BRANCH TRUSTEE – LEGAL & GDPR

BRANCH TRUSTEE – LEGAL & GDPR

Trustee/Governor
J98430
At a glance

Skills

  • Legal
  • Data protection / GDPR

Where

Preston, PR2 6QL
Mainly at home
Travel limit? Trustees don't need to live in the branch area but occasional travel to Branch sites may be needed

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month

This is an exciting opportunity to be a hands-on trustee at branch level, helping to promote kindness and prevent animal cruelty, reach out to more supporters, and influence how we do things.  

What will you be doing?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person, with a legal background, who could devote their time to volunteer as a trustee at our Preston & District Branch and support us with GDPR compliance. 

 Primary responsibilities of the Branch Trustee – Legal and GDPR

  • Assist the Branch in ensuring that activities are GDPR compliant and reviewing and updating the Branch processing activities register.
  • Support the Branch in developing and updating Branch policies, particularly the Branch privacy notice and internal data protection policy, to make sure they are compliant.
  • Support the Branch when liaising with external specialist providers such as HR and health and safety specialists. 
  • The Branch may occasionally enter into new leases with regards to its charity shops; so, liaising with external specialists for advice if it does not fall under your area of expertise. 
  • To assist the Branch when developing new schemes, such as providing welfare assistance to those on low incomes, to ensure any new schemes are GDPR compliant.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person, with a legal background, who could devote their time to volunteer as a trustee at our Preston & District Branch and support us with GDPR compliance.  

Alongside passing on your expertise, this opportunity will give you the chance to influence how we care for and prevent cruelty to animals and drive the implementation of key initiatives. You will serve on the governing body of the charity and be instrumental, alongside fellow trustees, in the running of the Branch and setting out both the short and long term aims.  

What difference will you make?

Alongside passing on your expertise, this opportunity will give you the chance to influence how we care for and prevent cruelty to animals and drive the implementation of key initiatives. You will serve on the governing body of the charity and be instrumental, alongside fellow trustees, in the running of the Branch and setting out both the short and long term aims.  

 

 

Before you apply

Causes
  • Animals / wildlife
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Our mission is to provide safe homes to abandoned, neglected or abused animals, to nurse them back to health, rehabilitate them, and find them their forever home.