Trustee - Volunteer

As a volunteer Trustee, we want you to help shape our future. Whether you bring professional skills or lived experience, your perspective will help us grow, innovate, and continue making a lasting impact. What difference will you make? We would like to expand our Board of Trustees and it is an exciting time to join us as we plan for a new strategic plan working alongside our newly-formed Trust Leadership Team. We want trustees who can help us grow, bring fresh ideas, and ensure we continue to make a lasting difference. Whether you bring professional expertise or lived experience, your perspective will strengthen our board. What are we looking for? We're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board at an exciting time of growth and change. This is a unique opportunity to help shape our future. Whether you bring professional skills or lived experience, your perspective will help us grow, innovate, and continue making a lasting impact. We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in business development and commissioning, or with a fundraising background, particularly in securing support from trusts and foundations or through corporate partnerships. Hybrid What will you be doing? What You Will Be Doing

• As a volunteer trustee, you will
• Attend five board meetings each year with additional committee meetings.
• Help shape our long-term strategy and monitor progress.
• Manage resources responsibly, and ensure the charity is well run and sustainable.
• Act as an ambassador, championing our work in your networks. The Skills You Need
• We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in business development and commissioning, or with a fundraising background, particularly in securing support from trusts and foundations or through corporate partnerships. Or people with lived experience or with specialisms in education and/or finance
• Ability to bring strategic financial insight, independent challenge and sound judgement to oversee resources effectively, manage risk and ensure the charity remains resilient.
• Commitment to our mission and values.
• Independent judgment and willingness to ask thoughtful questions.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Reliability, integrity and good communication skills.