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Pedestrian

Closing date: 23 November 2018

We believe that with the right levels of support and timely intervention everyone can achieve their goals. We call this work 'Pioneering Potential’.

We are a charity that provides education and training to young people at risk and vulnerable adults; individuals whom are often socially excluded and from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Pedestrian, based in Leicester, are recruiting for new Trustees, including a Treasurer, with energy and inspiration to work with the Board of Directors to strategically support the organisation. Someone with skills and experience of being a Treasurer or in the field of finance would be of particular interest to us.

For further information on the role contact:

Jenny Cross boardrecruitment@pedestrian.info

Pedestrian's website: Pedestrian

 

The Calthorpe Project

Closing date: 31 December 2018

The Calthorpe Project is an inner city community garden and centre which exists to improve the physical and emotional well-being of those people who live, work or study in Camden and surrounding areas.

As well as a horticultural volunteering and training programme for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues, we have sustainable food growing incorporating a closed loop food cycle, vegetarian café and waste recycling facility.

We have supervised activities for children and sports development, including coaching and training as well as community classes and activities with partner organisations.

Over 30,000 people a year use our services and that doesn’t include all the people who come to the festivals that are held at the Calthorpe.

The Calthorpe Community Garden is seeking a Treasurer with the financial skills and acumen to help us secure a sustainable future so we can continue to provide great services for those who work and live in Camden.

The Treasurer role is vital in helping us develop our future business and secure long term funding from the local authority, and public and private sectors. Working with the other Trustees you will help us develop and implement our strategic aims. Our income generation has become more challenging over the past few year and we will need to explore new partnerships and new ways of delivering services. Whilst we hope to see our services expand we may need to consolidate or even merge.

You will be a qualified accountant, ideally with some experience in the charity sector. You will bring innovative ideas, enthusiasm for our values, and excellent judgment to help us deliver quality services to many of Camden’s most vulnerable residents.

You will have a key role on the Board of Trustees and be an important member of the Finance and Governance Committee, supporting the Director and Co-Chairs with financial decisions and their implications. Together with the other members of the Board you will be responsible for the governance, strategic direction and sustainability of the organisation.

For further information on the role contact:

Lynne Gray - 07891744102

The Calthorpe Project's website: The Calthorpe Project

 

South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)

Closing date: 31 December 2018

The South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) is a unique educational charity, currently changing and developing at an exciting pace. After more than a century, SLBI volunteers and supporters have a valued and vibrant tradition of sharing their passion for plants and their environments with the people, both adults and children, of south London and beyond.  It is a friendly, volunteer-led charity with a dedicated staff-team.  SLBI was fully endowed in 1910 with its building and botanic garden, and boasts a specialist library and a historic herbarium (pressed plant specimens).

The present Treasurer is retiring, so we are looking for a successor to direct the financial management of SLBI and lead the Finance Team (FT).  This is an interesting and central (unpaid) trustee role. 

The applicant should be a qualified or part-qualified accountant.

We estimate a time commitment that averages out at 2-3 hours per week, including trustee evening meetings every 2 months and occasional meetings with finance team.

The role requires someone able to embody our values and with the ability to
represent St Helena at events and with stakeholders. Ideally the successful
candidate will have social and/or business networks they are willing to use to help
further our ambitions, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and be
able to challenge.

For further information on the role or to apply contact:

Nell Gatehouse
info@slbi.org.uk
020 8674 5787

Or download the Job description and person specification

SLBI's website: SLBI

 

Project MAMA

Closing date: 30 November 2018

Project MAMA is a peer support service launched in March 2018, offering antenatal, birth and postnatal support to women who are asylum seekers, refugees, and those with irregular immigration status. We believe that every woman has the right to give birth safely, make her own empowered, evidence based choices and receive the support she needs for a positive birth and early parenting experience. We support women in Bristol through linking mamas with specialist birth companions who extol compassion and solidarity by supporting women who have overcome significant adversity on their journey to motherhood.

We are seeking individuals with a commitment to women's rights and gender equality, and who have:  expertise in migration and/or asylum policy; and/or knowledge of the migrant experience and migrant organisations.

Project MAMA’s work and strategy is overseen by a voluntary Board of Trustees.  We are currently seeking three new members of this Board:

1. Fundraising Trustee

The Fundraising Trustee will bring senior level experience to the board, ensuring that fundraising standards are in line with the high expectations of the charity’s donors and the wider public.  A Trustee with strong understanding of writing successful funding proposals and reporting financial information to decision-making boards.

2. Treasurer

The Treasurer’s role is to liaise with the finance team and the coordinator to advise and guide the Board on their financial planning and strategy. The Treasurer is the leading interface between Trustees and management on financial matters.

3. Organisational Development Trustee

The Organisational Development trustee will actively contribute to setting policy and strategic direction, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance.

All successful applicants will: 

1. Be required to undergo an DBS check 
2. Be required to provide two references 
3. Be required to sign an agreement around confidentiality 
4. Be able to commit to at least 1 year as a board member

Trustees are expected to attend four meetings a year, usually 6pm - 8pm on a weekday evening at our office in Easton, Bristol as well as our Annual General Meeting. We additionally request 1-2 days’ commitment per month to support the running of the organisation from Project MAMA Headquarters.

For more information about the role, please contact Jenny Joseph, Chair of Trustees:  jennybutlerjoseph@gmail.com or call the Project MAMA coordinator Fiona on: 07522 821 625. 

Or download the Trustee Role Pack

Project MAMA's website: Project MAMA