Volunteer Trustee (Fundraising specialist)

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a Fundraising specialist to bring their skills and expertise to our Board of Trustees. To support our MS community, the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre currently needs to raise £650,000 every year to provide our current level of services. After launching our charity strategy in 2023, we have ambitions for the future and we need to grow our income to fulfil these plans. To support our charity strategy, we have launched a fundraising strategy and a communications strategy. Recognising the importance of growing income, we have recently invested in fundraising. You will play a vital role as you use your direct experience of fundraising to support our fundraising team and strengthen our Board’s expertise. As a member of the Trustee board, you will also be involved in setting the charity's strategic direction and ensuring that it is run in a compliant and efficient manner. It is expected that trustees will attend the majority of monthly meetings and the annual AGM either in person or online.

What are we looking for?

Essential Skills and Experience: 

Senior fundraiser experience at strategic and operational level, ideally across a number of different fundraising areas.  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.  Ability to think strategically and plan long-term.  Ability to work collectively with other Board and management team members.  Computer literacy: competent using Email, Excel, Word.  Empathy with BMSTC's mission and members. 

Desirable Skills and Experience: 

Experience of charity trusteeship.  Experience in a similar size/local charity.  Knowledge of MS and the challenges faced by people with MS.  Experience in marketing.  Good communication skills and experience of team working

What difference will you make?

Berkshire MS Therapy Centre exists to support people with Multiple Sclerosis and to ease the impact it has on their, and their loved ones’, lives. MS is a neurological condition that is unpredictable, incurable and widely variable. With many symptoms including, but not limited to, loss of limb control (which may require a wheelchair/mobility aid), balance problems, fatigue (all-consuming tiredness), memory problems, pain, blurred vision, depression and incontinence. Its impact is often huge. Its complex nature means that specialist support is essential to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Without the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre the availability of treatments and therapies would be limited within the local area, in some cases non-existent. In 2023, the Centre carried out 14,395 treatments supporting 387 people. To support our MS community, the Centre currently needs to raise £650,000 every year to provide our current level of services. After launching our charity strategy in 2023, we have ambitions for the future and we need to grow our income to fulfil these plans. To support our charity strategy, we have launched a fundraising strategy and a communications strategy. Recognising the importance of growing income, we have recently invested in fundraising. You will play a vital role as you use your direct experience of fundraising to support our fundraising team and strengthen our Board’s expertise.