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Trustee

About The Role

Age UK Ealing (AUKE) is seeking to recruit additional trustees to join and strengthen our board. This is an exciting opportunity to be actively involved in the development and growth of the charity over the next few years.

Trustees will use their specific knowledge, skills and experience to help the Board agree and make sound decisions. This involves scrutinising papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues and providing advice and guidance to the Board on new initiatives and all other relevant areas of work of the charity in which the Trustee has special expertise/skills.

AUKE is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from a diverse group of suitably qualified applicants including those with lived experience from the communities they serve.

Key Responsibilities of the Trustee of AUKE are:

  • Ensuring that the charity complies with its governing document, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
  • Ensuring that the charity pursues its charitable objects as defined in its governing documents.
  • Ensuring that the charity applies its resources responsibly, effectively and exclusively to further its aims and objectives.
  • Contributing actively as a member of the Board of Trustees, in providing the charity withstrategic direction, assisting and guiding the Executive Management Team in setting overall policy, defining long term goals, evaluating performance against agreed targets.
  • Safeguarding the good name and values of AUKE.
  • Acting to ensure the effective and efficient administration of the charity.
  • Acting to ensure the financial stability of the charity.
  • Protecting and managing the property of AUKE and ensure the proper investment of thecharity’s funds.
  • Assisting the Chair in the appointment of, and supporting of the CEO of AUKE.
  • Being prepared to chair/join a sub-committee or task group depending on their expertise and skills.
  • Responding in a timely way response to emails as and when necessary to move thebusiness of the charity forward and/or on governance issues in between Board meetings.
  • Promoting the work of Age UK Ealing to their own network of individuals and proactively ask for support.
  • Using their specific knowledge, skills and experience to help provide advice and guidance as requested by the Board on new and ongoing initiatives in which the Trustee has special expertise.
  • Providing ongoing declaration of any Conflict of interest while carrying out the duties as aTrustee of Age UK Ealing.

Personal specification

Candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to:

  • Actively contribute to the Board of Trustees in giving firm strategic direction for the benefit of AUKE and its users.
  • Attend board meetings and read papers in advance of meetings.
  • Lead/participate in sub-committee meetings as appropriate
  • Participate in other tasks as they arise from time to time, such as interviewing or helping with fundraising
  • Devote necessary time and willingness to being a Trustee, including attending regular Board meetings (currently bi monthly), typically the equivalent of 1-2 days per month.
  • Attend strategic away/event days as and when required.
  • Attend relevant training sessions organised by AUKE for the Board of Trustees as necessary

Essential Criteria

Candidates must have an expertise/skills in one or more of the following areas:

  • Marketing and PR
  • Fundraising and sponsorship
  • Social Media
  • A Legal background
  • Practical use of AI to improve administrative procedures
  • Local knowledge and familiarity with the London Borough of Ealing

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of operating at a senior level in an organisation (private, public or third sector)
  • Experience of being a charity Trustee
  • Understanding of the specific challenges for, and the needs of, older people living in theLondon Borough of Ealing

For more information and how to apply, please download the Candidate Recruitment Pack below. 

Trustee Candidate Recruitment Pack