At a glance

Skills

Digital and IT strategy
Financial management
Business development / Sales
Fundraising strategy
Governance
Strategic development and planning
Data protection / GDPR

Where

Burleigh, GL5 2PQ

Mainly at home

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month

Deadline

04 Oct 2024

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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 are seeking up to three individuals to join our Trustee Board and help shape the future of Longfield Community Hospice as we develop our next five-year strategy.

What will you be doing?

Longfield provides a range of services to people living with life limiting conditions, terminal diagnoses or with a need for end of life care, alongside supporting their families, carers and loved ones. As a trustee you will play a crucial role in shaping our strategic direction, ensuring that our services remain responsive and effective. This includes,

Ensuring we have a clear vision, mission and strategic direction and are focused on achieving them.
Having clear oversight of organisational performance.
Supporting the development of a healthy organisational culture.
Ensuring all legal and regulatory compliance.
Ensuring organisational governance is maintained to the highest possible standard.

Time commitment

The board meets every quarter, as do each of our committees. Meetings take place both online and face to face and last approx. 2 hours.

Time commitment is meeting attendance, time before meetings to read papers and occasional ad hoc discussions, strategy and planning sessions or events.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for people with experience of one or more of the following,

Enterprise & business development: Entrepreneurial and innovative with business expertise and income generation experience. Insights into commercial activities such as repurposing facilities or partnering with other providers, to maximize the use of resources for long-term sustainability.
Fundraising & Income Generation: Broad understanding of income generation, particularly in engaging major donors and corporate partners, with a strong focus on diversifying income streams for financial sustainability.
Retail: Commercial or charity retail experience, with a genuine interest in sustainable practices.
IT: Strategic guidance on maximizing effective use of IT, driving IT innovation and ensuring strong cybersecurity measures across the charity.
Finance: Finance background with experience in managing or being part of a finance team.

What difference will you make?

Our services are needed now more than ever - are you eager to make a real impact? It’s an exciting time to join the board at Longfield as our new five-year strategy will formally launch in April next year. We're focused on evolving, developing, and growing to reach more patients, with the goal of becoming a recognized centre of excellence in our field. Innovation will be at the heart of our approach, and we invite you to be part of this transformative journey.

Before you apply

The Reach TrusteeWorks team are supporting Longfield with their trustee recruitment. Please indicate that you would like to apply and the TrusteeWorks team will be in touch with further information. We’re also happy to answer any questions about the role. Contact: trusteeworks@reachvolunteering.org.uk

Interviews will be held w/c 23rd October and w/c 30th October. It is envisaged that the new trustees will begin their induction in November.

Longfields Trustee Pack.docx

About Longfield Community Hospice

Causes

Counselling / advice

Health and well being / research and care

Organisation type:

Charity

We support adults with life-limiting illnesses and their families through counselling, therapies, and well-being workshops to improve their quality of life. For carers, we offer practical advice...

Trustees