Charity Trustee

3 weeks ago

Winchester, United Kingdom Winchester Science Centre Full time

**Charity Trustee (voluntary)**

Wonderseekers is on a clear and important mission, to create a more equitable world where all children can treasure science and are equipped and empowered to improve lives and protect and heal our planet. Enabling every child to engage with science, especially in these challenging times, is pivotally important. The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of science for all. The response was diverse, collective and world-wide; everybody needed to play a part, big or small. We are 100% committed to Wonderseekers’ mission to ensure that irrespective of any barrier every child can play their part and use Science in their everyday lives to the benefit of all.

We have just released our new strategy which you can read about below and we have exciting plans for the future to widen our reach and help support even more young people. You could be the right person to help us.
- Biodiversity and sustainability
- Charity fundraising
- Change leadership and management
- Charity law and governance
- Cultural heritage
- Equality, diversity and inclusion and HR
- Financial management and risk
- Land Management
- Lived experiences such as within equality, diversity and inclusion
- Marketing / media / PR / audience knowledge
- Strategic planning

We are offering you a unique and rewarding experience. You will have a key impact on our Charity’s mission, oversee our strategic vision, influence future projects and help manage risk. You will bring your experience and knowledge in one of the key skills areas to advise the senior leadership team and set the future direction of our Charity. There are many positive benefits of volunteering as a trustee and we are confident you will find the experience with Wonderseekers incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Please do get in touch - especially if you haven’t been a trustee of a Charity before as any necessary training will be provided and you will find the Board and senior management team a friendly and supportive group.

**About the Charity**

Wonderseekers, the Charity behind Winchester Science Centre, has been sparking children’s curiosity in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) since it was founded in 1986.

We believe that through science, children can choose to live healthier, more sustainable lives and contribute to a better world for all.

They can:

- discover the wonder of science and make sense of the world around them and their place within it,
- use science methodology as a framework for critical thinking and problem solving,
- develop their self-confidence and resilience through practical experience and experimentation.

However, inequality of access to science for young children means that many miss out.

Our new strategy demonstrates our ambition to build on our Charity’s long heritage, develop our experience in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, continue our focus on all disciplines of science and take on an environmental agenda in response to climate change.

We remove social, cultural and intellectual barriers so that all children can be inspired by and engage in science, with a particular focus on children whose lives are impacted by disability or impairment and social and economic deprivation.

We specialise in communicating science to children through ‘WOW’ experiences that are fun, inclusive, immersive, interactive and accessible. We reach out to children in innovative ways through our Science Centre, in schools, communities and online, and love to work collaboratively with children, industry and academic partners, charities and individuals to have the greatest impact.

Find out more about our Charity's strategy, governance and achievements over the past year by downloading our latest annual report.

**What we’re looking for**

In addition to being able to demonstrate skills, experience and knowledge in one of the areas identified above, in order to carry out your responsibilities as a trustee, you should:

- be committed to the purpose, objects and values of the Charity
- be constructive about other trustees’ opinions in discussions (and in response to staff members’ contributions at meetings)
- be able to act reasonably and responsibly when undertaking such duties and performing tasks
- be able to maintain confidentiality on sensitive and confidential information
- be supportive of the values (and ethics) of the Charity
- understand the importance and purpose of meetings, and be committed to preparing for them adequately and attending them regularly
- be able to analyse information and, when necessary, challenge constructively
- be able to make collective decisions and stand by them

**Trustee arrangements**

Wonderseekers is governed by a Board of up to 12 trustees who hold collective responsibility for the charity’s strategic direction and governance. The position on the Board is voluntary. Once elected, Trustees can serve a maximum of 3 terms of 3 years.

Currently, Board meetings tak

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