Volunteer Finance & Audit Committee Trustee

What will you be doing?

We have an opportunity for you to join our Finance & Income Generation and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees in a voluntary role to make a positive contribution to the work we do and ensure strong financial governance.   Are you:

Experienced in the private, public or voluntary sectors with the drive to make a difference. A fully qualified accountant with broad business experience. Experienced at a senior level (ideally Finance Director) A member of CIMA, ICAEW or ACCA. Over 18 and eligible to act as a Charity Trustee in England.  You are able to drive and have your own transport?

  Can you commit to: Four full day committee meetings per year (held in person at our hospice near Norwich) as well as four half day meetings held at our Milton (Cambridge) hospice. There is normally an additional one-day awayday meeting annually and some ad hoc activities, such as hospice quality visits or attendance at fundraising or community events in the East Anglia region.  Our trustees drive our strategic development and hold our management team to account and the range of perspectives and lived experience trustees bring to board-level discussions helps us respond more effectively to our service users and the children and young people we support. We would particularly like to hear from you if you are well networked in our local communities across East Anglia (with a particular interest in those in the  Cambridgeshire region) and you will have a high level of financial and business acumen working (or previous working) at a senior level in industry. How to apply: For more information or for an informal chat about this rewarding opportunity, please contact Ruth Kiani (Director of Finance) via [email removed - click apply for more details]. Please also free feel to request a Trustee Information Pack to find out more about the role and our organisation via [email removed - click apply for more details]. The closing date for applications is 13th April 2025

Interviews expected to be held on Friday 2nd May 2025

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a talented, fully qualified accountant to join our board of trustees to bring broad business experience with expertise gained ensuring strong financial governance.  You’ll bring valuable previous experience at a senior level (ideally Finance Director) and be member of CIMA, ICAEW or ACCA.  

What difference will you make?

What can a trustee role give you? Being a trustee can be extremely rewarding. You will have:

A comprehensive induction and training plan Opportunities to influence important strategic decisions Opportunities to gain new skills and to collaborate with senior managers across a variety of functions at EACH Influence to shape innovative projects Build broader business awareness and professional development The chance to improve the palliative and end of life care of children and young people and the support we offer to their families

We value hugely the contribution trustees make to EACH and helping us to ensure our service users and families receive safe, well-led compassionate care.   Recruitment Information Trustee positions are un-remunerated although reasonable out of pocket expenses will be paid. This role offers a person the chance to make a strong valuable contribution to a respected community organisation with exposure at Board level. Appointment to the Trustee Board will be subject to a selection process and satisfactory references and an advanced DBS check. EACH are committed to building an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.  We welcome applications from BAME backgrounds and those with lived experiences of physical or mental health disabilities as we want our board to be more representative of our community.