Charity Support Network
Trustee Recruitment
In partnership with:
Become a Trustee and Help Shape Portsmouth’s Future
Trustees play a vital role in guiding and supporting local charities and organisations – helping to shape their direction, impact and success. Across Portsmouth, many organisations are looking for people like you to join their boards and make a difference. Together with Hive Portsmouth we are committed to helping make sure those vacancies are filled.
You don’t need specific qualifications or prior experience to be a trustee. Charities thrive on diversity, trustees come from all walks of life, bringing unique perspectives, skills and lived experiences that help communities flourish.
As a trustee, you’ll:
- Make a meaningful difference in the lives of others
- Develop valuable leadership, communication and strategic skills
- Gain fresh insight into the challenges and opportunities facing our city
- Strengthen your CV with real board-level experience.
Becoming a trustee is a chance to grow personally and professionally while helping Portsmouth’s charities thrive.
Interested?
Get in touch at info@shapingportsmouth.co.uk to express your interest and learn more about available opportunities.
If you’re a charity with a trustee vacancy, please contact tony.mccarthy@hiveportsmouth.org.uk
Featured Vacancies
Company
Number Required
Type of Trustee
Location
Time Commitment
Desireable Skills
Additional Documents
Deadline
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
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Free to Fly
1
General
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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
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Friends Without Borders
2
Chair + Treasurer
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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.
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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.
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Headway
2
General
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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
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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
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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
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Portsmouth Pride
3
General
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• Safeguarding, Heath & Safety
• Financial and Commercial Skills
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Portsmouth Street Pastors / Hope Into Action
Multiple
General
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Christian background
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Southsea Skatepark
3
HR, Treasurer, Fundraiser
Southsea
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Vary across vacancies: Please see documents for details
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Wymering Manor
Multiple
General
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Monthly meetings,
bi-monthly meetings with volunteers
Particularly interested in candidates with experience in:
• historic building conservation practice
• fundraising, locally, regionally and UK wide
• Human resources, communications and marketing (website support, and social media)
• commercial and/or property legal experience.
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Get in touch at info@shapingportsmouth.co.uk to express your interest and learn more about available opportunities.
If you’re a charity with a trustee vacancy, please contact tony.mccarthy@hiveportsmouth.org.uk