We want to appoint a trustee, who will also act in the role of Independent Director, who will:
Thera is a charitable group of companies which works across large parts of England and Scotland. We support people with a learning disability to live the life they choose. Thera has grown from a single company supporting five people in Cambridgeshire in 1998, to a group of 13 companies, with a collective income of over £90m. Thera provides a range of support across the UK for around 3,000 people with a learning disability and employs over 3,300 staff.Thera Group is led by Thera Trust, a registered charity, which sets the vision and charitable purpose. Through its companies, Thera supports people at home, in the local community and for short breaks. It also offers specialist services in financial advocacy, housing, circles of support, employment and training. Each company has its own board of directors and management team. The group structure enables local focus, control and accountability, and leadership by people with lived experience of a learning disability. Thera Trust also provides central services in areas such as HR, Payroll, Finance and IT, to the companies in the Thera Group. The Thera Trust board oversees a complex governance structure with responsibility for the wellbeing of Thera Trust and the wider group. The successful candidate will play a proactive role in developing the organisation. The main responsibilities for trustees include:
Thera Trust has recently restructured its £13m charity bond financing to support its future plans. Alongside fulfilling the trustee role set out above, the Independent Director will also represent bondholders and give them a voice at board level, and work closely with the co-chairpersons to foster good governance. Please read the supporting document for a full role description and person specification.
Please get in touch with us if you can offer:
Although previous non-executive experience is welcome, we are also happy to have applications from individuals who have not held such roles before.
In your trustee role, you will complement the executive team, bringing skills that benefit the whole board. You’ll make sure that Thera Trust is proactive in offering more opportunities to more people with a learning disability. This is a unique opportunity to use your insight and experience to help design strategies that make a difference in the lives of people with a learning disability.
At Thera we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic organisation, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every part of the role description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate.
If you’d like to apply, please send a CV, together with a short note that explains what particularly attracted you to this role with Thera Trust.
