Charity Support Network
Trustee Recruitment
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Trustees play a vital role in shaping the direction and impact of local charities.
There are over 40 vacancies for trustees within charities across Portsmouth. We’d like to help change that.
As a trustee:
- You don’t need any particular qualifications or experience to be a trustee. Trustees come from all walks of life and bring a diverse range of skills and experiences to the table.
- As a trustee you’ll make a difference in the lives of others, enhance your leadership, communication, and decision-making skills and gain a deeper understanding of social challenges.
- For those seeking professional development being a trustee is a great opportunity to add strategic board experience to your CV.
What happens next:
- We would like anyone interested in becoming a trustee to contact info@shapingportsmouth.co.uk to express their interest.
- We will then link you to an online briefing session about the role and what it involves.
- Once that is done we will invite you to attend a session along with representatives from charities currently looking for trustees to find an opportunity that fits you.
Featured Vacancies
Company
Number Required
Type of Trustee
Location
Time Commitment
Desireable Skills
Additional Documents
Aspex
1
Co-Chair
Gunwharf Quays
8 hrs per month
Leadership,
Community Development,
Marketing & Communications,
Business Skills,
Environment (particularly Climate Change),
Digital,
Artist (with critically engaged practice)
Avenues Group
4
General
Online
(two face to face annually – expenses paid)
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Connor’s Toy Libraries
1 or 2
General
Portsea
2 – 3 hrs per month, assistance at fundraising events
Management,
Childcare / Development,
Previous Experience as or working with volunteers,
writing funding bids,
welfare / benefits knowledge / understanding,
employment law knowledge / understanding
Free to Fly
1
General
–
1 day per month
(meetings 3rd Tuesday of every month – 19:30-21:00)
Someone who shares the Christian faith, with strong church networks in Portsmouth. Also ideally has leadership experience and/or a strong business accumen
Friends Without Borders
2
Chair + Treasurer
–
1 meeting every two months
Governance experience and ability to apply strategic management, experience managing and supporting staff, inclusive leadership style and good interpersonal skills, understanding of charity fiannce and broad understanding of charity regulatory principles, broad understanding of compassion for the challenges faced by people seeking asylum, commitment to inclusivity and knowledge of equity, diversity and inclusion principles.
Groundlings Theatre
1
Safeguarding Trustee
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1 monthly meeting + some hours between meetings
Current or recent experience working in Safeguarding as either an employee or volunteer and knowledge of relevant legislation and advice, good communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating diplomacy as required, ability to analyse information and challenge constructively, ability to maintain confidentiality on sensitive information.
Headway
2
General
–
monthly board meetings,
support events and promotional activities,
and visit local services
Experience in retail and charity shops (on doc). Desirable interests: business, fundraising, PR & Marketing, Social Media, Finance, Social Care, Clinical expertise in brain injury
Little Thinkers Nurseries / Thinking Schools Academy Trust
1
Non-Exec Director
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Essential education experience, ability to proactively challenge leaders, experience of driving improvement, desirable business executive experience, HR strategy experience, operating at board level experience, senior finance experience, risk management, knowledge of early years education experience at management level
Minstead Trust
1
Chair of Finance
Online or In Person
Up to two days (or half days) for Board strategic review and planning.
Board meetings 4 times a year of approximately four hours, plus preparation for meetings in advance.
Attending meetings of the Committees of which they are members – these are often via video conferencing.
And there’s a chance to get involved with the fun stuff we do too, such as socials, fetes, Christmas and Easter services, fundraising events and celebrations. You can join in as much as you want!
A background in finance, ideally ACA qualified, to lead our Finance and Risk Committee. The committee focuses on financial sustainability and effectiveness including financial strategy, external audit, risk audit and support services such as facilities and IT.
People and Culture Team Lead – heidi.oldrey@
minsteadtrust.org.uk
Chair of Trustees – jo.grunwell@
minsteadtrust.org.uk
Portsmouth Pride
3
General
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Safeguarding, Heath & Safety, Financial and Commercial Skills
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Southsea Skatepark
3
HR, Treasurer, Fundraiser
Southsea
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Vary across vacancies: Please see documents for details
To apply for a specific Trustee vacancy or Trustee vacancies in general, please email info@shapingportsmouth.co.uk to express your interest.