Volunteer Trustee - Secretary

What will you be doing?

Move the Masses is a fast-growing, York based charity supporting people to get active and improve their wellbeing and health.  We do this through our impactful active buddy project, Move Mates.  We want to help as many people as possible move more and get out walking.   Founded in 2018 we are proud of how far the charity has come, opening Move Mate projects in five towns and cities, working with countless partner organisations and helping hundreds of people to get active each week.  We are now looking to recruit new trustees to our board to help support and guide the charity into the future, shaping our strategy and providing expert guidance to our paid team.    What (or who) are we looking for? We are looking for a new trustee to join the board in the role of secretary supporting the board with organisation and governance alongside the core trustee role. . We are looking for people with a genuine passion for helping others, who want to have real influence on our charity’s direction and get stuck into supporting our CEO develop the organisation. We would welcome applications from anyone who is interested but any or all of the following skills and experience would be of particular interest to us;

experience as a company secretary, trustee secretary or similar role (including minute taking and meeting organisation); lived experience representative of Move the Masses' beneficiaries

We are a York based charity and we welcome applications from people based in and around York. However, you do not necessarily have to be based in York to apply – we are a remotely based board with online meetings and will consider candidates from across Yorkshire and the Humber or County Durham.    What Does the Role Involve? The Board meets four times a year online in the early evenings with additional meetings by exception. Trustees may also undertake some additional duties by negotiation. The role will require a commitment of approximately 5-10 hours each month. This is an unremunerated position although expenses are payable. All Trustees participate in an induction programme and ongoing support and mentoring can be provided.   Role descriptions for the Secretary vacancy are available to download below – please take a read before applying.

What are we looking for?

experience as a company secretary, trustee secretary or similar role (including minute taking and meeting organisation); good organisational skills excellent team working skills experience writing and reviewing policies previous trustee experience (not essential)

What difference will you make?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a passionate team influencing the direction of Move the Masses and helping to make a measurable difference in improving the wellbeing of our communities through movement.