Role Description – Trustee
Job Title: Trustee
Hours: Approximately 2 hours per month
Hourly Rate: Voluntary
Responsible to: Chair
Main Purpose of the Post:
Trustees have collective responsibility for the governance of Carlisle Mencap and for all decisions made by the Board.
To set the strategic direction for the organisation, ensuring alignment to our values, and are responsible for setting organisational policy, defining goals, agreeing the financial plan, evaluating performance, and ensuring strong relationships are maintained between Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team.
Main Tasks of Role:
Organisational Purpose
Drive, embrace and commit to Carlisle Mencap’s vision, mission, strategy and values.
Ensure the charity complies with its governing document and charity law.
Leadership
Commit to uphold our trustee code of conduct.
Ensure the charity has a clear and relevant set of aims and an appropriate strategy for achieving them.
Lead by example, ensuring the charity’s values are reflected in all of its work, and that the ethos and culture of the organisation underpin the delivery of all activities.
Integrity
Safeguard and promote the charity’s reputation by living its values and promoting public confidence in the wider sector.
Act in the best interests of the charity’s purposes and its beneficiaries, creating a safe, respectful and welcoming environment.
Make objective decisions about delivering the charity’s purposes, without undue influence by special or personal interests.
Decision-making Risk and Control
Ensure clear focus on strategy, performance, and assurance, rather than operational matters.
Promote a culture of sound decision making, monitoring and management of resources whilst understanding that being over-cautious and risk averse can itself be a risk and hinder innovation.
Organisational Compliance:
Participate in relevant training to.
Uphold the good reputation of Carlisle Mencap.
Always Maintain confidentiality (except for where there are safeguarding concerns).
Carlisle Mencap is a local, independent charity providing life-long, person-centred support for people with learning disabilities and their families across Cumbria. We are locally managed and funded, working closely with the national Mencap movement.
We are recruiting up to 6 trustees to join our Board. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference locally, bring your lived or professional experience, and help shape the future of our charity
Skills
Essential
Exhibit strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities and be comfortable in an ambassadorial role.
Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively.
Desirable
Strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the charity.
An understanding of and commitment to the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Attitude/Attributes
Essential
Demonstrate a strong and visible passion and commitment to Carlisle Mencap, its strategic objectives and cause.
Demonstrate Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Ability to commit time to conduct the role well, including travel and attending events out of office hours.
Desirable
Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment.
Experience
Essential
Bring relevant skills that help the Board perform its role effectively and achieve the charity’s vision
Desirable
Broad knowledge and understanding of the charity sector and current issues affecting it.
