We are keen to increase the impact of our work and to achieve this we are looking to recruit up to three trustees to join our board. It is important to us that we reflect the communities we seek to support and we are dedicated to building diversity of representation, ideas and experiences on our Board of Trustees. We are interested in who you are and the ideas and experiences that you can bring, so prior experience in Boards and Trusteeship is not necessary. We will support you to learn about the role with us.
We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of the Board and to boost our Board’s skills in the areas of:
- Generating fundraised income and winning public service contracts
- Rights, empowerment and coproduction, including Trustees who may have their own experiences of going through tough times
- Charity finance: we are looking for one trustee willing and able to take on the role of chair of our Finance and Investment Sub-Committee after an induction period
- Leading the development and implementation of equity, diversity and inclusion action plans
- Influencing local and national Government
Trustee Duties
As a member of the Board, you will work alongside the other Trustees and the members of the Leadership Team of Mayday as an equal member of the Board, using your skills and personal experience to share the responsibility for the charity’s governance.
Your general duties include:
- Attending four Board meetings a year (currently two virtual and two face-to-face) and one face-to-face away day with the team.
- If you are able to chair the Finance and Investment Sub-Committee, this also has four (virtual) meetings a year. This committee looks at budgets and financial performance in more detail and informs the wider board about progress and any issues and major financial decisions.
- Helping to develop the Impact Plan, ensuring that the Board and Leadership Team set challenging goals and objectives and monitoring if we are meeting those targets.
- Taking part in the recruitment of the CEO and other senior posts and monitoring the performance of the Leadership Team when needed.
- Ensuring that the Board always acts in the best interests of the people we work with and Mayday’s mission, values and sustainability.
- Ensuring you are up-to-date with developments in the sector and the responsibilities of the Trustee role, and being willing to develop your skills and knowledge to do so.
Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Chair
The Chair of the Finance and Investment Sub-Committee chairs a sub-committee meeting ahead of each main Board meeting and liaises with the Deputy CEO/ Director of Finance and Finance Manager as they prepare for those meetings. If you are interested in this role, there will be opportunities to meet with the Leadership Team and interim sub-committee Chair and to review the Terms of Reference and finance packs as part of your induction to the role.
Who we are looking for:
At this exciting and challenging time for Mayday, we are committed to finding Trustees who have a real passion for the work that we do, share our vision and have the leadership ability to ensure our work succeeds in changing the nature of services for now and in the future.
Mayday Trust believes that the failing systems around tough times are damaging to everyone, but that damage is not experienced in the same way. Whether it is due to race, gender, disability, sexuality or how individuals may identify, broken systems make life harder for anyone who doesn’t conform to what is seen as ‘standard’. We recognise that to truly create a radical and impactful organisation we need a Board that is representative of all of the communities we look to support and we are committed to supporting and encouraging applications from groups underrepresented in the charitable sector and currently on our board, including black people and people from minority ethnic communities.
To Apply:
For full details please download our recruitment pack or visit our website for more information.or visit our website.
Closing date: 4th April 2023
Interviews: Week commencing 10th or 17th of April 2023