 2025, the Society will constitute of a new Board of Trustees comprised of the Society’s three Executive Officers (President, General Secretary, and Treasurer) and three elected members, plus up to three external experts. The role of the Board is to govern the organisation, provide the strategic direction of the Society and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.

About You

The Microbiology Society is specifically looking for candidates with expertise in either academic publishing business or charitable fundraising to co-opt to the Board of Trustees.

The Trustee will be appointed to serve for a period of one term (up to three years), after which they will be eligible for re-appointment again for a second consecutive term

​​For more information about the Society, please visit our website.

To make an application, please email the following via the button below:

• Your CV (no more than three sides)

A supporting statement (no more than two sides) that answers the following questions:

• Why do you want to be a trustee of the Microbiology Society?
• How do your skills and expertise align with the role profile and candidate description detailed in the role description

Closing date: Monday 4 November 2024.

Preliminary interviews from the week commencing 18 November 2024.

Final Panel interviews: January 2025.

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Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

“We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”