Closing Date: 4th November 2025. Based: Unit 82A, James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7DE
Foothold, the IET benevolent fund, is an independent registered charity that provides a wide range of support services to engineers and their families. These services include legal advice, help getting back into employment, counselling, and financial assistance. Foothold is committed to ensuring that engineers and their families never face life’s challenges alone.
As a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, the Trustee will have the expertise to ensure the strategic oversight of Foothold’s finances and to support appropriate decisions and good governance by the Board.
This includes:
- overseeing and presenting budgets, management accounts and annual financial statements.
- providing advice and information to the Trustees on their financial responsibilities.
- leading in the Board’s duty to ensure that proper accounting records are kept and financial resources are properly managed, controlled and invested, in line with good governance, legal and regulatory requirements.
- acting as the link between the Trustees and the management on financial matters.
- keeping under review the effectiveness of all internal control systems, including financial operational and compliance controls.
- liaising through the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee with staff, including CEO and Head of Business and Volunteering and with Foothold’s accountants and independent auditor.
Applications should be submitted by 12 midday on Tuesday 4 November 2025 – we will let shortlisted candidates know by 5 pm on Thursday 13 November 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 21st November in person at a central London location.
Further details here.
For enquiries: These can be arranged with our CEO Jane Petit by emailing on jane.petit@myfoothold.org
Website: Home – Foothold