Trustee

Trustee

Trustee role description

CISWO is seeking to broaden the skills and experience on its Board of Trustees, including applicants interested in Chair or Vice Chair roles. We would particularly welcome individuals with previous trustee experience, strong charity governance knowledge, and those with expertise in health or social care, fundraising or marketing and communications.

Trustee responsibilities:

• To be responsible for providing governance to administration and management of the organisation.
• To ensure the financial stability and viability of CISWO.
• To actively contribute to the Board by giving strategic direction including defining and setting overall policy, and evaluating performance against this.
• To ensure compliance with the charity’s governing document, and any legal requirements. To act in the best interests of the charity at all times.
• To safeguard the reputation and values of the organisation.
• To use specific skills and knowledge of topics relevant to their areas of expertise to lead discussions, provide advice and guidance, identify key issues, and help the Board to reach sound decisions.

Chair and Vice Chair roles come with additional responsibilities which will be discussed with applicants as relevant.

Essential skills and knowledge:

• Relevant knowledge to contribute to the charity’s core areas of delivery.
• Credibility and evidence of effectiveness in their chosen field.
• Operating at a senior level in either a paid or unpaid capacity in a significantly sized and / or complex organisation.
• Experience of strategic thinking and planning with a good understanding of risk.
• A well-rounded understanding of the charity sector and the responsibilities of trustees.
• Analytical and evaluation skills, demonstrating good judgement.
• Highly numerate with the ability to understand budgets and charity finance.
• Team orientated with a collaborative and solution-focused approach.
• A critical understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and a commitment to applying these to the role.
• The ability to commit the necessary time and engagement to be an effective member of the Board.

Desirable skills and knowledge

• A strong personal connection to the coal mining community, ideally through having worked within the mining industry, grown up in a mining community or through family connections, with a good understanding of the issues and experiences faced by former miners, their families and mining communities.
• Experience of working at board or senior level, ideally including previous experience as a charity trustee or working with a Board of Trustees.
• A successful professional career, with expertise in areas such as health or social care, fundraising, marketing and communications, governance or other relevant field.
• An understanding of the charity sector and good governance, together with a commitment to our charity’s purpose and values.

How to apply

To be considered for the role, please supply the following to HR@ciswo.org.uk:

• An up-to-date CV clearly detailing your career history with key achievements.
• A supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role and the value that your expertise will add to the Trustee Board.

For an informal discussion please contact: Nicola Didlock, CEO, 01709 728115.