Volunteer Trustee of EBED (English Bridge Education & Development) | English Bridge Education & Development
Join EBED as a Trustee. EBED is the charity responsible for developing the game of bridge and is seeking new Trustees to join the Board.
What difference will you make?
Bridge is played nationwide, with many towns having a bridge club. EBED's vision is to revive bridge across all ages and to promote the social and health benefits of the game. Following a generous legacy, EBED’s Board and CEO have started several new initiatives in Youth bridge, supported by additional staff. The metrics show encouraging signs of increasing participation. You will be part of a dynamic team helping to build on this momentum and broaden our impact.
What are we looking for?
We aim to appoint between 1 and 4 new Trustees to strengthen the Board's skillset and diversity. We welcome applications from first-time Trustees, but you must be over 18.
* A knowledge of and enthusiasm for the game of duplicate bridge
* A willingness to engage with a wide range of people
* A willingness to devote time and energy to this role
* A collaborative approach to working with other people
* An ability to think creatively and strategically. We are specifically looking for expertise and knowledge in any of the following. We don’t expect you to have all of them.
* Knowledge of charity governance
* Experience teaching bridge (or other mind sports) to adults
* Experience in communications, PR, and marketing
* Experience of using social media
* Experience of IT, especially data management
* Experience of project management
* Experience of teaching in schools
* Knowledge of safeguarding legislation
* Participation in a bridge network (clubs or other organisations, whether EBU affiliated or not) in your local area
What will you be doing?
EBED is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose objectives are to promote the game of bridge and to teach the game to those in full-time education. Our activities include running courses to teach teachers and directors, weekend camps and other events for schools and universities. We co-operate with the English Bridge Union (EBU) but have distinctively different objectives. We currently have 3 Trustees and wish to appoint between 1 and 4 new Trustees to strengthen the Board’s skillset and diversity.
* A knowledge of and enthusiasm for the game of duplicate bridge
* A willingness to engage with a wide range of people
* A willingness to devote time and energy to this role
* A collaborative approach to working with other people
* It’s helpful to show attributes such as creative and strategic thinking
* Knowledge of charity governance
* Experience teaching bridge (or other mind sports) to adults
* Experience in communications, PR, or marketing
* Experience of using social media
* Experience of teaching in schools
* Knowledge of safeguarding legislation
* Participation in a bridge network in your local area
* Experience of IT, especially data management
* Experience of project management
The role is not remunerated, but we pay reasonable travel expenses.
Details
* Location: Luton, England, United Kingdom
* Seniority level: Not Applicable
* Employment type: Not specified
* Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Strategy/Planning
* Industries: Education
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