Trustee Opportunities Bournemouth Foodbank
Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) – Hybrid (Local travel required)
Commitment: 6 to 10 hours a month
Salary: Unpaid / Voluntary
Help shape the future of Bournemouth Foodbank
Every day, people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole face hard choices between eating and paying the bills. Bournemouth Foodbank exists to ensure that nobody has to face hunger alone.
As part of the Trussell Trust network, we provide emergency food and practical support to local people experiencing financial hardship, while working to tackle the underlying causes of poverty in our community.
Our Impact Last Year
- 101,754 meals provided to local people in crisis.
- 25,281 meals dedicated specifically to children.
- 3,104 households supported across the BCP region
While BCP is often seen as an affluent coastal area, many local neighbourhoods experience significant deprivation. Demand for our services continues to grow due to the rising cost of living and increasingly complex challenges.
Emergency food is just the beginning. We partner with over 223 referral agencies to provide financial inclusion support, benefits advice, and debt guidance. Sometimes the most valuable support we can offer is simply a listening ear, human connection and the reassurance that someone cares.
The Roles
As our work grows in scale and complexity, we are recruiting a cohort of three new Trustees to strengthen our Board. We welcome all professional backgrounds, but are explicitly seeking local expertise in:
- Legal: Guide our governance, advise on legal/regulatory compliance, and support robust charity decision-making.
- Finance: Oversee the financial health, budgeting, and long-term resilience of the organisation.
- Technology, Digital & IT: Strategic experience in IT, digital transformation, cyber security, systems or data to help modernise and strengthen the organisation.
What Does a Trustee Do?
Trustees hold ultimate legal responsibility for the charity’s strategic direction, financial health, and compliance. You will contribute to board meetings, act as a trusted advisor to the executive team, and advocate for the foodbank within the BCP community.
About you
Previous trustee experience is welcome but not essential. We are looking for people with strong professional expertise, sound judgement and a commitment to our purpose. A full induction and ongoing support will be provided.
This is an opportunity to apply the expertise you've built in your career to one of the most important challenges facing our local community.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are particularly keen to increase the diversity of experience and perspectives on our Board.
Why become a Trustee?
This is an opportunity to use your professional expertise where it can have genuine impact. As a Trustee you will:
- Help shape one of Bournemouth's most important local charities
- Work alongside an experienced and committed Board
- Use your professional skills for social good
- Develop your governance and charity leadership experience
- Make a lasting difference to thousands of local people facing hardship
Time commitment
12 Board meetings a year, a mix of in-person and online, together with occasional committee meetings and strategic planning sessions. Trustees will also be asked to lead key project areas if required. Trustees should expect to commit 6 to 10 hours per month.
How to Apply
If you want to use your professional skills to make a lasting local difference, we want to hear from you.
To Apply: Please send your CV and your completed application form to [email protected]
Closing Date: August 10th 2026
Together, we can help ensure that nobody in our community has to face hunger alone.
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bournemouth BH7 6HW
