Trustee

What will you be doing?

Trustees are the people responsible under the governing document of The Nipple Innovation Project (NiP) for managing the affairs of the charity.

• Voluntary Unpaid Remote, within the UK
• 8-12 hours a month
• Minimum term of 3 years
• Travel and other reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with our policy

What are we looking for?

The role of a trustee is:

• To ensure that NiP complies at all times with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
• To ensure that NiP pursues its objectives as defined in its governing document
• To maintain proper financial control and ensure that NiP applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives i.e. the charity must not spend money on activities that are not included in its objectives, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are
• To set and maintain vision, mission and values
• To develop strategy, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets
• To ensure accountability
• To support the operational management of the organisation
• To draw up and monitor the implementation of internal policies, which must include equality and diversity as well as health and safety policies, grievance and disciplinary procedures
• To ensure that risk assessments for all aspects of the charity are carried out
• To safeguard the good name and values of NiP
• To maintain effective board performance and ensure the effective and efficient administration of NiP including funding, insurance and premises
• To act in the best interests of the charity in respect of decisions made as a trustee, never in the interests of yourself or another organisation

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board reach sound decisions. These may involve scrutinising board and focus group papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives and other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

A trustee is required to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to the charity and must always bear the interests of NiP in mind.

What difference will you make?

As a trustee, you will play a vital role in supporting NiP's mission to expand access to realistic, long lasting nipple tattoos, shaping the charity's services and ensuring our work is grounded in clinical insight and compassionate care - leaving a lasting impact on the confidence, healing, and wellbeing of those we support.

Additional information

You can download the following documents:

Before you apply

Prior to appointment we will require two references.