Full Job Description
All Directors meetings are online with face to face meeting in London or South East, twice a year. Minimum commitment: 1 hour online meeting per month, plus 2 half day workshops face to face per year. Additional input as required: Directors may occasionally be required to support the operational team with areas related to their skill set and expertise. Induction period: Attendance at various online meetings over the initial month, approximately 16 hours.
£1500 per annum renumeration.
What we need:
- We are looking to recruit a new Non-Executive Director with HR, compliance and/or employee care experience, to add to the skill set and experience of our board.
- We encourage candidates from a broad background, we actively encourage diversity of age, gender and ethnicity on our Board.
- Lived experience that relates to our work in any way, is particularly desirable.
- Skills in HR, Compliance, Care.
What we are looking for:
- Good organisational skills and an interest in how organisations work.
- A commitment to Chiltern for a minimum 2 years.
- A willingness to learn and a positive attitude to thinking about things differently.
- A willingness to have high-level and abstract conversations.
- A holistic perspective, considering the big picture and wider oversight.
- Being comfortable talking about finances (or at least asking simple questions).
- Being involved in decision-making as needed.
- Being comfortable with uncertainty.
- Asking good questions!
What will you be doing:
- Attendance at Board meetings will be your primary way of learning about the needs of the organisation.
- Utilising your experience to identify gaps and tensions in existing processes and approaches and supporting team members to consider new solutions and approaches to work in your area of expertise.
- Being a guide, mentor and support to team members across the organisation, as needed.
- Committing to learning about our way of working and your own personal and professional growth.
What difference you will make:
By joining the board at this relatively new part in it’s journey, you will have the opportunity to contribute your experience, skills and expertise to an organisation that is doing things differently. Your input will support over 40 members of staff and the hundreds of children and adults who access our services each year. Read our latest Impact report to find out more.
information about the Board:
- As an Employee Owned organisation, Chiltern has a Board of Directors that seeks to guide and advise on key areas of business development, strategy, finance, organisational development, staff welfare and legality. the organisation and its members.
- The Board of Directors is 18 months old in its current structure.
- The board is there to safeguard the organisation and be a legal buck-stop, not to make decisions, set strategy or interfere in the day-to-day running of the organisation.
- The board connects directly to the membership council and the anchor space to create a holistic circle of care around the organisation.
About Chiltern Music Therapy:
Chiltern is an award-winning social enterprise, that provides music therapy, community music services and training to over 2000 people of all ages and many different needs across England. We are proud to be a self-managed and employee-owned organisation. Find out more about us on our website.
Deadline: 14th June 2023
Email recruitment@chilternmusictherapy.co.uk or visit chilternmusictherapy.co.uk/careersfor more information and to apply.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £1,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Education:
- Bachelor’s (preferred)
Experience:
- HR: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 14/06/2023