Chair of Trustees

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Home-Start Wandsworth Full time £60,000 - £80,000 per year

We are an established local charity providing life-changing practical and emotional support to vulnerable families with children under 5. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our board of trustees and make a meaningful impact in the community.

What difference will you make?

A genuine positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged young children and families across the Borough of Wandsworth.

What are we looking for?

  • Proven leadership and strategic skills
  • Commitment to Home-Start and willingness to devote necessary time and effort
  • Good interpersonal, delegation and communication skills
  • Confident in speaking publicly
  • Good independent judgement and creative thinking
  • Understanding of board dynamics and legal responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Experience of safeguarding and risk management
  • Awareness of DEI principles and inclusive leadership
  • Digital literacy

What will you be doing?

Governance & Board Leadership

  • Providing strategic leadership to the trustee board, ensuring HSW's vision, values, and mission are upheld to benefit local families.
  • Ensuring the board uses resources responsibly and legally, in line with the charity's objectives, regulations, and good governance.
  • Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion across HSW, ensuring these values are reflected in governance, service delivery, and engagement.
  • Overseeing the annual cycle of trustee and sub-committee meetings.
  • Setting meeting agendas and monitoring implementation of board decisions.
  • Chairing and facilitating trustee and sub-committee meetings.

Strategy & Performance

  • Ensuring HSW's outcomes align with strategic and funding targets.
  • Collaborating with the Director, trustees, and fundraising consultant on grant applications and fundraising activity.

Finance & Risk Management

  • Working with the Treasurer to ensure HSW's finances are sufficient for current and future commitments.
  • Overseeing compliance with the Home-Start UK Agreement and quality assurance standards.

External Relations & Fundraising

  • Building and maintaining relationships with corporate and local funders.
  • Representing HSW at relevant events and meetings.
  • Acting as a spokesperson where appropriate.
  • Promoting HSW and identifying opportunities to raise its profile and secure funding through relationships and engagement.

People & Culture

  • Supporting the Director, offering guidance and maintaining oversight of operations, while fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Ensuring safeguarding policies are upheld at board level and risks are appropriately monitored.
  • Ensuring the Director has clear objectives, regular performance reviews, and support.
  • Participating in staff appointment or disciplinary panels, as appropriate, with objectivity.
  • Supporting change and addressing any board or organisational conflict.

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