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Trustee's Required

We are looking for volunteer Trustees

Join our Board to guide our team of staff and volunteers to deliver our strategic priorities to help older people in Leeds;

  • By enabling independence

  • Make positive contributions

  • Build resilience, choice and control

  • Build and maintain social connections

  • By promoting health and wellbeing

The overarching aims of our work are to;

  • Prioritise things in life that are important to the older person to enable them to live their life as they choose and to the best of their ability

  • Support older people to regain and maintain their confidence

  • Provide a range of health and wellbeing activities

  • Provide accessible quality assured information and advice on issues affecting older people

  • Support older people to plan for their later years, helping to navigate significant life changes

Age UK Leeds is a vibrant, forward-looking organisation.  We are a leading, local, independent charity working to influence, shape and deliver responsive services, supporting the independence and wellbeing of older people in Leeds to positively improve their quality of life.

Age UK Leeds has an experienced, talented team of staff and volunteers and a dedicated Board of Trustees, who have built a credible and trusted organisation. We want to continue to work in partnership with others to help achieve the Leeds ambition to be the best city to grow old in. 

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

  • You will demonstrate an ability to engage strategically, positively and collaboratively in Board discussions and act as an ambassador for the Charity.

  • You should also bring strong relationship management skills and have a passion for delivering excellence.

  • You will demonstrate skills and experience of working in some of the following key areas: legal, commercial, IT, HR and organisational development, fundraising, or campaigning.

We aim to promote equality diversity & inclusion as an employer and seek to ensure that equality and diversity principles underpin all areas of our work and service provision.  We recognise that we have a special responsibility to combat age-discrimination experienced by older people.

This is an unpaid role, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed

Age UK Leeds is seeking to recruit a number of committed and enthusiastic people to further strengthen our Board of Trustees and help us achieve the next phase of our planned development.

Further information:

Application Process

Please send your CV and covering letter telling us why you are interested in working with Age UK Leeds, and the skills, experience and knowledge that you possess that will be beneficial to the Charity to recruitment@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA. 

Closing date: 1 October 2024

For an informal discussion, please contact Iain Anderson – Chief Executive

Email: Iain.anderson@ageukleeds.org.uk

Phone: 07983215393