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Chair of Board of Trustees
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Caroline Robinson
Provided
#120783
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The Chair will hold the Board and Executive Team to account for the Charity’s mission and vision, providing inclusive leadership to the Board of Trustees.
As a Trustee the Chair will join quarterly Board meetings lasting 1.5 hours each per meeting. These meetings will require approximately 2-3 hours preparation including a pre-meeting with the Executive Director of the charity. Between these meetings they will provide ongoing support to the Executive Director on an ad-hoc and planned basis.
The Chair will hold the Board and Executive Team to account for the Charity’s mission and vision, providing inclusive leadership to the Board of Trustees, ensuring that each trustee fulfils their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity. The Chair will also support, and, where appropriate, challenge the Chief Executive and ensure that the Board functions as a unit and works closely with the entire Executive of the charity to achieve agreed objectives. They will act as a public face of the charity in partnership with the Chief Executive.
- Provide leadership to the Charity and its Board, ensuring that the Charity has maximum impact for its beneficiaries
- Ensure that Trustees fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the Charity
- Ensure that the Board operates within its charitable objectives, and provides a clear strategic direction for the Charity
- Ensure that the Board is able to regularly review major risks and associated opportunities, and satisfy itself that systems are in place to take advantage of opportunities, and manage and mitigate the risks
- Ensure that the Board fulfils its duties to ensure sound financial health of the charity.
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