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Current Vacancies
The Autism Research Trust (2 trustees)
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability affecting 1 in 100 people in the UK. It is characterised by difficulties in the development of social relationships and communication skills, alongside unusually strong narrow interests, repetitive behaviour, and difficulties in coping with unexpected change. It remains poorly understood, despite the understanding of autism having developed a great deal over recent decades. However, there is still a large amount of work to be done. Research is vital, not just to understand the causes and effects of autism, but also to evaluate treatments and interventions to ensure that people affected by autism receive the best possible support.
The Autism Research Trust (ART) was set up in 2010 primarily to fund the cutting-edge research taking place at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge University. As they grow they hope to extend this funding to other centres of excellence in the field of autism research. The Cambridge University Autism Research Centre is led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, an expert with more than 20 years of experience and an archive of book and media credits. Funding for research into autism remains very low in the UK relative to both the US and other areas of medical research. In addition, Simon and his team cannot access charitable support via pure academic research avenues. The purpose of the charity is to rectify these imbalances.
They have just finished their first year, during which they raised funding to start and develop the charity from very humble beginnings. The trustees have recently employed a part time manager to focus on a 12 month fundraising strategy.
To support this activity they are seeking applications from high calibre individuals to join the Board of Trustees. They are looking for people who will bring knowledge or experience in one or both of the following areas which will support the ART in its strategy for 2012:
Experience and contacts at senior level in the business / commercial sector.
Experience or knowledge of fundraising at a high level, more specifically in the areas of trust, individual or events fundraising.
Time Commitment:
The Board of Trustees meet 4 times a year in London. The trustees may be asked to support the manager in certain projects or areas where they have specialist skills.
Documentation:
A Person Specification can be found here and more information about the role can be found here.
How to apply:
If you think you have the experience and skills to help the Autism Research Trust please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk and copy emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
- a supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in the Person Specification (attached) and
- a comprehensive CV
The closing date for applications is Monday 27th February. All applications will be forwarded on to the Autism Research Trust who will then take over the process.
Narcolepsy UK
Narcolepsy UK is the sole national charity for the 30,000 people with narcolepsy in the UK. More people in the UK have narcolepsy than Huntingdon’s.
In 2008 the charity were beneficiaries of two significant legacies. This created a one off income of over £200,000. The trustees employed an interim manager to work with them to construct a three year plan that they then put into action. This plan is now almost complete and the trustees are involving the members in the next delivery plan; due to be agreed by March 2012.
Narcolepsy UK has gone through a period of profound change. It now has one full time and two part time employees. Over the last two years they have changed name, become incorporated, applied for Scottish charity status, introduced free membership and created a good working relationship with the key clinical centres in the UK. In addition they “merged” with Narcolepsy Connections a second support service for people with narcolepsy. The website (www.narcolepsy.org.uk) is the most viewed narcolepsy site in the world, attracting over 2,500 unique visitors every month. A quarterly newsletter Catnap is sent to more than 700 individuals and of course sleep centres and neurological units.
The role:
The board of Narcolepsy UK, under its new constitution can have a trustee body of 12; seven of that body (including the Chair) must always be narcoleptic. At the moment the board stands at 10, with seven narcoleptics on the board and the remaining three related to narcoleptics. Each trustee is expected to attend at least four board meetings per year, the AGM, national conference and chair or sit on at least one sub-committee.
All trustees of Narcolepsy UK are also Directors of Narcolepsy UK Limited. The liability is set at £10. All trustees must complete an enhanced CRB check, confirm they are legally able to become a trustee of the charity and commit to the Nolan seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership
Documentation:
A Person Specification can be found here and more information about the role can be found here.
How to apply :
If you think you have the experience and skills to help Narcolepsy UK, please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk and copy emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
- a supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in the Person Specification (attached) and
- a comprehensive CV
The closing date for applications is Monday 13th February. All applications will be forwarded on to Narcolepsy UK who will then take over the process.
World Society for the Protection of Animals (2 trustees)WSPA is a global animal welfare charity with a vision of a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty has ended. To achieve this vision there are several underlying principles. These include:
• Helping to create a global agenda for animal protection.
• Making animals matter – making them relevant to established global concerns.
• Bringing together advocates on common platforms – animal welfare and other sectors.
WSPA has had an extraordinary and successful decade that has seen them grow into one of the foremost international animal protection charities with offices in 15 countries, an operating budget of over $70 million and an unparalleled network of more than 1,000 organisations in 156 different countries. Their contacts and relations with policy makers are uniquely strong for an animal protection group, especially with organisations such as the World Organisation for Animal Health and the United Nations.
In 2011 WSPA responded to the floods in El Salvador and Thailand and the drought in Kenya; continued work to raise public awareness and influence policy through their Cage Free campaign in Canada, their Not in My Cuppa campaign in the UK and their Humane Chain campaign in Australia. As they move in to delivering their new five year Strategy their first new priority campaign aimed at eradicating the inhumane culling of millions of dogs - Red Collar – has already had a huge impact and caught the attention of key policymakers and the media worldwide. As well as a host of other projects, 2012 will see WSPA roll out new priority campaigns on disaster management and humane and sustainable agriculture as they look to end the suffering of billions animals in intensive farming across the world.
The roles:
WSPA would like to invite applications for two positions on its International Board which will arise over the next few months.
WSPA’s global work is overseen by its International Board responsible for providing vision and guidance to the management team and ensuring the charity is able to meet its objectives both now and in the future.
If you would like to use your skills and experience at Board level to help them realise their vision, we would very much like to hear from you.
Specifically WSPA are looking for people who will bring knowledge or experience in one or both of the following additional areas which will support WSPA in taking forward its current strategic objectives:
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Experience and or contacts at a senior level in non-animal welfare fields which may overlap with WSPA’s and so support the delivery of its Strategy (e.g. development, environment, public health sectors) |
Time commitment:
Every trustee is expected to prepare for and participate in regular WSPA International Board meetings (currently three per annum, each lasting up to two days and held in London), and may also be asked to serve on a Board Committee.
Trustees may also be asked to support senior staff in certain projects, initiatives or areas in which they have specialist skills, knowledge or experience.
The minimum time commitment is likely to amount to 12 days per year plus travel.
All WSPA trustee appointments are unpaid though travel and other out of pocket expenses will be paid for.
Documentation:
The essential criteria for candidates can be found here.
How to Apply:
If you think you have the experience and skills to help WSPA, please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk and copy emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
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a supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in the Role Description and |
We would also be grateful if you could provide us with the details of two referees. Referees will not, of course, be contacted without your prior consent.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 Monday 13th February. Trustees Unlimited will be conducting preliminary interviews with long listed candidates on Thursday 23rd February.
Action for Children (Trustee - Fundraising expertise)
Action for Children has been working with the UK’s most vulnerable children since 1869. Every year they help nearly 170,000 children, young people and families look forward to a brighter future through nearly 480 projects across the UK. They also promote social justice by lobbying and campaigning for change.
Studies suggest that up to 10% of all children in Britain are neglected. That's more than twice the number of children born in the UK in 2007. Action for Children is campaigning to improve the way child neglect is tackled, and highlighting the importance of intervening early to help families with emerging issues, before they become long-term problems. They are raising funds to make early intervention a reality on the ground.
Action for Children is encouraging governments to spend more - and more wisely - on public services that focus on early intervention, and raising desperately needed money to develop targeted, proven, effective initiatives that tackle the key causes of neglect. They work with thousands of vulnerable families already but there are many more families out there who need help.
Earlier this year, they launched My Action for Children, a new website which makes it easy and simple to donate to support children and young people in your own community, knowing exactly where your money will be going. They are the first UK children’s charity to offer this flexible and engaging way to help a service close to their heart or their home. To date, the website has raised £450k.
They have set themselves specific and challenging fundraising targets:
They will :
• increase net voluntary income |
To help with achieving these targets, they are seeking a high calibre individual who has a proven track record of achievement in income generation and an ability to demonstrate an awareness of fundraising techniques, approaches and strategies. This individual will join the main board of 15 trustees and be able to provide the rigour they require on fundraising matters.
The successful candidate will understand the challenge of fundraising in a charity where voluntary income is a small part of the total income of the charity. (Last year service income was c. £180m and voluntary income was c. £15m.) They must also appreciate the importance of integrating fundraising activities so that they are complementary to both service delivery and other communications.
Documentation:
Person Specification (PDF)
Role Description (PDF)
Commitment:
Trustees are expected to give between 10/12 days per year and will receive induction and training to support them in their roles. The board meetings are in London.
How to apply:
If you think you have the experience and skills to help Action for Children, please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk with a copy to Emma Kynoch emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in Part One of the Person Specification (download above) |
We would also be grateful if you could provide us with the details of two referees. Referees will not, of course, be contacted without your prior consent.
The closing date for applications is 10:00 Monday 6th February. Preliminary interviews with Trustees Unlimited will be on Tuesday 21st February. Just to be clear that this role, like most trustee roles, is unremunerated. Trustees Unlimited will, of course, respect the privacy of any conversations regarding this role.
Royal College of Nursing (2 roles: Audit Committee Chair & Independent Committee Member)The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. For almost a century the RCN has championed professional standards for nurses, in their education, their practice, and their working conditions. Today the RCN has over 400,000 members, and is uniquely acknowledged as the "voice of nursing" by both the government and the public.
The roles:
The need has arisen to appoint a Chair to the Audit Committee as the incumbent’s term of office will end soon and an Independent Committee Member. The role of the Audit Committee is:
| • To advise Council on the effectiveness of its control environment so as to support and enhance the delivery of the organisation’s work and strategic priorities. • To oversee the financial reporting process to ensure the balance, transparency and integrity of published financial information for the RCN and RCN Group; and • To review the effectiveness of: • the RCN and RCN Group’s internal control, risk management and compliance systems; and • the independent audit process, including recommending the appointment and assessing the performance of the internal and external auditor and the provision of non-audit services. |
The Chair will be appointed by the Council and will attend Confidential Sessions of Council.
They will serve a maximum term of 5 years and will have the support of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services and the Director of Governance Support to ensure that the Committee undertakes the stewardship functions set out in the terms of reference and works efficiently and effectively.
The Committee meets 4 times per year and for approximately 4 hours at each sitting. In addition there are 3 Council Meetings which the Chair of the Audit Committee would be expected to attend for part of the meeting. Meetings are held in London.
These roles are unremunerated.
Documentation:
Terms of Reference (PDF)
Role Description (PDF)
How to Apply:
If you think you have the experience and skills to chair the Audit Committee or to be an Independent Committee Member, please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk and copy emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
| • a supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in the Role Description and • a comprehensive CV • confirmation of which of the 2 roles you are applying for |
We would also be grateful if you could provide us with the details of two referees. Referees will not, of course, be contacted without your prior consent.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 Monday 16th February. In this instance Trustees Unlimited will be forwarding on the details of applicants to RCN who will then manage the process.
The Royal College of Nursing Foundation (Investment Committee Member)
The RCN Foundation is a new charity registered in 2010. The Foundation was set up as a result of a review of the legal structure of The Royal College of Nursing which is no longer a registered charity.
The objects of the RCN Foundation are:
| • To promote the science and art of nursing and the better education and training of the nursing team and their efficiency in the profession of nursing. • To promote the advancement of nursing as a profession in all its branches. • To promote through the medium of international agencies and otherwise the foregoing purposes in other countries. • To assist members of the nursing team who by reason of adversity, ill health or otherwise are in need of assistance of any nature. |
The role:
The Investment Committee is an expert Committee with responsibility for overseeing the management of the RCN Foundation Investment portfolio. They are looking for one or more independent advisers to the Committee who are not on the Board of Trustees to join the Committee. Specifically they are looking for someone with a financial background ideally from the investment industry who has significant investment expertise and experience of formulating investment policies and implementation strategies, transactions and performance.
Meetings are held in London four times a year.
This role is unremunerated.
Documentation:
Terms of Reference (PDF)
Role Description (PDF)
How to Apply:
If you think you have the experience and skills to join the Investment Committee, please email ian.joseph@russam-gms.co.uk and copy emma.kynoch@russam-gms.co.uk and ensure you provide the following:
| • a supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria in the Role Description and • a comprehensive CV |
We would also be grateful if you could provide us with the details of two referees. Referees will not, of course, be contacted without your prior consent.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 Monday 16th February. In this instance Trustees Unlimited will be forwarding on the details of applicants to The RCN Foundation who will then manage the process.
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Age UK Hounslow Closed to further applications. |
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Leeds Counselling Closed to further applications. |
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STA Travel Foundation (Trustee) Closed to further applications. |
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Voiceability (Chair) Closed to further applications. |
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The National Benevolent Charity Closed to further applications. |
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Affinity Trust (Panel Members for Remuneration Committee) Closed to further applications. |
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The Barnet Group (Chair and 1 Non Executive) Closed to further applications. |
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British Society for Rheumatology (Non-medical trustee) Closed to further applications. |
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Volunteering England Closed to further applications. |
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Westminster Carers Service Closed to further applications. |
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Islington Boat Club Closed to further applications. |
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The Teacher Support Network Closed to further applications. |
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National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales Closed to further applications. |
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Penrose Closed to further applications. |
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The Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWG) Closed to further applications. |
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Age UK Richmond upon Thames Closed to further applications. |
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Age UK Sutton - Treasurer & Trustees Closed to further applications. |
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Age UK East London (Chair) Age UK London Closed to further applications. |
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Christian Aid Closed to further applications. |
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People's Health Trust - Chair Closed to further applications. |
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The Lymphoma Association – (1 Trustee looking to succeed as Chair within 12 months) Closed to further applications. |
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Bridge Mental Health (Treasurer) Closed to further applications. |
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Dreams Come True - (Chair) Closed to further applications. |
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The ReUse Centre in Bedford Closed to further applications. |
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The ReUse Centre in Bedford Closed to further applications. |
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The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association Closed to further applications. |
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Beating Bowel Cancer –Trustee(s) Closed to further applications. |
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Amnesty International UK Closed to further applications. |
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Gingerbread Closed to further applications. |
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Bridge Mental Health Closed to further applications. |
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Self Unlimited Closed to further applications. |
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Age Concern Hounslow Closed to further applications. |
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Women’s Resource Centre Closed to further applications. |
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The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Scotland Closed to further applications. |
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Enfield Asian Welfare Association Closed to further applications. |
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Wandsworth Youth Enterprise Centre Closed to further applications. |
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The Royal London Society for the Blind (3 roles) Closed to further applications. |
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Thames Hospicecare Closed to further applications. View case study here. |
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The Charity Employee Benevolent Fund Closed to further applications. |
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Christian Aid Closed to further applications. View case study here. |
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My Voice London Closed to further applications. |
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The Scout Association Closed to further applications. |
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Community Options Closed to further applications. View case study here. |
