Trustee - Voluntary Role
Looking for a meaningful way to use your expertise and experience? Step into a Trustee role where respect, innovation, and dynamism are at the heart of everything we do. At Horizon, we value diverse perspectives and empower our trustees to help guide and govern our organisation—supporting our mission of healthier, happier lives.
The Trust:
Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.
The Role:
As a Trustee of Horizon, you will play a key role in providing strategic leadership and governance to our charity. Working alongside fellow Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure the charity achieves its mission of fostering happier, healthier communities. You will also help oversee the delivery of high-quality services, safeguard financial sustainability, and ensure we effectively meet the diverse needs of the community we serve.
Key Responsibilities for Trustees
Contributing actively to the board of Trustees’ in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and evaluating performance.
Ensuring that the charity complies with its constitution, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations, works to fulfil its charitable objects and applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects.
Ensuring the effective and efficient management and administration of the charity.
What does the role involve?
Attend monthly Board Meetings.
Oversee the financial management of the Trust's resources.
Monitor the work and activities of the Trust including approval of the annual accounts.
Evaluate the Trust's performance in relation to its objectives and targets.
Appoint the Chief Executive Officer and monitor their performance.
Be an ambassador for the Trust at functions, external events, meetings and in your own networks.
Setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets.
Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer.
Contribute actively to the Board of Trustees' role in giving firm strategic direction to the Trust.
Skills and competencies:
Essential Criteria
Demonstrate an understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.
Demonstrate commitment to the Trust’s objectives, aims and values and willingness to devote time to carry out responsibilities.
Exhibit independent judgement, political impartiality and the ability to think creatively in the context of the organisation and external environment.
Ability to balance tact and diplomacy with willingness to challenge and constructively criticise.
Provide strategic vision and direction.
A commitment to the mission, values, and objectives of Horizon.
Strong strategic thinking and decision-making abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A willingness to collaborate and work as part of a team.
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of the leisure, sports, or charitable sectors.
Prior experience as a Trustee or Board member.
Applicants with knowledge or experience in the following areas are particularly encouraged:
Time Commitment
Reasons to become a Trustee
You will:
Have fun!
Make a difference to the health and wellbeing of people in our local community.
Put your existing skills and experience to good use as part of a team.
Meet new people.
Learn new skills that could help build your CV, or just add to your experience or confidence.
What do we offer in return?
An opportunity to work with a dynamic, passionate and like minded team of volunteers.
An opportunity to gain experience at Board level including strategic leadership and charitable governance.
Exposure to the charitable sector.
An opportunity for self fulfilment in supporting the wellbeing of our community.
