At a glance

Skills

Governance
Office and Administration Management

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 an experienced Secretary to join our Unit Management Team.

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

What will you be doing?

We’re looking for a Secretary with 3+ years’ experience to join our charity as a Trustee on our Unit Management Team.

You’ll assist the Chairperson with organising meetings, taking notes and liaising with internal & external stakeholders.

As an independent charity, recruiting skilled and passionate volunteers to join our team is vital to our mission of Inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure guided by the customs and tradition of today’s Royal Navy.

Your experience will be invaluable to us as we grow our charity to offer even more young people the Sea Cadets Experience!

What are we looking for?

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

What difference will you make?

Your previous experience will be invaluable to us, ensuring we have a strong Management Team contributing to the safe and effective management of our Sea Cadets unit.

This is a vital role, helping ensure we can continue our support for young people in Haringey.

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

About Haringey Sea Cadets

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.

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Secretary to join our management team