Chair and Trustees

We are delighted to be working with Valley Leisure Ltd (VLL), an independent charitable trust, with a long history of improving people's health & wellbeing.

For over 30 years, helping people move more has been at the heart of our charity's mission. Founded in 1987, they managed the leisure contract for Test Valley until 2017. Since stepping away from the leisure contract, they have introduced two new services in the community: Riverside Activity Zone and the I Can Therapy Centre. In 2023, they expanded further with the launch of a third service brand, I Can Connect.

VLL are now seeking to appoint a Chair of Trustees and a Trustee to provide effective leadership and governance, approving the charity's strategic direction and objectives, ensuring strong oversight and financial management, advocating for and building relationships for VLL and offering constructive challenge.

You will have strong judgement, impartiality, strategic thinking, excellent communication, and a clear understanding of trusteeship responsibilities.

The Chairperson will also ensure that the Board functions properly and everyone has a voice and that effective decisions are made and carried out, they will also be an ambassador for the organisation.

Key areas:

• Strategic Leadership
• Governance
• External Relationships
• Board and Trustee Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Chairing and leading the Board
• Relationship with the CEO and the wider management team
• Ambassador for VLL

The Trustee will join their board to provide effective leadership and governance, approving the charity's strategic direction and objectives, ensuring strong oversight and financial management, advocating for and building relationships for VLL and offering constructive challenge.

You will have strong judgement, impartiality, strategic thinking, excellent communication, and a clear understanding of trusteeship responsibilities.

We would specifically like to hear from you if you have:

• Finance skills
• Supporting people with long-term health conditions
• Charity leadership
• Impact evaluation
• Health innovation
• Marketing
• Law
• HR

What's in it for you

• Volunteering experience
• Involvement in senior management teams and board activity
• Working with different sets of people
• Specific experience within the different teams
• General management experience
• Annual strategic away day with Trustees and Senior Management Team
• Ambassador for VLL

If you feel you can commit to the charity and its strategic objectives and the cause, we would like to hear from you.

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, or . Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Time commitments: The Chair is expected to meet with the CEO once a month and to attend all board meetings which are held six times a year. The Trustee is required half a day per month and bi-monthly board meetings.

Closing date: 12th January 2025