Duration: ongoing - 3 years
Life Chance Trust is a specialist youth charity based in South Devon working to transform the life chances of 16–25-year-olds who have experienced with childhood trauma or have complex life histories.
1. Our Vision: A world where young people overcome the effects of traumatic childhood experiences to become happy, healthy, safe and independent adults.
2. Our Mission: To transform the life chances of 16–25-year-olds,by building their confidence, resilience, motivation, skills and networks to find employment and realise their potential.
3. Our Values: Care – Nurture – Inspire
Are you compassionate, highly motivated, and determined? Could you dedicate yourself to enabling vulnerable and under-served young people to overcome traumatic childhood experiences, navigate complex life histories and become the best they can be?
We are a small charity in Devon, established nearly 2 years ago. We are looking for an exceptional person to join the Board as a Trustee and also fulfil the role of Treasurer. The successful candidate will have a background in finance or accountancy and risk management. As well as fulfilling the duties of a Trustee, the Treasurer will chair the finance sub-committee and maintain an overview of Life Chance Trust’s financial affairs. The Treasurer will ensure that effective and appropriate financial measures, controls and procedures are put in place and work with the Head of Trust to report to the Board of Trustees at regular intervals about the financial health of the organisation.