Volunteer Trustee Treasurer for North Yorkshire Community Archaeology Group

What will you be doing?

The Treasurer / Membership Secretary will be appointed as a non-member Trustee of SWAAG. They will be expected to use their existing experience of administration, accounting and management to help support the more generalist elected member-trustees. Treasurer. The Treasurer maintains the charity’s accounts, prepares the annual budget, provides an updated budget for trustees’ meetings, authorises payments in accordance with financial policy, ensures the account is audited annually and prepares the annual financial report for the Charity Commission. Membership Secretary. The Membership Secretary is responsible for the administration of new membership applications, the renewal of annual membership (1 July) and maintaining a register of members’ contact details.  

What are we looking for?

The Treasurer / Membership Secretary should:

Use their professional managerial and book-keeping experience to ensure the efficient running of the charity’s finances and support its management body. Ensure compliance with the Charities Commission policies and directives. Be prepared to commit to approximately 4 hours per month, 6 meetings a year and an AGM. Meetings are mainly on Zoom, but may be face to face within Richmondshire. Be prepared to challenge proposals that exceed or appear to go against adopted polices, plans, programmes or procedures. Act with openness and independent judgement. Be committed to working in the best interests of SWAAG as a community group. Be an ambassador for SWAAG, championing and promoting understanding of the objects and interests of the charity. Remain alert to external matters which might assist or affect the work of SWAAG. Ensure that the organisation meets regulatory requirements.

What difference will you make?

They will ensure the efficient running of a community charity who contribute to the knowledge-base of the history of the northernmost Yorkshire dales through a broad range of disciplines including the study of archaeology, geology, botany, and recorded history.