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Trustee

Employer
Cranfield Trust
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
The role is voluntary, but reasonable expenses will be paid.
Closing date
11 Jun 2021

Cranfield Trust is the leading pro bono management support organisation for the UK voluntary sector.  We believe that frontline charities and their leaders need access to management skills, to complement their own expertise and to build successful organisations.  We support small to medium sized welfare organisations with free consultancy, mentoring, training, advice and information, thanks to our register of 1,400 volunteer professionals from the commercial sector. We have developed our services in the last twelve months, and this year will support over 400 charities with consultancy and mentoring, and expect our services to reach at least 4,000 charities in total. 

We are recruiting two trustees, and would welcome applications from people with HR/legal or digital and technology expertise, and would especially like to recruit a trustee with experience of leading a small charity focused on people's welfare.  We would like to increase the diversity of our Board and would welcome contact from people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds, from people with a disability and from younger people.

In line with Charity Commission guidance on trusteeship and the Charity Governance Code our Trustees roles are to:

  • Support Cranfield Trust’s purpose and vision, in line with its charitable objects
  • Develop an understanding of the Trust’s operating environment
  • Advise on the Trust’s vision, mission and strategy, reviewing and approving strategic plans prepared by the Chief Executive
  • Monitor and evaluate operational activities and policies, ensuring that the Trust is effectively managed
  • Provide strong financial oversight and risk management
  • Act as an ambassador for the Trust, contributing to the development of its profile and using skills and networks to support its development
  • Support the Trust’s Chief Executive in delivering her role and responsibilities, and the management team in their areas of work
  • Ensure that the Trust models good governance, and regularly reviews its own governance

We ask all Trustees to commit to attending four Board meetings and one strategy session a year, and to serve on one committee in their area of interest.  More information is at https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/pages/232-trustees 

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