Board Chair

Board Chair

Our Chair plays a vital role in making sure that Possible achieves its core purpose. They provide leadership and direction to the board of trustees, enabling effective governance of the charity, and they closely manage the Director team to support and challenge them to achieve their vision for the organisation.

Possible is about to embark on its next phase as an organisation with the implementation of its new four year organisational strategy. This is a really exciting, important time to join the team in such a pivotal role, and have a real impact on the successful delivery of this work.

As our new Chair, you’ll lead the team of trustees, ensuring they provide on-going strategic direction, critical challenge and helping hands to ensure we continue to land our work with the size of impact the climate crisis demands.

You’ll also work closely with Possible’s Co-Directors, offering more detailed support and oversight. We currently have a team of two Co-Directors, rather than one ED, but appoint one as a Lead Director on a rotating basis to lead liaison with the board.

We are looking for someone with prior experience of serving on a charity board and demonstrable leadership experience. However, you do not need experience of being a Chair if it is clear that you are ready to step up, and you do not need experience working in the climate sector, either, although we are looking for someone with knowledge of it.

Essentials:

• The Chair role is an unpaid voluntary role, with reasonable expenses relating to trustee duties are reimbursed e.g. travel, childcare.
• Trustees are appointed for three year terms of office, which can usually be renewed for one further term for a maximum of six consecutive years.
• We estimate a time commitment of between 2 - 8 hours per week for this role, depending on what's happening in the organisation.
• UK charity law stipulates that you must be 18 to act as a trustee.

Deadline for applications: 9am Thursday 1st October.

For more information about the role and how to apply, click here:- Candidate Pack