Volunteer External Trustee (Finance) (HR)

What will you be doing?

Being a Trustee of a Students’ Union is very similar to being a Trustee of any other charity. You’ll be responsible for  • Reviewing the organisation’s long term strategy, and monitoring the progress of the strategy in line with the organisations aims and KPIs. • Establishing and monitoring policies and procedures to ensure compliance with statutory obligations • Ensuring that the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit. • Providing oversight of core functions, including finance, HR and legal issues. • Recruiting and supporting senior staff in the organisation, through the Chief Executive. • Acting as an ambassador for the organisation.  But it also includes some things you may not expect, such as: • Supporting elected students and student officers in their duties as trustees. • Attending our annual Summer Ball and other award ceremonies.  You’ll need to attend Board of Trustee meetings on a quarterly basis, as well as provide support to appropriate sub-committees of the Board.

What are we looking for?

Commitment to the organisation with willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to perform an effective role. • Strategic vision and ability to think creatively. • Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship. • Ability to work effectively as a member of a team. • Good, independent judgement and ability to challenge ideas constructively. • Tact and diplomacy, impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect confidences. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills. • Adherence to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. • 3+ years experience in HR or Financial Management • Must be at least 18 years old.  

What difference will you make?

First and foremost we’re looking for people who share our values of being student focused, inclusive, brave, high-quality and trustworthy. But more specifically this means: • Commitment to the organisation with willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to perform an effective role. • Strategic vision and ability to think creatively • Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship. • Ability to work effectively as a member of a team. • Good, independent judgement and ability to challenge ideas constructively. • Tact and diplomacy, impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect confidences. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills. • Adherence to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. • Must be at least 18 years old.  We are looking for two professional trustees to join our Trustee Board as External Trustee (Finance) and External Trustee (HR) with 3+ years experience in either area. We are specifically looking for individuals who have experience of working at Board level and experience across financial management/ auditing and human resources/people development and organisational culture.