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Closing Date: 11th March. Based: Canterbury
The Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies is an independent educational charitable trust established to provide full academic facilities for training and research in the study of the history and structure of the family. IHGS is seeking a strategic finance leader to join our Board of Trustees and also become the Chair of the newly formed Finance & Sustainability Committee. A new CEO and Principal are already developing plans for expansion and the Finance & Audit Committee will support them in this endeavour, as well as putting the financial reporting and systems development of the Institute onto a more solid footing.
Further information here.
For enquiries: Jane Smyth (CEO) 01227 768664
Website: www.ihgs.ac.uk
Closing Date: 11th March. Based: Central Croydon
Home-Start Croydon is local charity committed to supporting young families (with a child under 5) who may be facing difficult times. We train and oversee volunteers to provide practical, confidential and emotional support through home visiting, family play sessions and specialist projects.
By joining the Committee, you would be contributing to the successful running of Home-Start Croydon and supporting local families.
The Volunteer Treasurer would be expected to attend the Committee meetings held every 6 weeks and working with the Scheme Operations Manager and Finance Manager you would be responsible for:
- Providing a financial report at the Committee meetings in an easily understood format
- Preparing and overseeing the annual budget
- Overseeing preparations and scrutiny of annual accounts
- Ensuring the reserve policy is viable
- Ensuring the Charity complies with relevant laws and regulations
- Ensuring the Committee is aware of financial duties and responsibilities
- Liaising with the auditors
Full job description available on request
For enquiries: Sally Cloves spencercloves@hotmail 07734 933135
Website: https://croydon-homestart.co.uk/
Closing Date: 11th March. Based: Hampshire
Citizens Advice Hampshire is a charity supporting the independent Citizens Advice charities in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight.
- We identify and develop options for new and improved services and manage those that operate
- We support Hampshire’s individual Citizens Advice offices by facilitating
- knowledge and skills sharing and by providing training.
- We provide a single point of contact for funders, partners and policy makers, and enable collaboration with other charities and organisations.
For enquiries: Admin1@citahants.org
Application Details here.
Website: Citizens Advice Hampshire
Closing Date: 11th March. Based: South Gloucestershire
Emersons Green Village Hall is recruiting new trustees and has identified the need for a trustee with a background in accountancy or banking to become our Treasurer or Finance Lead on the Board. This is a voluntary position.
The successful applicant will work closely with our Chair, Vice Chair, Company Secretary, Hall Manager, (external) Accounts Manager and (external) accountants on our accounts, budgets and forecasts. The estimated time commitment is four hours per month (two hours as a Trustee and two hours as Treasurer or Finance Lead). You will be expected to attend Management Committee Meetings and Trustee Meetings in-person at Emersons Green Village Hall bi-monthly and the AGM in-person at Emersons Green Village Hall. You may also attend Trustee Staff Meetings in-person if you wish. Other meetings can usually be held via Teams.
Emersons Green Village Hall is a charity which runs the community centre with the same name. Our aim is to be at the heart of the community. We run our own events and activities and hire out our rooms.
For enquiries: Michelle Sparano, Company Secretary, secretary@egvh.org.uk
Application Details here.
Website: www.egvh.org.uk
Closing Date: 11th March. Based: Aston Sandford, Aylesbury
Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity, delivering a range of support services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We enable adults and young people in their journey to recover from harm and trauma. Through support, advocacy and education we empower people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future. And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities.
The Hope After Harm Treasurer will help us maintain effective governance of the charity’s financial affairs, ensuring its financial viability and ensuring that proper processes and procedures exist for assuring all financial records, decisions and delegations are maintained alongside appropriate reporting both internal and external
Further details here.
For enquiries and applications: Amanda Thomson Amanda.thomson@hopeafterharm.org.uk 07984 321209
Website: https://hopeafterharm.org.uk/
Closing Date: 11th March. Based: in Surrey. We have two hubs in Guildford and Redhill
Big Leaf Foundation is an award-winning charity working with displaced young people aged 15-25 across Surrey. Our aim is to provide a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events that focus on combating social isolation and improving wellbeing for the young people we support. We want to engage the young people we work with to be excited about the opportunities available to them, and to value their unique talents and abilities so that they can rediscover their potential and move forward with renewed optimism.We’re seeking a new treasurer to join our board. You will be responsible for maintaining an overview of Big Leaf’s affairs, ensuring our financial viability and that proper financial records and procedures are maintained. This is an exciting opportunity to help lead Big Leaf Foundation in the next phase of its development, as we transition our self-employed contractors to employee contracts and explore new multi-year core funding opportunities to build greater sustainability in our work. We are looking for someone with direct experience in financial management and/or charity finance and fundraising to fill this role. You will use your skills and knowledge to make a lasting difference to the lives of displaced young people in Surrey.
Further details here.
For enquiries and applications: Abby Auty, contact@bigleaffoundation.org.uk, 07563 319209
Website: www.bigleaffoundation.org.uk
Closing Date: 23rd February. Based: Army HQ in Andover, Hampshire.
The Army Central Fund (ACF) is a grant-making charity working to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of serving British Army personnel and their immediate families through the award of financial grants to military commands and organisations as well as to national and local UK registered charities. On average the ACF disperses around £3m in grants every year, delivering a better quality of life for Army communities, both Regular and Reserve, in the UK and overseas.
We are seeking a dedicated Trustee with significant investment management experience to provide guidance on the oversight of our investment portfolio, working alongside the Board and external advisors to ensure our funds are managed prudently and effectively, to help us maximise the impact of our endowment and ensure our financial sustainability.
Having secured grants from major donors and launched a ‘Fund for the Future’, we are seeking a trustee with professional financial skills and a passion for natural history (and/or polar exploration or gardens). Previous trustee experience not essential.
You will contribute to strategic decision-making, ensuring that our investment strategies align with our mission, values, and long-term objectives. This is a unique opportunity to bring your financial acumen to a purpose-driven organisation and make a tangible difference to the communities we serve.
The role is unremunerated but reasonable expenses will be paid.
Further details here and here.
For enquiries and applications: Caroline Crewe-Read, Director, Army Central Fund director@armycentralfund.org.uk 07949 467588
Website: www.armycentralfund.org.uk
Closing Date: 14th February. Based: Selborne, Hampshire
Gilbert White’s House and Gardens is an important heritage site preserving the legacy of three great explorers of the natural world and enabling visitors of all ages to experience nature close up. We are looking for a finance professional with a passion for the natural world to join our Board.
Against the background of a changing climate and biodiversity loss our Board, staff and around 100 dedicated volunteers promote understanding of the environment, prepare future generations to care for it and create an accessible environment. (Our Field Studies Centre welcomes over 5,000 young people annually.) Our collections cover Gilbert White, who influenced scientists and naturalists from Darwin to Attenborough, and the pioneering travels of the Oates family in Africa and Antarctica.
Having secured grants from major donors and launched a ‘Fund for the Future’, we are seeking a trustee with professional financial skills and a passion for natural history (and/or polar exploration or gardens). Previous trustee experience not essential.
The Board meets six times a year, virtually or in Selborne. Finance and income generation sub-groups meet online. Living locally is not essential, but being within reasonable distance enables trustees to get to know staff/operations and join in year round activities.
Further details here.
For enquiries: Please send expressions of interest with current CV and phone number to: .manager@gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk
Website: https://gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/
Closing Date: Open. Based: Our office is in London but we are a national organisation and our trustees, advisors and staff reflect this.
The Race Equality Foundation tackles racism and racial inequality to improve the lives of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. We believe that everyone should be provided with the opportunities to flourish.
We do this by exploring what we know about discrimination and disadvantage, using that knowledge to develop interventions that will overcome barriers and promote equality, and disseminating this knowledge and good practice through training, conferences and written material.
The Foundation has delivered change through a range of ground-breaking projects and continue our efforts to progress race equality through thought leadership, as well as demonstrating what is possible. We also intervene in national debates impacting Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, as seen through our work on mental health and with the Covid-19 inquiry
We are looking for a Treasurer to support the Management Committee and charity in maintaining an overview of our financial affairs, ensuring financial viability and tproper financial records and procedures are maintained in line with best practice and in compliance with our Articles of Association, Financial Management Policy and legal requirements. The Treasurer will play a key role in our Finance Subcommittee.
Our Management Committee has nine trustees who play an active role and share a commitment to our mission.
Further details here.
Contact: Angela Azubuike angela@racefound.org.uk 0207 428 1880
Closing Date: Open. Based: Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 8HN
Do you have financial skills and enthusiasm to help an organisation that supports good mental health?
You could be the next Treasurer for Sandhurst Counselling Services, a small and effective charity based in Sandhurst, Berkshire.
The charity evolved from a drop-in service started in August 1990 by St Michael’s church in Sandhurst, and provides a safe confidential space for anyone feeling anxious, stressed, depressed, hopeless or lost, to help people find their way. The charity is “a counselling service with a Christian ethos”, an unincorporated Charitable Trust, is registered with BACP, and has an income of c 70k p.a.
Although we’d welcome a financial qualification, that’s not a prerequisite, as our finances aren’t too complex. An understanding of how charity finance works would be beneficial, and the ability to clearly communicate our financial information to other trustees is very important. Liaison with the Administration Manager, who deals with the general bookkeeping, maintenance of a statistical database and day-to-day matters, is important. As well as a general understanding of finances and accounts preparation, management of Excel spreadsheets (primarily used for our statistical analysis) is important.
Further details here.
Contact: Mike Allen, Trustee Recruitment & Governance, intrusted@involve.community
Website: http://sandhurstcounselling.org.uk/