Trustee

Trustee

UK-Kent

Number of Openings: 4

Category: Human Resources

Our client is looking to recruit four new trustees, which will ensure that they remain true to their calling and are accountable to their stakeholders for their impact.

Candidates will need significant and extensive senior level experience within a given area of expertise, (Finance, Fundraising, Legal) including the ability to inform and review strategy development and thought leadership, be able to advise, shape plans, and offer new ideas and perspectives.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

While you will be responsible for championing and maintaining our client's ethos and values, while safeguarding its reputation, you will support in:

- Setting or approving policies, plans and budgets to achieve their charitable objectives and monitoring performance against them.

- Setting and maintaining a framework of delegation and internal controls.

- Agreeing decisions on matters which might create significant risk to the organisation, financial or otherwise.

- Actively contributing to the strategic direction of the charity and agreeing and evaluating performance.

- Fulfilling the statutory responsibilities of a trustee.

- To ensure the solvency, financial resilience, effective administration, and good performance of the organisation.

Commitment Requirement

Applicants are usually elected to the Board for an initial three-year term, with the possibility of renewal for two further three-year terms and will be required to participate in:

- Three Board meetings each year.

- Annual Board of Trustees awayday each year for prayerful strategizing.

- Membership and attendance of a subcommittee - up to three meetings a year.

- One overseas project visit.

- Ad-hoc advice may be sought between meetings.

Essential Qualities

- Significant and extensive senior level experience within either Finance, Fundraising, or Legal.

- Committed and mature Christian, demonstrating an understanding and acceptance of our client's Statement of Faith.

- Can demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, reflected in their devotional life and involvement in a Christian community, including an individual commitment to prayer and a willingness to uphold our client's local and global ministry in prayer.

- Experience of making decisions in keeping with the teaching and ministry of Jesus.

- Capable of analysing information, thinking creatively and, when necessary, challenging constructively.

- Possess effective communication and presentation skills.

This position has an occupational requirement for the job holder to be a committed Christian who can affirm and adhere to our client's Statement of Faith.

Terms:

The role of Trustee is unpaid, but all reasonable travel, accommodation, subsistence and childcare expenses will be met.

Trustees are usually appointed for an initial term of three years, which may be renewed for a further two periods of up to three years each.

Applicants must be UK citizens or hold a valid permanent work permit for the UK and not be disqualified from being a trustee according to Charity Commission guidelines.

Selection:

The interview process will include a meeting with the Chair and another member of the Board. The appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and confirmation from the whole Board.

Thank you for your interest in the work of our client.