Volunteer Trustee - Breast Cancer Now

What will you be doing?

We have the opportunity to appoint two trustees to join our trustee Board, bringing a blend of experience and expertise to help ensure the charity continues to have maximum impact as well as overseeing the fantastic work being undertaken by our dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters, which is to save and improve the lives of those diagnosed and affected by breast cancer. Our trustee Board meets 5 times a year, normally in London. In addition to this, you will also be a member on at least 1 sub-committee which will be dependent on your areas of expertise and at the request of the Chair. Sub-committees meet up to 3 times a year.

What are we looking for?

You have the ability to use your skills to ensure good governance through your strategic insight, sound advice and constructive challenge to help the trustee board undertake their responsibilities of scrutiny and support. To do this, you must have experience and interest in either: Digital, data or design with the ability to provide insights and strategic expertise on how we can harness the benefits of evolving technology and digital routes to grow our impact. or Risk management Ideally, you will also have business experience, potentially in the commercial sector and a personal direct or indirect experience of breast cancer and/or of using our services.  The trustee board welcomes applications to extend the diversity of its membership and expertise from all sectors of the community.

What difference will you make?

We’ve made huge progress. But there are still huge challenges in our way. To turn our vision into reality, we need to achieve more in the next 25 years than we ever have before. And that’s where you come in.