Fundraising Trustee to join the board of our SEND youth charity

Fundraising Trustee to join the board of our SEND youth charity

Trustee/Governor
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At a glance

Skills

  • Business development / Sales
  • Commissioning / Contracting
  • Fundraising events
  • Fundraising research / Bid writing
  • Fundraising strategy

Where

Chelmsford, CM1 2QE
Mainly at home

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month
Board meetings take place on a quarterly basis, Thursdays 1600-1800hrs. Working Groups are set up on an ad hoc basis.

Deadline

31 Jan 2025

Working with the CEO and Board, you will be developing fundraising initiatives to help ensure our long term financial viability as well play a major role in developing our strategic direction for the future.

What will you be doing?

Children and young people with SEND struggle to develop relationships, build friendships and connect with their local communities. This increases their sense of isolation and loneliness that in turn impacts upon their physical and mental health as well as puts pressure on their families who are trying to support them. To help address this health care need, InterAct provides opportunities for children and young people in Essex to get out of the house, meet others, develop social skills, and enjoy physical activities and games whilst also engaging with their local community.

We’re looking for a volunteer Trustee who believes these young people would benefit from more access to opportunities that help them become less reliant on care services as they grow older.

For this role, we are seeking expertise from someone who has experience in one for more of: fundraising, event management, communications, connecting with individual philanthropists.

What are we looking for?

Essential:

  • A passion or interest in supporting the development of children and young people
  • A commitment to the InterAct’s vision, values and mission
  • Willingness to commit the time required to prepare for and attend board and sub meetings, to read papers and communicate via email/WhatsApp
  • Knowledge and understanding of the charity sector
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Expertise in fundraising

Desirable:

  • A keen sense of strategic purpose
  • Experience of governance
  • Qualified and experienced accountant with business planning skills
  • Knowledge of the Charity’s Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
  • Ability to operate at a strategic level
  • An understanding of core fundraising opportunities
  • Working knowledge of charity legislation

What difference will you make?

This role is important to us. Not only do we need someone to help guide and govern the charity, we are also looking for someone to help us formulate our vision for the future whilst diversifying our funding streams and enabling us to work with even more families across Essex.

Before you apply

Please apply through Reach in the first instance. The CEO is available to for an informal online chat if you'd like more information.

Causes
  • Children / families
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Physical disabilities
  • Young people
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    InterAct delivers recreational, social and skills development activities to children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 8-18 across Mid & North Essex; in Chelmsford,...