Trustee Volunteer Roles
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- The Board of Trustees work with the Chief Executive at a strategic level to ensure the organisation is effective within its aims and objectives.
- The Board, made up of 6 Trustees, meet with the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive, approximately every two months, to discuss the wider obligations and challenges of the specific sector in which we work
- The Board have a joint responsibility with the Chief Executive to ensure the charity complies with good practice and legal obligations.
- The Board through the Chairman and Treasurer work with the Chief Executive and their Deputy to ensure finance and resources are adequate for the needs of the organisation
- The Board support the Chief Executive through the Chairman, in order for her to carry out the management of the Charity
- Trustees should act with integrity and in the interests of the organisation and its clients and staff
- The Board takes and gives advice and guidance to and from the Chief Executive as required.
We are especially interested in applications from people with some experience working or have worked in the following sectors:
- Medicine
- Social Work
- Local Government
- Religion
Please contact Jo Rising in the first instance for further information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Why join us?
Young people and adults with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage are 3 times less likely than anyone else to have a paid job.
This has a huge impact on every aspect of an adult’s life. It is well-evidenced that young people and adults who are unemployed are more likely to live in poverty, lack confidence and self-worth and feel isolated from friends and family.
Depending on the disability you live with, the situation is even worse. Just 1 in 20 adults living with a learning disability and just 3 in 50 adults living with a mental health challenge have a paid job.
The disability/neurodivergence employment gap is harmful and unfair. It’s also fixable. Over 20 years of experience shows us that young people and adults with disabilities are able to find and stay in work with the right help. Employers benefit too.
Everyone at Ways into Work is passionate about supporting people with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage to find the right job for them, secure paid employment and sustain their job with our help.
Why now is the right time to join us
This is an exciting time to join us as earlier this year we converted to a charity (from a CIC). As we look to the future, we are seeking to build on the expertise we have established over the last 20 years.
To date we have relied heavily on contracts from local government. The need to diversify our income base, to support more clients into employment and to provide a more secure future for our clients, fed into our decision to become a charity.
We are seeking a Trustee, who has worked in fundraising, to provide a strategic steer for this work. In the months ahead we will be looking to revise our strategy, recruit a Head of Fundraising and put in place the infrastructure needed to begin to establish new income streams. You would have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping these processes, bringing us closer to delivering the support we know our clients need.
Trustee Role Description
As a Trustee, you will play a crucial role in setting the strategic direction of the charity and ensuring good governance. You will contribute to ensuring that the charity fulfils its mission, operates effectively, and remains accountable to its clients - adults and young people living with disabilities and neurodiversity.
Duties:
- Oversee, support and advise the development of our fundraising capability.
- Support and provide advice on achieving Ways into Work’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
- Review and approve operational strategies, policies and recommendations, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
- Act as ambassador for Ways into Work, promoting our work and building networks of interested parties who are enthusiastic about our work.
- Other Duties as are listed in the Candidate Pack
About you:
You do not need to have previous experience of acting as a Trustee. We are looking for you to bring the personal skills and qualities outlined in the Candidate Pack, alongside expert knowledge in fundraising.
We recognise the specialist skills required for different areas of fundraising and would value specialist knowledge in one or more of the following areas so you can provide strategic steers and advice: corporates, major donors, individual giving, community fundraising and/or Trusts and Foundations.
We would greatly value experience of acting at a senior level (such as in a ‘Head of’ role) as you will need to be comfortable sharing your expertise with the wider Board, and offering support and constructive challenge to our new Head of Fundraising and senior leadership team.
We recognise the enormous value of lived experience. We know that there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. Many in Ways into Work live with disabilities or neurodiversity and/or have wider lived experiences that offer huge value to the work we deliver.
We recommend that you read the attached Candidate Pack before submitting your application. You can access this when you click the 'Apply' button.
Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter that outlines your experience of Charity Fundraising and two other points that you believe will be of interest to Ways into Work.
Our mission is to get as many people with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage in Berkshire into sustained paid employment, as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for trustees who can help us at this exciting time. Are you passionate about Morecambe Bay? Could you help us connect more people with the nature, heritage and culture of Morecambe Bay?
- In your role as a trustee:
- You will be helping a place-based charity deliver impact and positive change to the people and places of Morecambe Bay.
- You can help us navigate our objectives at a time when the Bay area is seeing increased interest, growth and opportunity.
- Become more intimately engaged with Morecambe Bay, its communities, nature, heritage and culture.
- Enjoy working alongside a committed team of trustees, and with a friendly team of staff dedicated to and passionate about Morecambe Bay.
- Develop valuable skills, knowledge, experience and networks within the voluntary sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Why join us?
Young people and adults with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage are 3 times less likely than anyone else to have a paid job.
This has a huge impact on every aspect of an adult’s life. It is well-evidenced that young people and adults who are unemployed are more likely to live in poverty, lack confidence and self-worth and feel isolated from friends and family.
Depending on the disability you live with, the situation is even worse. Just 1 in 20 adults living with a learning disability and just 3 in 50 adults living with a mental health challenge have a paid job.
The disability/neurodivergence employment gap is harmful and unfair. It’s also fixable. Over 20 years of experience shows us that young people and adults with disabilities are able to find and stay in work with the right help. Employers benefit too.
Everyone at Ways into Work is passionate about supporting people with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage to find the right job for them, secure paid employment and sustain their job with our help.
Why now is the right time to join us
This is an exciting time to join us as earlier this year we converted to a charity (from a CIC). As we look to the future, we are seeking to build on the expertise we have established over the last 20 years.
To date we have relied heavily on contracts from local government. The need to diversify our income base, to support more clients into employment and to provide a more secure future for our clients, fed into our decision to become a charity.
We are looking for a Trustee who has worked in a charity finance or treasurer role to provide a strategic steer for the financial/treasury aspects of our work, as a charity. In the months ahead we will be looking to revise our strategy, and put in place the infrastructure needed to begin to establish new income streams. You would have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the underlying finance/treasury processes, compliance and disciplines, bringing us closer to delivering our support to more clients.
Trustee Role Description
Ways into Work is looking for new Trustees. As a Trustee, you will play a crucial role in setting the strategic direction of the charity and ensuring good governance. You will contribute to ensuring that the charity fulfils its mission, operates effectively, and remains accountable to its clients - adults and young people living with disabilities and neurodiversity.
Duties:
- Oversee, support and advise the operation of our finance/treasurer function.
- Oversee Ways into Work’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
- Support and provide advice on achieving Ways into Work’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
- Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
- Provide support and challenge to Ways into Work’s CEO in the execution of their delegated authority and affairs, particularly in finance.
- Act as ambassador for Ways into Work, promoting our work and building networks of interested parties who are enthusiastic about our work.
- plus other duties detailed in the Candidate Pack.
About you
You do not need to have previous experience of acting as a Trustee. We are looking for you to bring the personal skills and qualities outlined below, alongside expert knowledge in charity finance/treasurer.
We recognise the specialist skills required for charity finance/treasurer and would value specialist knowledge in one or more of the following areas so you can provide strategic steers and advice: Tax, Accounts, Compliance, managing different income types, suitable reserves, risk management and other charity treasurer areas.
We would greatly value experience of acting at a senior level (such as in a ‘Head of’ role) as you will need to be comfortable sharing your expertise with the wider Board, and offering support and constructive challenge to our current finance function and senior leadership team.
We recognise the enormous value of lived experience. We know that there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. Many in Ways into Work live with disabilities or neurodiversity and/or have wider lived experiences that offer huge value to the work we deliver.
We recommend that you read the attached Candidate Pack before submitting your application. You can access this when you click the 'Apply' button.
Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter that outlines your experience of Charity Finance/Treasury and two other points that you believe will be of interest to Ways into Work.
Our mission is to get as many people with disabilities, neurodivergence and disadvantage in Berkshire into sustained paid employment, as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wintercomfort is seeking to appoint new Trustees to our Board of Trustees. We are particularly looking for a Charity Secretary (training provided) to support the effective governing of the charity but are also interested in hearing from people with knowledge and experience of the homelessness sector or with HR skills and expertise.
Trustees
Location: Cambridge, CB4 1EG
Time Commitment: Attending Board meetings (currently we schedule five a year).
Attending strategy and training days (approximately half a day once or twice a year).
Wintercomfort is an advice and support hub for homeless and vulnerably housed people in Cambridge. Open daily throughout the year, we provide services to aid every stage of recovery - from immediate basic welfare needs to long-term help people overcome challenges and fulfil their potential. We offer housing and tenancy support, debt advice, support with training and employment, access to a range of mental and physical health services, a dedicated women’s programme, and extensive work to promote social inclusion.
We are looking for people to join an experienced and passionate Board of Trustees who work collaboratively in providing strategic oversight and governance of Wintercomfort, to ensure its financial stability and that it achieves its mission. You will have a strong empathy with our values and be willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
This is a voluntary, unpaid, position for an initial term of 3 years. Reasonable travel expenses can be paid.
We are welcoming applications until 5pm on Monday 23rd December 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
Would you like to join the leadership of one of the most successful archaeological charities in the UK?
We are recruiting to fill vacancies on our Board of Trustees.
About the organisation
Oxford Archaeology (OA) is a registered charity and a leader in developer-led archaeology with a mission to advance the understanding of humanity's shared history through archaeological research to create public benefit. For over 50 years, OA has combined financial resilience with exceptional expertise, creating a vibrant research environment, regional business strengths, and strong commitment to dissemination and public engagement. With offices in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster, OA carries out high-profile projects across the UK, shaping archaeological practice while engaging communities in discovering their past.
As one of the largest archaeological companies in the UK, OA works on major projects of all types, from housing to infrastructure, that cover all periods, from the Palaeolithic to the 20th century. The organisation also undertakes national surveys and research projects that contribute to shaping policy on heritage management, rewilding, and biodiversity. Its collaborative approach and adaptability have enabled OA to seize important commercial opportunities by establishing a number of successful joint ventures for nationally important infrastructure projects, including HS2, Sizewell C, and several National Highways schemes.
OA’s charitable remit to create public benefit is firmly at the heart of all of its work. Archaeology offers a unique way to build a sense of place and connect diverse communities in today’s dynamic society. By collaborating with businesses, academia, local government, and other charities, OA maximizes archaeology’s potential for positive social impact, bridging communities and the past through storytelling and hands-on engagement. The Knowledge Hub was created to make OA’s research, reports, and publications freely available to all and it will continue growing, using all the potential of digital tools to make archaeology more approachable and accessible.
About the role
This is a very exciting time to join the Board. The sector is experiencing great change, driven by the many opportunities to work on major infrastructure projects as well as the expanding housebuilding programme. OA is currently developing a new strategy to take us into 2025-30 that will shape our role in the sector and the archaeological profession, and we are investing in our internal systems and processes to support these ambitions.
We are seeking two new trustees to join our board in late 2024/early 2025. Current trustees are mainly from the heritage sector, especially from professional practice and academia. We want to extend the range of trustee skills to reflect the developments in the sector and the wider economy. While an interest in the heritage sector is important we will consider a wide range of professional backgrounds and life experience in order to bring new perspectives, energy and creativity to our board.
We are particularly looking for people who have experience in any of the following areas:
- Management of major infrastructure projects.
- Contract/commercial management in the following sectors: Construction, House Building, Utilities, Renewable Energy.
- Financial management and planning, including oversight of annual audited accounts and organisational risk management.
- Corporate governance and compliance with UK Company and Charity law.
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Appreciation of disruptive technologies and Cybersecurity.
What to expect from the trustee role
Our Board of trustees is responsible for the charity Oxford Archaeology, for its strategy, finances and for overseeing compliance and operations. The Board works closely with the executive team who manage a staff of over 400 people.
The Board meets formally 4-5 times a year, with additional meetings and site visits as necessary. Sub-groups of the Board may meet separately to progress specific initiatives.
Expenses are paid to Trustees to enable them to attend in person meetings.
All new trustees will receive an induction, and there are opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of the business through meetings with staff and visits to ongoing projects.
How to apply:
If you are interested in the role and would like to know more, please follow the link for more information:
Trustee | Oxford Archaeology
To apply please send a CV with a covering letter and “Application for Trustee position” in the subject line outlining:
- Why you would like to join the Board of OA
- The skills and experience that you would bring to the Board
The deadline for applications is 6th December. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to an in person interview on 10th December.
If you feel that you don’t meet the current recruitment categories but would like to be kept informed of future opportunities please let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are working in partnership with the Royal Maritime Hotel (RMH) to secure new Trustees. RMH is operated by a charitable trust, the Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club, which owns the freehold of the whole building and runs the Hotel through a limited company as a commercial business, to generate funds for its charitable work. The Club’s beneficiaries are serving and former seafarers, including members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Merchant Fleet. However, in addition, membership of the Club is open to all serving and retired members of all the Armed Forces and their families, as well as Police, Fire and Ambulance service members, volunteers from the RNLI and members of the local community. The Club currently has over 8,000 members of whom 7,500 are serving or retired seafarers, soldiers or airmen.
The RMH is now seeking experienced and committed individuals to join its Board of Trustees to oversee strategic development and direction, making a major contribution to the future success of the organisation. The charity has identified key areas that would benefit from specific expertise and experience and candidates with these skill sets are encouraged to apply:
- Finance
- Facilities
Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
- A commitment to the Royal Maritime Hotel and its purpose and values, and a willingness to lead according to the organisation’s traditions and values
- Leadership skills, with strong collaborative abilit
- Ability to think strategically and contribute to Board level discussions
- Tact and diplomacy, with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of accountancy and/or bookkeeping and audit (finance)
- Experience of operations / maintenance of buildings, including mechanical and electrical works (M&E) (facilities)
Board meetings are held 4 times a year, with other commitments as required.
For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage expressions of interest from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Closing date: 20th December 2024
Interviews with Royal Maritime Hotel will be after the Christmas break. Charisma will be meeting with candidates across the campaign in preparation for interviews in the new year.
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Join us and help support a small Southwark based charity working with adults with learning disabilities
We are looking for new trustees to join our purpose driven and welcoming Board of Trustees in our work to enhance the lives of adults with learning disabilities through music, art, dance, drama, cooking and gardening.
This is an exciting time to join us, with opportunities to contribute and to help shape our future. If you are thoughtful and energetic and want to help make a difference, please apply. We welcome those who have no experience of being a trustee and will provide induction and support. Commitment and enthusiasm is more important.
We want a Board that reflects our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals. We strongly encourage applications from the Black, racially minoritized and other under-represented communities, and people with experience of learning disability – either personally, professionally, as a carer or a volunteer. This will help us draw on a wide range of knowledge, interests and skills when making the decisions that will improve the lives of our service users.
We would like new trustees to have some of these interests and skills but not all:
Service user engagement, raising funds, digital delivery, helping board meetings to run smoothly and knowledge about learning disabilities.
As a trustee, you will be involved in key decision making to ensure this charity is well managed and delivers a good service for our users. The Board meets 4-5 times a year. There are opportunities for trustees to become involved in projects and working groups.
Creating life enhancing and worthwhile opportunities by listening to, learning from and working with adults with learning disabilities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Chair leads the board, ensuring that it governs the charity effectively, in service of the charity’s vision and mission. The Chair leads in an inclusive way, supporting the board to work together well, and providing support and challenge to the Chief Executive. The Chair is also an ambassador for the charity.
Chair role
· Provide strategic leadership to the charity and the Board, ensuring that The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre achieves its mission.
· Work in partnership with the Chief Executive and team to achieve our mission.
· Lead the board in ensuring that it fulfils its responsibilities for the governance of the organisation.
· Optimise the relationship between the board and The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s staff and volunteers.
· Plan and chair the board meetings and the AGM, with others as appropriate.
· Act as a spokesperson and figurehead for The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre.
What we are looking for
Essential
● Experience of being a trustee.
● A keen sense of strategic purpose.
● An inclusive leadership style: able to inspire and support everyone to participate on an equal footing.
● The ability to listen and engage effectively. You are comfortable with challenge and debate and are able to encourage that in others whilst fostering a collaborative board environment.
● Advocate - be able and willing to champion The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s work through personal networks, social media, and other channels.
● A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
● Be responsive
In addition to the above, the Chair will have the responsibilities and qualities of all trustees:
Responsibilities of all trustees
● Support and provide advice on The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre purpose, vision, goals and activities.
● Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
● Oversee The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
● Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
● Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
● Review and approve [charity name]’s financial statements.
● Provide support and challenge to The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
● Keep abreast of changes in The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s operating environment.
● Contribute to regular reviews of The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre own governance.
● Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
● Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third-party interests.
● Contribute to the broader promotion of The Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
Essential qualities and attributes of all trustees
● Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
● Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member.
● Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.
● A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
● Enthusiasm for our vision and mission.
● Willingness to lead according to our values
● Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership
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Tom’s Trust, a children's brain tumour charity, is looking for two new trustees to join our Board.
Although our office is based in Cambridge, where we were founded and where we provided our first service, we have grown from a regional to a national charity and want our Trustee Board to reflect that. We operate a hybrid meeting approach which supports this ambition to expand our Board.
We are particularly seeking trustees in the Oxfordshire or Liverpool areas, where our newest services are based, to work with our current Trustee Board of eight who work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to provide expertise and oversight of our ambitious strategy. Details of the Board are on our website.
We recognise the need to reflect, understand, and network, in each new region for which we provide a service and want to talk to enthusiastic individuals who have the professional skills, connections and understanding to help. Trustee roles are not paid, but Trustees will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses. Trustee meetings are currently on a Monday evening every two months and these are hybrid with Trustees dialling in or attending in person. We have a number of subcommittees to support the main board, including clinical, fundraising, marketing and communications and finance.
In seeking new Trustees, the Board has the following objectives:
1. To make sure that the Board has the experience and skills in line with future priorities.
2. To gain different perspectives on the potential for Tom’s Trust and for its services.
3. To widen our network of contacts and support in new areas to help us support more families and new services.
Tom’s Trust is a growing and ambitious charity. Candidates must:
- Be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the North West and its strengths and challenges;
- Be willing to support our Team with contacts and ideas as they work hard to get the public to understand our work in the area;
- Support fundraising efforts to find new support to allow our service to continue, contribute to the development of fundraising strategies, and assist in securing resources for our programs and initiatives;
- Understand and uphold charity governance principles and the role of charities;
- Be comfortable working with fellow Trustees and professional staff in a collaborative team, able to negotiate and discuss complex ideas in a respectful way to reach a majority decision;
- Have empathy for the need to help families whose child has been affected by a brain tumour.
If this role resonates with you, we would love to hear from you.
About Tom’s Trust
Tom's Trust is the UK's only charity dedicated to providing mental health support to children and young people, with brain and other central nervous system tumours, and their families. We believe that every child with a brain tumour should have access to the mental health support that they need, as well as their loved ones. Approximately 500 children aged 0-19 are diagnosed with a brain tumour each year. That’s nearly 10 children per week. Many children experience serious mental health issues such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression, as a result of their tumour, and 62% of children who survive a brain tumour will then live with life-long disabilities (such as blindness, hearing loss, lost motor-function or learning disabilities).
Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists support hundreds of families, working within hospitals in the East, North East, North West and now starting in Thames Valley; helping children from diagnosis, through their brutal treatment and as they return to life at home. Our team is also there to support a family if their child is dying or has sadly died from this devastating disease. It is our mission is to provide psychological support to children with brain tumours and their families in every area of the UK that needs us.
We believe that every child with a brain tumour should have access to the mental health support that they need, as well as their loved ones.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
OTR is seeking 3 volunteer trustees to join us at an exciting time of development for the charity. We are looking for trustees who have some specific experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas:
· Chair & Leadership
· Counselling and Listening Services for Young People
· Business Engagement and Local Networking
To find out the full details of these 3 trustee roles, please click on the Trustee Applicant Pack below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Bromley Arts Trust CIO Opportunity to join the Board of Trustees
Ready for a challenge? Good team player? Good at seeing the bigger picture ?
Consider joining our small Board of Trustees. The Board of Bromley Arts Trust is eager to expand the number of trustees and is looking for enthusiastic individuals with special skills and wide-ranging experience to enjoy finding solutions. Whether you are an experienced Trustee or are considering becoming one, we would like to hear from you.
If you have the time (estimated to average 2 to 3 days per month) to undertake this exciting role, please apply by Tuesday 26 November 2024.
More details of the role, person specification, the application process and documentation is available from the Business Manager, Bromley Arts Trust
See Trustee Application pack.
World Land Trust seeks new Trustees who will be engaged, ensure good governance, and help deliver its ambitious growth strategy. The successful candidates must bring expertise in one of the following areas:
Fundraising – we are keen to hear from candidates with significant fundraising experience at large UK charities. Current knowledge of fundraising strategy and best practice is essential. It is also desirable to have experience in one or more of, regular giving, major giving, or trusts and foundations, with a strong preference for experience in donor acquisition, preferably in the environmental space.
Conservation – we are particularly interested in candidates from high-biodiversity countries in tropical regions with first-hand experience of conservation on the frontline. In particular, we’re looking for fresh perspectives on one or more of the following: strategic landscape prioritisation and planning, area-based mechanisms for effective land protection, community-led conservation, innovation in conservation, and/or payment for ecosystem services. We would especially welcome applications from early-career conservation professionals to complement our existing Trustee expertise.
We would also welcome applications from people open to taking on the role of Chair in the future and those interested in chairing sub-committees or advisory panels.
World Land Trust would like to receive applications from those who have not held a board role before now, provided they can demonstrate that they have the ability to work at a strategic level, think creatively and criticise strategies and
Helping people across the world protect and restore their land to safeguard biodiversity and the climate
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a strong, well funded charity, with passionate trustees and a clear and ambitious vision to reduce the impacts of poverty and hardship in deprived areas, predominantly in the Midlands.
What will you be doing?
We are passionate about helping people facing financial hardship. We have now moved away from our main offer only being about providing grants to help people pay their water bills. We know we can also make a huge difference by working in partnership with other organisations, and by providing funding where there are currently gaps. There are already many excellent organisations working across the Midlands, who have trusted relationships with those people who are most in need. We will provide funding to those organisations so that they are able to deliver more help to more people locally.
We have over 25 years of experience helping people under our previous brand of the Severn Trent Trust Fund, and now move forward under our new name, the Evnia Charitable Trust. Moving away from being the Severn Trent Trust Fund is not just about a rebranding exercise, it also marks a significant change in the strategic direction of our charity and now is an exciting for new Trustees to join to help shape our new approach.
Evnia Charitable Trust also has a subsidiary company, Auriga Services, which is a public benefit entity with almost 20 years of experience and expertise in providing services for the general public or social benefit.
What are we looking for?
Key attributes we would be open to adding to the Trustee Board:
- Digital expertise
- Experience of grant giving arrangements
- Stakeholder relations
- Communications expertise
- Investment knowledge and insight
- Audit & Risk
- Finance
- Knowledge and experience of the financial hardship landscape
While we are predominantly a Midlands based charity, we welcome applications from people based anywhere in the country. We also encourage people from all different backgrounds to apply for the role.
Prior experience of working as a Trustee or at a senior management level is not essential.
Estimate of time needed: 0-5 hours / month. Mostly during office hours
What difference will you make?
Providing practical support to people facing financial hardship.
Before you apply
If you would like to discuss this trustee opportunity, please contact us via the Reach platform.
Please provide a cover letter detailing why you would like to become a trustee and what you can bring to the role.
Join the Board of Trustees and Lead The Hanoon Foundation (ex-FQMS)
Join Our Board of Trustees at The Hanoon Foundation
We are seeking to recruit 2 new Trustees to join our Board, provide leadership and help shape the future of THF. We will consider all applications and are keen for applicants with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: Governance, Business, Finance, Fundraising, Education and Law.
About The Hanoon Foundation (THF)
THF was known as FQMS until the summer of 2024. It is a registered charity based in the UK, dedicated to creating a future where Palestinian healthcare is self-sufficient, underpinned by outstanding medical education. Our goal is to ensure that patients can access the treatment they need within their own communities by helping Palestinian medical schools raise their standards.
Why Join Us?
We believe that diverse boards make better decisions, so we value a wide range of perspectives and experiences. Our trustee roles are open to everyone, and we warmly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
If the information in this recruitment pack resonates with you, we’d like to hear from you.
How to Apply
- An up-to-date CV (maximum 2 pages),
- A supporting statement (maximum 500 words) outlining your interest in the role and how your skills meet the person specification, with examples from your voluntary and paid work,
- Referee details for two referees who can vouch for your ability to work strategically at board level and your specialist knowledge.
Application Deadline: Friday, 29th November 2024, at 6:00 pm. The selection process will also include an interview in the first 3 weeks of December. Successful applicants will begin with a six-month introductory/probation period for mutual assessment.
Previously known as FQMS. A British charity, founded in 1997, to advance medical education in Palestine.