Trustee with Fundraising Experience - Volunteer

fresh horizons cnb housing trust; Harrow; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A growing charity in England seeks a Trustee with strong fundraising expertise to influence its strategic direction and sustainability. This role involves shaping fundraising strategies, enhancing financial stability, and guiding service expansion efforts. Candidates should be passionate about social impact and capable of providing constructive support to the leadership team. The commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive Board is crucial as the charity aims to expand its reach and deepen its impact over the next few years.

Qualifications

• Strong fundraising experience is essential.
• Passion for helping charities grow their impact and sustainability.
• Previous Trustee experience is welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Shape fundraising strategy to secure and grow sustainable income.
• Influence key decisions around service expansion and operational structure.
• Support the organisation in achieving better outcomes for beneficiaries.

Skills

Experience securing funding from trusts and foundations

Developing or contributing to a charity fundraising strategy

Building relationships with donors, grant makers, or corporate partners

Supporting organisations to diversify income streams

Experience reviewing or strengthening funding applications and proposals

Job description

Join the Board of Fresh Horizons CNB as a Trustee with fundraising expertise. Help shape a growing charity supporting people moving on from homelessness. Your skills can help drive impact, sustainability, and lasting change.

How this role will make a difference

As a Trustee at Fresh Horizons CNB, your contribution will directly influence how effectively we support individuals moving on from homelessness into stable, independent living. At this stage in our development, your input will not be abstract — it will be visible, practical, and transformative.

Your expertise in fundraising will help us to:

• Build a stronger, more resilient organisation by improving our people structures, policies, and culture, ensuring the team is well‑supported, effective, and aligned to our mission.
• Secure and grow sustainable income: shape our fundraising strategy, diversify income streams, strengthen funding relationships, and increase financial stability.
• Support responsible and strategic growth: guide expansion of services to support both men and women, ensuring growth is well‑planned, sustainable, and impactful.
• Improve outcomes for beneficiaries: strong governance, effective teams, and stable funding translate into better support, safer housing, and more successful move‑on outcomes.
• Shape key decisions at a pivotal time: influence decisions around service expansion, operational structure, and long‑term strategy.

The real impact

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to tangible, human outcomes.

• Someone moves from homelessness into safe, supported accommodation.
• A resident gains stability, confidence, and independence.
• Services expand to reach women as well as men, increasing equity of support.
• A small but committed organisation becomes stronger, more sustainable, and able to help more people.

Why it matters

Fresh Horizons CNB is at a pivotal point — moving from a developing organisation into one that is more structured, scalable, and sustainable. With the right governance, expertise, and strategic input, we can significantly increase both our reach and our depth of impact over the next 3–5 years.

What are we looking for?

We seek a Trustee with strong fundraising experience who is passionate about helping charities grow their impact and sustainability. We want someone who can bring strategic insight, practical knowledge, and encouragement to support the organisation as it develops its income streams and expands services.

Skills and experience

• Experience securing funding from trusts and foundations.
• Developing or contributing to a charity fundraising strategy.
• Building relationships with donors, grant makers, or corporate partners.
• Supporting organisations to diversify income streams.
• Experience reviewing or strengthening funding applications and proposals.

We particularly welcome individuals who have worked within charities, social enterprises, or mission‑led organisations, though transferable experience is sufficient. Previous Trustee experience is welcome but not required.

Personal qualities

• Passionate about social impact and motivated by helping vulnerable individuals rebuild their lives.
• Can think strategically and support long‑term sustainability and growth.
• Provides constructive challenge and supportive advice to the leadership team.
• Collaborative and approachable, contributing positively to Board discussions.
• Committed to good governance and the responsibilities of being a charity Trustee.

Lived experience and diversity

Fresh Horizons CNB is committed to building a diverse and inclusive Board that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of homelessness, housing insecurity, or significant life transition, as well as those from backgrounds that are underrepresented in charity governance.

What matters most

Above all, we value a commitment to helping people move from crisis towards stability and independence. Your fundraising expertise will help our charity grow sustainably and reach more people.

Hybrid

As a Trustee, you will play a vital role in shaping the future direction of our growing charity. The Board will be central to guiding strategic decisions about growth, funding stability, service expansion, and operational resilience. We especially seek individuals with experience in fundraising, organisational development, or building sustainable systems.

Our Board works closely with senior leadership and adopts a hands‑on, supportive, and collaborative approach. We aim to balance strategic oversight with practical input. Trustees often contribute deeper through focused areas such as fundraising development.

We are proud of our values‑driven culture grounded in compassion, accountability, and a genuine desire to see people rebuild their lives. This role offers the chance to create real, tangible change. Over the next three years, we expect to expand reach and deepen impact.