Secretary (Company Secretary)

Secretary (Company Secretary)

Trustee/Governor
J104224
At a glance

Skills

  • Governance
  • Strategic development and planning
  • Legal
  • General / operations management
  • Office and Administration Management
  • Data protection / GDPR
  • Health and safety
  • Safeguarding

Where

Chiswick, W4 2SJ
Mainly at home
Travel limit? Local knowledge not required. On site meetings 10 times a year.

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-3 hours / week
Availability by email on an ongoing basis. Committee meetings are last Wednesday of the month usually at 7pm.

Deadline

30 Jun 2025

A local gardening community with around 600 members with community, social and trading activities. We are looking for a legally qualified secretary to join the committee / trustees to help develop the organisation and take it to a new level. 

What will you be doing?

We are a company limited by guarantee and charity and need someone able to help us with running the society in a compliant way, as well as providing advice and guidance on policies, procedures and processes for the smooth running of the society. The usual duties relating to committee agendas, minutes, AGM, etc.

The committee meets in person (mostly) monthly on our site in Staveley Road, Chiswick.

We're open to discussion about the precise nature and boundaries of the role. We're keen to meet enthusiastic candidates that probably have an interest in environment and nature and potentially have an interest in gardening/horticulture. 

What are we looking for?

Ideally experience of working in a small voluntary organisation with some but limited means.

What difference will you make?

The society has been in existence since 1915. We aim to renew the organisation and make it highly inclusive and of major relevance to the local community.

Causes
  • Environment
  • Gardens and parks
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Local / community
  • Mental health
  • Older people / later life
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Our activities come under a range of headings:

    • encouraging an interest in gardening 
    • newsletter
    • shopping
    • shows
    • social events
    • talks &
    • ...