Board Finance Expert

We're looking for a Board Finance Expert to join the Youngminds team and advise the Board. This is a volunteer position. An expert advisor provides strategic advice and support to YoungMinds. Although they are not a Trustee and do not have formal decision-making authority, they are a valuable resource for Trustees of YoungMinds and the Executive Team. Expert Advisors help YoungMinds gain new insights and provide advice to solve problems or explore new opportunities by stimulating robust, high-quality discussions. They bring current knowledge, critical thinking, feedback and analysis to help increase the confidence of Trustees and the Executive Team and strengthen organisational resilience. Expert Advisors can be subject matter experts, stakeholder representatives and/or experienced professionals. They are appointed for their knowledge and direct experience to problem solve, explore options/concepts and strategic direction. The role of expert advisors is critical to YoungMinds success but can be considerably more ‘light touch’ in terms of process. There is no need for elections, term limits and or attendance at board meetings. Expert Advisors are free to concentrate their energies on their core role, which is to complement the Sub Committees by providing specialist experience, knowledge and capacity that is not readily available elsewhere.