Expressions of Interest Sought - Board of Directors Trócaire Northern Ireland x2
Trócaire is seeking to appoint two candidates to join the Board of Directors for Trócaire (Northern Ireland) across a number of skills areas.
Trócaire is an international non-governmental organisation. We work with local partners in the world’s most at risk communities and with people across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create.Together we bring about positive and permanent change. Trócaire was established by the Irish Catholic Episcopal Conference in 1973 and is the Irish member of Caritas Internationalis.
Trócaire (Northern Ireland) is a subsidiary of Trócaire1 . Trócaire, the parent body, is accountable to the Irish Episcopal Conference. The Board of Trócaire appoints the Board of Directors of Trócaire Northern Ireland (TNI) and these Directors must be ratified by Trócaire’s Company Directors and Company Members.
Trócaire was established with a dual mandate; to provide development and humanitarian assistance where it is most needed overseas and to raise awareness of the underlying causes of this inequality in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.For further information please refer to www.trocaire.org
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trócaire Northern Ireland Board of Directors.
Trócaire (Northern Ireland) Board of Directors
The function of the TNI Board of Directors is to govern Trócaire Northern Ireland, as a subsidiary of Trócaire, and to provide oversight of Trócaire’s operations in Northern Ireland in compliance with charity law. The Board of Directors of Trócaire Northern Ireland will also advise the Board of Trócaire on matters related to Northern Ireland.In performing its work, the Board of Trócaire Northern Ireland will have regard and give effect to the directions of the Trócaire's Company Directors and Company Members. The Board meet five times a year, including the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Meetings are a mix of in-person, hybrid and online, and last approximately 2 hours.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Provide strategic direction as required, ensuring plans are aligned and integrated with the Ireland and Organisational Strategies, and monitor performance;.
- Review the financial performance of Trócaire Northern Ireland with reference to the Trócaire Northern Ireland budget.
- Ensure Trócaire (Northern Ireland) complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure Trócaire’s (Northern Ireland’s) governance is of the highest possible standard. • Ensure adequate provision is made for safeguarding the assets of Trócaire in Northern Ireland.
- Ensure Trócaire (Northern Ireland) has appropriate policies and systems in place to comply with legislation in Northern Ireland on the prevention and reporting of abuse of children and vulnerable adults (that takes place in Northern Ireland).
- Ensure that systems are in place for effective safeguarding management, including timely reporting of safeguarding complaints to the Charity Commission Northern Ireland.
- Ensure compliance to all statutory obligations of a Company Director and registered charity Director.
The Board of Directors and the TNI Board of Directors are supported by Trócaire’s Board Committees: an Audit and Risk Committee (ARC), an International Programmes Advisory Committee (IPAC), an Ireland (Funding and Public Engagement) Committee, an Organisation and Human Resources Committee (OHR) and a Nominations Committee.
1 Link Trócaire Northern Ireland Annual Report 2022-2023: https://www.trocaire.org/documents/2022-23-trocairenorthern-ireland-annual-report/
Requirements
Applications
We are now seeking applications for two additional members to join the TNI Board for a term of three years (with the option of a second three-year term).
Candidates should be/have previously been based in Northern Ireland and/or worked here for a significant period of time. Following a skills-assessment by the Board, we are seeking to recruit individuals with experience in any of the following:
- Finance & Accounting Professional
- Legal, Governance or Compliance Professional
The roles We are seeking candidates with a background and expertise in the following areas:
- Finance & Accounting Professional
- Experience influencing and collaborating with diverse stakeholders
- Experience of top-level management of financial risk and sustainability and,
- Qualified Accountant with financial accounting or external audit experience
- Experience of working in Northern Ireland and knowledge of the legal and statutory requirements
- Legal, Governance or Compliance Professional
- Experience of charity / non-profit governance
- A recognised legal or compliance qualification with at least 3 years experience.
- Experience in organisational risk management
- Experience of working in Northern Ireland and knowledge of the legal and statutory requirements
Benefits
Expression of Interest
Expression of Interest Expressions of interest are requested from individuals who are willing to contribute their knowledge and skills to the Board.
Directors are appointed on a voluntary basis (non-remunerated). In line with our diversity policy and our localisation agenda, the Board of Directors are particularly interested in applications from individuals whose background and/or ethnicity reflects the diversity of the communities that Trócaire serves.
If you have any questions on any of the above, please contact cosec@trocaire.org Candidates who wish to be considered should submit a short note to Workable, indicating why they are interested in serving on the Northern Ireland Board of Directors and what skills they can bring.A CV should be attached.
Deadline is by 5pm Monday 10th June.
Any candidate offered a Board, TNI Board or Board Committee role with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy, and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.All appointments will be subject to role specific due diligence and screening (e.g. restricted party screening, social media screening)
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