Trustee

Trustee

Trustee/Governor
J104056
At a glance

Skills

  • Marketing strategy
  • Social media marketing
  • Financial management
  • Business development / Sales
  • Fundraising strategy
  • Governance
  • Strategic development and planning
  • Legal
  • Volunteer management

Where

South Brent, TQ10 9BP
Mainly at the office

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month
The Board of Trustees meets up to 10 times per year and meetings usually last 2.5 hours. In addition the AGM takes place each September.

Deadline

31 May 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.

Moor Trees is a Devon based charity that exists to restore native broadleaf woodland on Dartmoor in response to the climate and nature crises. We provide the local community with unrivalled access to locally sourced and grown broadleaved trees.

What will you be doing?

Trustees are responsible for the breadth of our work. We welcome applicants with a broad range of skills, we are particularly looking for people with skills, knowledge and connections in the fields of:

  • Revenue generation - developing commercial income streams and philanthropic giving
  • Marketing and communications including digital marketing
  • Expanding a high-quality volunteer base
  • Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks and access to green finance
  • Philanthropy sector (grant-making trusts, foundations and major donors)
  • Land ownership and expertise in creating healthy woodland in the UK and uplands including the impact of climate change

What are we looking for?

We are particularly interested in individuals with the following experiences:

  • Developing commercial income streams
  • Expanding a high-quality volunteer base
  • Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks 
  • Philanthropy sector (grant-making trusts, foundations and major donors including High Net Worth Individual Fundraising)

What difference will you make?

By being a member of our Board of Trustees you will have strategic oversight of the charity and guide its progress towards achieiving its bold ambition to significantly increase the area of tree cover on Dartmoor and surrounding areas.

Before you apply

Applicants should submit their CV via the information on our website or the information pack downloadable from this advertisement

Causes
  • Climate action
  • Environment
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Our Objectives are (a) to create, or help to bring about the creation of, new native broadleaf woodland in Dartmoor National Park and its neighbouring areas to facilitate nature...