Experienced trustee to join our management team

Experienced trustee to join our management team

Trustee/Governor
J103943
At a glance

Skills

  • Governance
  • General / operations management
  • Data protection / GDPR

Where

London, N17 7JP
Mainly at the office

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month or 1-3 hours / week

Deadline

03 Oct 2025

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

We’re looking for experienced Trustees to join our Management Team!

Join us at this exciting time as we grow to reach even more young people!

What will you be doing?

As an independent Charity, recruiting experienced Trustees is vital for us to continue our mission of Inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure guided by the customs and traditions of today’s Royal Navy.

We’re looking for a Trustee with previous experience to join our Unit Management Team.

You’ll work with our Unit Chair and the Unit Management Team to run our charity at a strategic and management level.

UMT Members, including the Trustees, are elected annually and may stand for re-election at each AGM.

We’re looking for a Trustee with 3+ years’ experience to help us in this exciting time for Haringey Sea Cadets, we’re looking to grow our unit and expand our offer to even more young people locally!

What are we looking for?

  • Problem-solving and thinking outside the box
  • Previous Trustee experience
  • Knowledge of best practices
  • Managing the charity’s resources responsibly
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently

What difference will you make?

Your skills and experience will be invaluable to us!

As part of our Unit Management Team, you will support and shape our work and strategic direction towards growing our unit and presence within the community, helping us to achieve our vision of Every young person launched for life.

The Trustee’s role is so important to us – not only do we need someone to keep us on track with our short-term goals, but we need someone who can help shape our charity for the future, where we plan to grow and impact even more young people.

We rely on subscriptions, grants and donations to continue the work we do with local young people so the experience and skills you bring to this role will leave a lasting impact for years to come!

Before you apply

  • Please apply through Reach in the first instance
  • We encourage prospective volunteers to arrange an informal discussion about the role
  • There are opportunities to visit our unit and see what our cadets get up to
  • Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete our application form
  • Successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check and complete some short training as part of your induction including in Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Data Protection
Causes
  • Education
  • Young people
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Sea Cadets inspires young people aged 10-18 to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure, guided by the customs and traditions of today’s Royal Navy.

    We aim to launch...