Chair of Haxby & Wigginton Youth & Community Association

What will you be doing?

Tasks and responsibilities

• Attend the HWYCA Trustees Meetings held every two months
• Attend and produce a report for the AGM held in the Autumn
• Provides leadership and direction to the board of Trustees and enable the Board to fulfill their responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation.
• Ensures that the charity pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, charity law, company law and other relevant legislation/regulations.
• Works in partnership with the senior staff members and support the employees, helping them achieve the aims of the organisation; and to optimise the relationship between the board of Trustees and the staff.
• Facilitates the board of trustees in stimulating excellent, well-rounded and carefully considered strategic decision-making.

What are we looking for?

Ideally we are looking for a Chair with the following skills and/or experience:

Budgeting

Business Planning

Communication Skills

Community Development

Decision Making

Facilities Management

Financial Planning

Leadership

Public Speaking

Overall, we are looking for someone who is passionate about ensuring Haxby and Wigginton have a variety of services and opportunities for local residents, and keen for our young people to have access to regular activities and resources.

Experience of working with young people, charities or in finance or HR would all be beneficial.

What difference will you make?

You will be directly supporting the charity in achieving our objectives, which are:

• To promote the benefit of all inhabitants of Haxby and Wigginton without any discrimination, by associating together with the local authorities and voluntary organisations, in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, for recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants and in particular for young people.

• To establish a community building (Oaken Grove Community Centre) and to manage and maintain it in good order in furtherance of these objects.

• To promote other charitable purposes for the furtherance of the above.

Before you apply

If you are interested and would like to arrange an informal discussion with a member of the board of trustees, please feel free to contact us.