Trustee Coordinator/ Governance Support

Morgan Law; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in London is seeking a Board Secretariat Coordinator to enhance board effectiveness and support governance functions. This position offers flexibility with remote work and requires excellent organizational skills and experience working with senior leaders. Responsibilities include facilitating communication between Trustees and executives, and supporting Trustee engagements. The role is part-time, requiring 9-12 hours per week, with a salary of £49,950 pro-rata for a 12-month contract.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Highly discreet and trusted to work with sensitive information.
• Experience supporting senior leaders or boards in any sector.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Confidence and diplomacy in liaising with Trustees and executives.
• Strong written communication for briefings and updates.
• Familiarity with charity governance and Board culture.
• Awareness of the disability sector or lived experience of disability.
• Experience with CRM/contact management or ambassador programmes.
• Comfortable using Google Workspace, Outlook, and shared drives.

Responsibilities

• Increase the Board’s operational effectiveness and communication.
• Support the Chair in managing Trustee contributions.
• Act as a communication bridge between the ELT and the Board.
• Help build a culture of informal connection among Trustees.
• Provide governance support as needed.

Skills

Excellent organisational and communication skills

Highly discreet

Experience supporting senior leaders or boards

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Confidence and diplomacy in communication

Strong written communication

Familiarity with charity governance

Awareness of the disability sector

Experience with CRM/contact management

Comfortable using Google Workspace and Outlook

Job description

Work for a charity in London as a Board Secretariat Coordinator/ Governance Support (can be largely remote, 9-12 hours p/w, £49,950 pro-rata, 12 months).
Role purpose

• This is a pivotal new role designed to increase the Board’s operational effectiveness, unlock external relationships, and strengthen communication between Trustees and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
• The role will work closely with the Chair, Trustees, Independent members where appropriate and the charities executive team to ensure high-impact follow-through between meetings, improving visibility of board contributions, and supporting strategic external engagement with ambassadors and corporate partners.
• Support the Chair in gathering and updating a register of each Trustee’s areas of expertise and their preferred avenues of contribution (e.g., media, partnerships, fundraising, policy).
• Help Trustees articulate specific ways they can support the charities strategy between meetings.
• Maintain and circulate a light-touch, up-to-date Trustee skill and support map.
• Board-Executive Liaison: Act as a communication bridge between the ELT and the Board, helping open up informal communication channels (e.g., light-touch updates, invitations to internal events or briefings).
• Help ensure timely responses to Trustee offers of support or queries to the executive.
• Light-Touch Governance Support: Circulate contact information for Trustees (opt-in) and help build a culture of informal connection (e.g., short bios, photos, one-click dial-in links).
• When required, provide governance support in line with needs of the business.
• Work closely with the Governance Officer and Governance Lead to avoid duplication.

What we look for

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Highly discreet and trusted to work with sensitive information.
• Experience supporting senior leaders, boards, or high-level stakeholders in any sector (charity, NGO, public, corporate).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Confidence and diplomacy in liaising with Trustees and executives.
• Strong written communication for briefings and updates.
• Familiarity with charity governance and Board culture.
• Awareness of the disability sector or lived experience of disability.
• Experience with CRM/contact management or ambassador programmes.
• Comfortable using Google Workspace, Outlook, and shared drives

Role details

• £49,950 pro-rata.
• Contract length: 12 months FTC.
• 9-12 hours p/w.
• Can be largely remote, (occasional in-person meetings will be required).