The Role
We are now seeking a Trustee with strong financial skills and sound understanding of the regulatory and governance landscape to join our Board, act as the lead for financial oversight, and help guide the organisation through its next stage of growth and impact.
Trustees are expected to use their knowledge, skills, and experience to ensure that Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity achieves its charitable objectives, represents the interests of all stakeholders, and acts as ambassadors for the charity.
Principle Responsibilities
· Strategic Leadership: Provide direction and advice that aligns with the charity’s strategic plan and objectives, ensuring we stay true to RDMCC’s mission and values.
· Governance and Compliance: Ensure effective governance and the smooth running of the organisation, maintaining financial stability and adhering to all legal and regulatory requirements, including those set by the Charity Commission.
· Financial Oversight: Monitor the charity’s financial health, ensuring strong internal controls, risk management, and financial reporting. Consider the financial impact of new or revised activities, making sure RDMCC operates within its means.
· Strategic Approval: Approve strategic plans, budgets, reserves policies, and authorisation limits, ensuring that RDMCC has the resources-both financial and human-to meet its goals.
· Executive Support: Recruit, appoint, and support the Chief Executive, delegating the day-to-day management of the organisation to them while providing oversight.
· Investments: Ensuring that our funds are invested responsibly and with care.
· Representation: Represent the Board at events, engaging with external stakeholders to promote and advance RDMCC’s mission.
· Stakeholder Engagement: Connect with volunteers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders to stay informed about our activities and the issues that affect our work.
· Ambassadorship: Act as an ambassador for RDMCC, upholding our reputation and promoting our values in all your activities.
· Remuneration Oversight: Oversee the remuneration, compensation, and benefits provided to staff, ensuring they are fair and aligned with the charity’s policies and legal requirements.
Finance responsibilities
· To Chair the Finance & Investment Sub-committee.
· Oversee the financial strategy, budget and long-term sustainability of the charity.
· Liaise with the CEO and Director of Finance and HR on key financial matters.
· Support the development of management accounts, annual accounts, and statutory returns, ensuring compliance with charity law, Companies Act (where applicable), and relevant regulations (e.g., SORP).
· Lead on relationship management with external auditors.
· Ensure that robust financial controls, risk management processes, and policies are in place and adhered to.
Time Commitment & Location
– Approximately 10 days per year.
– Trustees are required to attend an induction at our office in Amersham.
– Trustees are expected to prepare for and attend all board meetings, held 3 times per year, generally in London during normal office hours, lasting approximately 3-4 hours.
– Trustee to chair the Finance and Investment sub-comittee. These meetings take place virtually, also 3 times per year.