Become a Trustee

Could your strengths, skills or experience make a positive difference to Age UK Hertfordshire – a successful charity with the simple, yet vital, mission: “To support older people by delivering services that help make later life fulfilling and enjoyable experience”? 

Age UK Hertfordshire (AUKH) is a large charity that every year reaches thousands of older people and their carers, and has a high level of recognition across the County’s statutory authorities, voluntary sector and the public.  Our services – some developed and delivered in productive partnerships – include “active ageing” day clubs, help in the home, dementia support, befriending and in-touch telephone support, nutrition and dietetics service, hospital and community “navigation”, information and advice.  

To build and grow from our current strong position, we need to expand our Trustee Board - to complement the skills of our present Trustees and broaden our Board’s diversity. We welcome applications from all age groups and backgrounds, and we are particularly looking for skills from amongst the following: 

• fundraising and income generation;
• financial management;
• communications and social media;
• building local stakeholder relationships;
• core legal and governance expertise.    

Board and/or senior experience would be a valuable bonus.

Time commitment is one day per month during working hours.  

This is a volunteer role, offering the opportunity to contribute actively to the lives of older people in our communities, and gain leadership and Board experience with a collaborative team of committed Trustees.  

If you are interested, we would welcome hearing from you.

Applications to be made by email to our recruitment team (recruitment@ageukherts.org.uk) in the form of your CV plus a covering letter outlining why you wish to become an AUKH Trustee, and what you believe you will offer to the role, aligned to the role specification.

The selection process will be in two stages involving interviews with existing Trustees, plus a meeting with the Chair of Trustees and CEO for candidates on the final shortlist. The provisional dates for interviews are between 24^th and 28^th November.

If you have initial enquiries or would like to discuss the role, please send an email (with your contact details) to our recruitment team (recruitment@ageukherts.org.uk).

Closing date for applications: Monday 17 November 2025

Please download the Trustee Role Specification below:

Trustee Role Specification