Volunteer Trustee with finance experience

What will you be doing?

We are seeking passionate, committed people to become trustees. Involve supports voluntary and community action across Mid Devon communities through support for new and existing groups like advice on volunteering, funding, governance and much much more.Our trustees are vital to helping steer and influence our work. You will make sure it reflects the needs of our Mid Devon communities as, building on our successes, we expand to meet the increasing demand on our sector. Our Involve management committee is made up of a small group of Trustees and the Chief Officer that meets four times a year typically for two hours, face to face and online. One meeting is usually combined with our Annual General Meeting. Typically, this volunteer role will entail a maximum of 15-25 hours per annum depending on how involved in projects you become. The role will appeal to someone who wants to help govern a charity and give their time, skills, and expertise to help others within the community. We are looking for new Trustees who have gained knowledge and skills through direct involvement in business, the public sector, or the voluntary sector, with:

the ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member with other trustees. effective communication skills and a willingness to participate in discussions. an ability to challenge current thinking, the method of governance and management of the organisation in a constructive manner.

We are particularly looking for someone with finance skills and experience to potentially take on the role of treasurer.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is interested in supporting a small charity and has experience of the voluntary sector and we are particularly looking for finance experience and skills such as:

Accountancy / auditing Financial management and budgeting Fund raising Governance Book keeping Reporting

This role would work closely with the chief officer and finance administrator but would not expected to be more than a few hours per month. Our quarterly meetings are both in person but also online and the main part of this role would be working from home.

What difference will you make?

The role of Treasurer is so important to us - not only do we need someone to keep us on track financially and keep us viable, but even more significantly, we are looking for someone to help us formulate our vision for the future and support new endeavours as we gain further funding for a variety of community projects.