Independent Board Trustee
Location: Newport, Shropshire
Job Description
An exciting opportunity exists at British Gymnastics Foundation for an Independent Trustee who can offer guidance, support, expertise and an objective perspective on the key matters of strategy, governance and financial affairs.
In order to balance the composition and skills of the Board, British Gymnastics Foundation particularly needs an applicant with strong knowledge and senior level experience in a fundraising role.
British Gymnastics Foundation is a young charity established in 2014. The Foundation enjoys a good working relationship with British Gymnastics, the National Governing Body for gymnastics in the UK. Through collaborative working, the British Gymnastics Foundation creates opportunities through gymnastics, to bring real improvements to the lives of people and communities most in need; transforming lives through gymnastics.
2017 has seen the British Gymnastics Foundation’s most successful year to date, with increasing income generation for the charity and increasingly successful public benefit programmes being delivered. Most notably, the Foundation’s Love to Move programme, which is an age and dementia friendly chair-based gymnastics programme, has received extensive media coverage for the life-changing impact that the programme is proven to deliver for people living with dementia.
If you have experience at Director or Senior Executive level, British Gymnastics Foundation would like to encourage you to apply for this voluntary position which, will only require an investment of time annually of approximately 4 – 6 days to help British Gymnastics Foundation deliver a Strategic Plan that will build on our successes and further develop the charity; helping us to reach out to more people who are most in need, transforming their lives through gymnastics.
British Gymnastics Foundation is committed to equal opportunities and aims to provide a discrimination-free environment for staff, volunteers and everyone involved in our work. We are committed to policy and working practices which are in line with the Equality Act 2010; and we warmly welcome the opportunity of working with a diverse range of people in all that we do.
How to apply
To obtain an Application Form and Role Description for this exciting and challenging opportunity, please contact: Patrick Bonner, Head of British Gymnastics Foundation, Telephone: 07585 900 722, E-mail: Patrick.bonner@britishgymnasticsfoundation.org
Closing date for applications is 17 October 2017
