Could you make a contribution to this local charity?
Do you have a background in finance?
Would you get satisfaction from helping to direct a local charity? 
Manchester Care and Repair provides award-winning quality services to help older people and people living with a disability to live safely at home. Through a dedicated team of staff and volunteers they provide a handyperson service which delivers small repairs, minor adaptations and falls prevention measures, a technical support service to facilitate home repairs and adaptations and a caseworker service providing assistance with welfare benefit claims. Manchester Care and Repair work with two local authorities and three Clinical Commissioning Groups in Greater Manchester and actively fund-raise to support our vital work. Manchester Care and Repair work in a fast-changing policy environment and have challenging future plans.
Your skills
Manchester Care and Repair are aiming to broaden the networks and experience of the Board as they continue to develop their links with local authority/health commissioners, and strengthen our finance expertise. Manchester Care and Repair also wish to reflect the diversity of their service users in their Board, and currently have under-representation from BME backgrounds at Board level.
What’s involved?
You will contribute to the main Board meeting and to Finance Committee meeting (4 times a year, held early evening) and to task groups addressing current issues. In return we offer conferences, training, out-of pocket expenses and the opportunity to develop your skills and experience with an active Board.
To apply, visit: www.careandrepair-manchester.org.uk/vacancies/, or contact 0161 872 5500, or email: [email protected].
For further information, contact Janette Linacre, Executive Director on 0161 872 5500.
Deadline: Friday 14 October 2016