Volunteer Honorary Secretary, CPRE Norfolk, The Countryside Charity

What will you be doing?

CPRE Norfolk, the countryside charity, works to make Norfolk a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. We act locally and, with our head office nationally, to protect, shape and enhance a beautiful, thriving countryside for everyone to value and enjoy. We are an independent voice for the landscape, engaging with local and regional planning systems to ensure that our views are heard by decision makers. We campaign locally for positive solutions that will support the long-term future of Norfolk – one of England’s most rural areas.By volunteering with CPRE Norfolk you'll be helping us to find positive solutions for the issues facing the countryside and the environment in our beautiful county.    The Secretary role involves being an active committee member by attending meetings and contributing ideas to develop and implement our Vision for Norfolk strategic plan; circulating meeting papers; supporting the effective administration of our charity; contributing to investment decisions; ensuring compliance with the charity's constitution and charity law; being a positive advocate for CPRE Norfolk and encouraging others to support our work. You will have good leadership, management and organisational and interpersonal skills, and previous experience of working with committees plus commitment to CPRE policies. We envisage that you will have at least 4 hours per month to spend developing this role which can largely be done from home.  Please see the role profile document for more details about our requirements, and our 'more about us' document for background to CPRE Norfolk.  There is flexibility within our requirements, and we will provide support for the right candidate.  

What are we looking for?

You will have good understanding of Norfolk's rural environment and the pressures that it faces, alongside knowledge of local charities and organisations working to find positive solutions for the issues facing the countryside and environment.  You will have excellent networking and communication skills, and work at developing professional relationships.  For this important leadership role we're looking for a volunteer with management skills and some previous trustee experience.  *Further information attached.

What difference will you make?

We’re passionate about making the countryside in Norfolk a better place for everyone to enjoy. Our vibrant team of volunteers inspires people to care for the countryside and enjoy the benefits it brings wherever they live. This means we work in a very wide area with climate change, youth engagement and bio-diversity all being vitally important, alongside housing, transport, water, food production, energy and planning both at a local and national policy level. Volunteering with us is a fantastic way to help us champion environmental issues such as the climate emergency, renewable energy, biodiversity and sustainable transport. As Secretary you’ll be a member of our trustee board/executive committee and leadership team. You’ll work closely with the chair and treasurer to oversee the future direction and development of the charity.By applying your skills and experience you can make a real difference and be a central part of a friendly and passionate charity.We’re ideallyt looking for volunteers with management skills.