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Finance Trustee
Are you interested in becoming a voluntary Trustee? We are looking for an experienced and committed individual with a background in Finance to play an essential role in the governance and development of a charity dedicated to supporting young people leaving care.
The charity provides support and expertise to local authorities around the country to set up and manage Local House Projects so that young people leave care in a planned and supported way.
Position: Finance Trustee (voluntary)
Location : Remote, with travel to Crewe Cheshire
Time commitment : Four Board meetings annually which take place at the head office in Crewe. Plus an Annual Conference and an Annual Young Person’s event which trustees are expected to attend.
Contract: Trustees are appointed initially for three years. Thereafter they may be reappointed for two further terms of three years each after which trustees must step down.
Remuneration: The position is unpaid, though reasonable expenses (such as travel to meetings) are reimbursed.
The Role
With other trustees you’ll be responsible for the governance of the organisation, its strategic development and ensuring the charity is well run. You’ll demonstrate what it takes to deliver effective services and be able to make good decisions. You’ll have a deep commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will value the lived experience and expert status of young people who are beneficiaries of the charity’s work.
Key responsibilities include:
1. To commit to the vision and ethos of the charity
2. To value the voice of young people and ensure it informs decision making
3. To ensure the charity complies with its governing documents, charity and company law
4. To contribute actively to giving clear strategic direction, setting overall policy, defining goals, and setting targets, and evaluating performance
5. To safeguard the good name and reputation of the charity and be an effective ambassador
6. To ensure the charity’s effective and efficient administration
7. To ensure the charity’s financial stability
8. To support and constructively challenge the senior management as a ‘’critical friend’’
About You
You need not have been a charity trustee before, but you will have a deep commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will value the lived experience and expert status of young people.
We are ideally looking for candidates with particular skills in Finance / Accountancy.
The Board currently has five members and the charity are keen to recruit a minimum of two Trustees to build a more diverse team of people that reflects the needs of those supported. We actively encourage approaches from people of different ages, physical ability, sexual orientation, race and religious belief and those with care experience.
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