Volunteer Board Trustee

Bath Gateway Out and About (Mencap affliliated); Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Trustee in Bath, where you will help guide the organization in providing vital social and leisure activities for adults with learning disabilities. Your strategic vision and commitment will be essential in ensuring the charity's objectives are met, while also representing the organization in various functions. This role requires active participation in board meetings and an ability to think creatively to support the charity's mission.

Qualifications

• Commitment to charity objectives.
• Willingness to devote necessary time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with charity law and governing documents.
• Provide strategic direction and evaluate performance.
• Participate in committee meetings and fundraising tasks.

Skills

Strategic vision

Creativity

Tools

Software and IT

Job description

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Bath Gateway Out and About provides a wide range of age appropriate fun social and leisure activities for fifty or more adults with learning disabilities. We provide activities that can make a real difference to our members’ lives, not only integrating them into the local communities around Bath but also increasing their confidence and independence.

As a Trustee, with your co-Trustees you must make sure that the charity is carrying out the purposes for which it is set up, and no other purpose.

Specifically

·Ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document/objectives, charity law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations.

·Contribute actively to the board of trustees by giving firm strategic direction to the charity, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance.

·Ensure that the organisation does not spend money on activities which are not included in its own objectives, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.

·Safeguard the good name and values of the organisation.

·Represent the charity at functions and meetings as appropriate.

·Prepare for and attend committee meetings (every 6 weeks), including our AGM (Annual General Meeting).

·Declare any conflict of interest while carrying out the duties of a trustee.

·Ensure the effective and efficient administration and running of the charity.

·Participate in other tasks as may arise from time to time, such as interviewing new staff or helping with fundraising.

·Finally, each Trustee should try to use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they may have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions.

Qualities

·Commitment to our charity and objectives.

·Willingness to devote the necessary time.

·Strategic vision.

·Ability to think creatively.

·Willingness to speak their mind.

Useful Skills and Experience

·Software and IT

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations

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