Trustee - financial / legal

3 weeks ago

Newport Isle of Wight, United Kingdom Smart School Councils Full time

About us Helping Every Child Find Their Voice
Smart School Councils is a charity helping every child to find their voice. At a time of deep division in society, too few young people get this opportunity.
Our award-winning, easy-to-use platform supports over 700+ member schools and helps 250,000 young people to speak up and make change in their schools. Schools in the most disadvantaged areas are hugely over-represented on our programme.
Our schools use a simple tool to organise short, student-led class meetings that lead to real change and build oracy skills. Our Board of Trustees ensures Smart School Councils continues to grow sustainably while staying true to its mission and values. Trustees oversee the charity's long-term strategy, governance, and financial stability.
Graça Fonseca – Co-Founder & Board Member, Futura Foundation, ex- Minister for Culture in Portugal.
Jon Alexander – Co-Founder, New Citizenship Project, Author and Visiting Fellow, Harvard University
Scale With a tiny amount of seed investment from The Young Foundation, we have built an exciting and scaleable platform used by 700+ paying member schools across the world. It's regularly used by 250,000 young people.
Impact Our programme increases the percentage of pupils involved in democracy from 6% to 80% in a single term. It increases the average percentage of pupils who feel listened to from 36% before the programme to 83% after. Financial model In a difficult economic climate with deep school cuts, we have developed a healthy, trading subscription model. Vision With growth challenges, different projects and funding sources, we need to do further work to develop the organisation around a clear unified vision.
Roadmap Our goal is to be a 'tech charity' - 100% funded by trading rather than grants. Product suite Building an exciting product suite to increase the amount of income per school per year. We're looking for a Finance Trustee who can help us strengthen our financial oversight and strategy as we continue to grow. Our previous Finance Trustee came to the end of their term, and we are looking to replace them.
Our financial systems are strong, and we employ a part time Financial Director to help us. Your role will be ensuring our financial resilience and sustainability as we expand our programmes and reach.
Have significant experience in finance, accountancy, or strategic financial planning.
Bring insight into charity finances, reserves policy, and governance requirements.
Be able to advise on financial risk, sustainability, and investment opportunities.
Communicate financial information clearly to a non-finance audience.
Be committed to inclusivity, participation, and creating positive change for young people.
What does being a charity trustee involve?
In legal terms
Charity trustee: what's involved (CC3a)
You'd be expected to attend four online trustee meetings a year.
We're aiming to have an annual trustee offsite too.
You don't need to be a finance specialist in the charity sector, but you do need to be passionate about what we do and bring your expertise to help us thrive.
You can apply directly through this LinkedIn ad or send your CV and a short covering letter explaining why you'd like to join us as a Trustee to recruitment@smartschoolcouncils.Our intention is to meet with a shortlist of candidates in the new year (January 2026).
Smart School Councils
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