• Support and provide advice on our purpose, vision, goals and activities as an association CIO.
• Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation. 
• Oversee our financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
• Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
• Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
• Contribute to regular reviews of Salisbury Samaritans own governance. Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
• Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect our interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third party interests.
• Support through working groups and / or support to the wider branch leadership team.

Branch Secretary specific responsibilities include:

• Liaise with the Director to plan, arrange and produce agendas and supporting papers for Branch Leadership team and any additional trustee meetings and for drafting the subsequent minutes.
• Act as charity secretary and ensure that company law, charity law, and regulatory requirements of reporting and public accountability are complied with, in conjunction with Treasurer and Trustee with responsibility for Governance.
• Advise and guide the board of any legal and regulatory implications of the charity’s strategic plan.
• Supporting the trustees in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities, including organising trustee induction and ongoing training.
• Ensuring that trustee decisions are implemented in accordance with the charity’s governing document or other internal operational procedures.
• Managing various other functions of the charity, including estates, and data protection, as delegated.

We are seeking trustees with legal, financial accounting and charity services experience.