Trustee
The organisation we are working with is one of the world's largest representative bodies of medical/healthcare professionals practicing or interested in palliative care, with a growing membership of over 1,400. Most members are doctors, and supporting them is the core focus of the organisation.
Their members support patients with life threatening illnesses to live and die as well as possible. It is the charity's mission to promote, facilitate, advance and develop excellence for the benefit of every individual patient and those important to them.
As part of a wider governance review, the organisation is making some exciting changes to it's organisational structures. The current Board will become the charity's Council with a focus on professional matters and the creation of a new Board of Trustees will oversee the administration of the organisation as a professional membership body and hold elected Officers to account.
About the Charity:
They are a registered charity, and so they have a Board of Trustees acting as their governing body. The Board of Trustees is responsible for agreeing the charity's business plan and monitoring the progress of their affairs. Trustees also act as the custodians of the organisation, ensuring effective management and administration and are registered as Directors with Companies House.
About the Lay Trustee Role:
As a Lay Trustee, you will have the opportunity to work closely with fellow Trustees to shape the future of the charity. You will note that a medical background is not a pre-requisite of the role. As part of the Board of Trustees you will use your expertise in either a) financial management or b) equity, diversity and inclusion to ensure the charity is solvent, well-run, and delivering on its charitable objective.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Be willing to act as a Trustee of the organisation and accept ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of a charity, and ensuring that it is solvent, well-run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for which it has been set up.
• Ensure that the Board operates within the organisation's charitable objective, its governing document and provides clear strategic direction to the charity.
• Fulfil Trustee duties to ensure sound financial health of the charity, with systems in place to ensure financial accountability.
• Support the Chair of the Board of Trustees, President and Board Officers whilst respecting the boundaries of those roles.
Time commitment
The Board of Trustees will normally hold four meetings per year (likely to be a mixture of in-person and hybrid meetings). On average, it is estimated that the time commitment will equate to half a day per month, spread irregularly over a 12-month period.
Trustees will serve a three-year term. Individual tenure may be extended by up to a maximum of a further three-year term to ensure orderly succession planning, subject to the agreement of the membership.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement answering the questions below to seniorappointments@charitypeople.co.uk (depending on your skill-set please answer question 1 and either question 2 or question 3).
• Please describe what skills you believe you have (in demonstrable examples) that will be key to success in this role, and what do you hope to get from the role? What do you hope to get from the role?
• Please describe a time when you have ensured transparency and accountability in financial management, both internally within the organisation and externally with stakeholders?
• Please describe a time when you have advocated successfully for equity, diversity and inclusion in your workplace. What were the challenges and what was the outcome?
Timeline:
Closing date for applications: Monday 20th May
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
Their members support patients with life threatening illnesses to live and die as well as possible. It is the charity's mission to promote, facilitate, advance and develop excellence for the benefit of every individual patient and those important to them.
As part of a wider governance review, the organisation is making some exciting changes to it's organisational structures. The current Board will become the charity's Council with a focus on professional matters and the creation of a new Board of Trustees will oversee the administration of the organisation as a professional membership body and hold elected Officers to account.
About the Charity:
They are a registered charity, and so they have a Board of Trustees acting as their governing body. The Board of Trustees is responsible for agreeing the charity's business plan and monitoring the progress of their affairs. Trustees also act as the custodians of the organisation, ensuring effective management and administration and are registered as Directors with Companies House.
About the Lay Trustee Role:
As a Lay Trustee, you will have the opportunity to work closely with fellow Trustees to shape the future of the charity. You will note that a medical background is not a pre-requisite of the role. As part of the Board of Trustees you will use your expertise in either a) financial management or b) equity, diversity and inclusion to ensure the charity is solvent, well-run, and delivering on its charitable objective.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Be willing to act as a Trustee of the organisation and accept ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of a charity, and ensuring that it is solvent, well-run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for which it has been set up.
• Ensure that the Board operates within the organisation's charitable objective, its governing document and provides clear strategic direction to the charity.
• Fulfil Trustee duties to ensure sound financial health of the charity, with systems in place to ensure financial accountability.
• Support the Chair of the Board of Trustees, President and Board Officers whilst respecting the boundaries of those roles.
Time commitment
The Board of Trustees will normally hold four meetings per year (likely to be a mixture of in-person and hybrid meetings). On average, it is estimated that the time commitment will equate to half a day per month, spread irregularly over a 12-month period.
Trustees will serve a three-year term. Individual tenure may be extended by up to a maximum of a further three-year term to ensure orderly succession planning, subject to the agreement of the membership.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement answering the questions below to seniorappointments@charitypeople.co.uk (depending on your skill-set please answer question 1 and either question 2 or question 3).
• Please describe what skills you believe you have (in demonstrable examples) that will be key to success in this role, and what do you hope to get from the role? What do you hope to get from the role?
• Please describe a time when you have ensured transparency and accountability in financial management, both internally within the organisation and externally with stakeholders?
• Please describe a time when you have advocated successfully for equity, diversity and inclusion in your workplace. What were the challenges and what was the outcome?
Timeline:
Closing date for applications: Monday 20th May
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
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