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Trustee

Help shape our future- join our Board of Trustees

We are looking for committed enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals, who can share their time, experience and skills to make a difference to the lives of local older people as set out in our vision and values.

The Board and Chief Executive have identified some additional skills that would particularly complement our current team which include marketing and communications, PR and digital media skills, campaigning and fundraising, as well as financial or management accounting and oversight.

Previous board experience is not essential but enthusiasm to support the organisation deliver on our vision mission and values are essential.

Who we are:

Age UK Hull & East Yorkshire is an independent local charity and part of a network of 118 federated Age UK charities. We've been working in the local community to help older people for over 70 years. We have many dedicated staff and volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Your role as a Trustee is to work as part of a team providing leadership, strategic direction and collective responsibility for robust governance, ensuring the charity is run effectively and efficiently and delivers benefit and value. All Trustees are volunteers and the positions are unremunerated.

The time commitment required is typically around 4 hours per month including:

  • attendance at our board meetings which are held four times a year, with time in between to respond to emails and read board papers and generally prepare for the meeting.
  • Undertaking some required training (generally done online in own time)
  • Engaging with Age UK Hull and East Yorkshire’s various activities and events
  • Supporting the leadership team with the above specialist skills

This is an exciting and challenging time as we continue to plan to ensure financial diversity and stability and a high standard of performance for the organisation. As a Trustee you will be part of shaping and guiding this development and help to make a difference to local people and the communities.

If you would like to contact us to find out more about the role or the organisation please initially contact our Chief Executive Simon Himsworth initially using the email address hello@ageukhey.org.uk or telephone number 01482 3244644