Volunteer Chair of the Board | Dingley's Promise

Dingley's Promise; Reading; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic charity focused on supporting children with SEND. The new Chair will help drive the expansion of community-based support and influence national change. With a strong focus on strategic leadership, this role requires a candidate with experience in governance and a passion for early years education. Join a dedicated team making a real difference in the lives of children and families, ensuring they receive the support they need. If you're ready to take on this fulfilling challenge, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Experience as a Trustee of a major National Charity is essential.
• Commercial and Finance experience is highly desirable.
• Passion for SEND and early years inclusion is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation in partnership with the CEO.
• Chair Board meetings and plan Trustee strategy days.
• Engage with supporters to build the charity's influence.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Commercial Awareness

Financial Management

Governance

Networking

Tools

Xero Financial Software

Job description

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Exciting opportunity to lead a fast growing, dynamic charity supporting under 5's with SEND to get the very best start in life. Help us to drive the expansion of community-based support, national training and influencing for national change.

What difference will you make?

We are extremely proud of the growth and impact of Dingley’s Promise over the last three years of our current Chair's tenure. We’re supported by a dynamic and multi skilled Trustee Board, and have repositioned the charity from a small local provider of specialist early years nurseries, to a national charity that is now the largest provider in the country. We have delivered our specialist inclusion training to over 20,000 early years educators in mainstream settings across England, and are heavily involved in influencing the imminent reforms across the education sector in relation to early years and SEND. This is a pivotal point for the charity, and we are seeking an experienced, strategic and business minded individual who is ambitious about the impact that Dingley’s Promise can have. We are regularly being offered new opportunities to grow our influence and impact, and are very aware that we have to manage this growth in a responsible and realistic way. We are looking for a new Chair who knows what it takes to drive a national organisation forward, and who is excited about the potential for the organisation to continue to grow and ensure more children and families than ever before have the support they need in the early years. You will play an important part in taking the charity to the next level, helping to increase our impact and influence through your knowledge and connections, and ensuring that we stay on track and accountable to our aims at all times. It’s an incredible opportunity for the right person, who will get an incredible amount of fulfilment from working alongside me to help this dynamic charity to reach its potential. If this sounds like something you could be passionate about, please do get in touch.

What are we looking for?

Experience as a Trustee of a major National Charity - Chair of Board experience is desirable but not essential Commercial and Finance experience Passion for or experience of the area we operate in - SEND, inclusion and the early years A track record of having been part of growth/scale up situations

What will you be doing?

Overall Role Leadership Being willing and able to lead the organisation in partnership with the CEO Clarity of purpose Ensuring the board discusses and agrees the purpose and core values of the organisation Ensuring decisions made advance the purpose and values of the organisation Cohesive board Creating productive relationships with and among individual board members Creating the environment for a high performing board team Constructive relationships Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with the CEO Considered decision making Leading /steering the board in identifying the key governance decisions to be made Ensuring well founded decision making Managing potential conflicts of interest to ensure transparency Specific Responsibilities Chair Board meetings once every two months Chair the annual AGM Plan the annual Trustee strategy day with the CEO Check in with the CEO every two weeks, providing support and guidance as needed Undertake Personal Development Plan reviews with CEO every six months Check in with each Trustee once every six months Visit at least one Centre every term. Wherever possible, attend fundraising and donor stewardship events which are usually outside of working hours. Attend full staff events such as the Annual Team Day and Christmas party, if possible. Liaise with the Secretary to the Board to agree agendas and dates of meetings. Write annual Trustee report alongside the Treasurer and CEO Interview all potential Trustees after CEO screening and before they attend a meeting Sign off on CEO expenditure using Xero financial software. Work with Deputy Chair to ensure all tasks are covered in the case of absence. Represent the Charity externally as requested by the CEO and SLT Engage with supporters and potential supporters to build the charity as requested Work with CEO on the succession process to recruit a new Chair when they depart.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Strategy/Planning, and Public Relations

• Industries

  Education Management

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