It's an exciting time to join us with a real chance to help our strategic growth and know you are directly helping us offer desperately needed services.
What difference will you make?
Whilst we have always been an independent charity, since we left the Relate Federation in April 2025 and became Relationships Wessex, we have the opportunity to develop new services and delivery models. At a time when funding is increasingly hard to obtain, we need someone with a sound financial background to help us move forward in a more financially stable manner. Our Board of Trustees take an active role in everything that we do from helping paint the building to identifying new sources of income, bringing with them a wide range of business and life experiences and strong "can do" attitudes. By helping shape us as a charity you will be directly improving the lives of individuals old and young and their families and the local communities around them across rural Dorset, South Somerset and South Wiltshire by enabling us to continue to deliver our much needed services for many years to come.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a Treasurer with experience in monitoring and reviewing budgets and accounts. experience producing financial reports to be used at Board level an understanding of the role and responsibilities of boards of charities and companies, and of individual Trustees and Directors able to contribute to setting the strategic direction and objectives of the Charity able to work in accordance with the usual protocols of meetings – agendas, minutes, reports, decision-making etc. able to participate constructively as a member of a meeting, contributing good and independent judgment, willing to speak one's own mind, and also hearing and considering the contributions of others, and assisting the Board to arrive at lawful, responsible, competent and well-judged decisions in pursuance of the objectives of the Charity. willing to participate in appropriate induction, training and development, and collective and individual appraisal processes. willing to act according to high ethical standards, and to identify, understand and manage conflicts of interest and loyalty.
What will you be doing?
This is a time of significant challenges and opportunities for us, both financially and for the services that we offer having left the Relate Federation and rebranded as Relationships Wessex (previously Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire) at the start of April 2025, and we are looking for a Treasurer who shares our vision of a resilient and adaptable community across the Wessex region of Dorset, South Somerset and South Wiltshire, where individuals, couples, young people, children and families can navigate life's complexities and thrive with strong, healthy relationships despite an unpredictable and rapidly changing world. As Treasurer you will help to monitor and ensure our financial stability and long term growth, directly impacting on the lives of those we help. The role can be hybrid or in person. Board Meetings are held every 4 weeks and last up to 2 hours (one month in person, the next online and shorter). In addition, approx. 1 hour a month will be needed to liaise with our Book keeper to stay up to date with our finances and prepare a report for the Board Meetings.