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Trustee
Organisation: Disability Positive

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Thank you for considering becoming a trustee of Disability Positive. Disability Positive is a medium sized charity based in Cheshire and we work mostly in the North West. We love working with others who think like us. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions, and their families. We have services to help people with everyday life, being part of their local community and looking after their own wellbeing.

We can offer advice, help with practical tasks and advocate for people in lots of different situations. We listen and share people’s experiences to influence positive change in government policy. We know it matters because we live with disability and long-term health conditions too.

We are a trusted, influential, and supportive organisation, run by people with lived experience of disability and long-term conditions (which means that our members, board of trustees and staff have lived experience of disability and long-term conditions too).

We are currently seeking further trustees to join our board in a non-executive capacity, and very much hope you will want to play a part in ensuring the future of support for people with disability and long-term conditions, and their families. To complement the skills we already have on the board, we are seeking individuals with experience, skills, and expertise in corporate governance, strategic planning and/or financial management at a senior level. However, in addition individuals will need a personal commitment and empathy with our vision and values and a willingness to work with other trustees, the chief executive and senior team to act as ambassadors and build partnerships and networks to further our collaboration with a wide range of partners and raise funds to deliver our programme of work.

The role of the Board of Trustees is to ensure delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation and to provide the collective strategic leadership needed to determine its future direction. In undertaking this role, the board must ensure the organisation:
• operates within the objectives set out in the governing document.
• utilises assets and resources for charitable purposes in line with the governing document.
• acts in the interests of its members.
• complies with charitable and company law.
• adheres to the organisation’s values.
• upholds the reputation of the organisation.
The primary responsibility of our trustees is to provide the organisation with strategic leadership and maintain a governance perspective.

We have a variety of services that cover the North-West of England, and we are keen to recruit new Trustees from those areas, Manchester being one of those areas.

We are particularly interested in seeking candidates who have Successful experience of operating at board or senior management level in a charitable, commercial, or public sector organisation and/or senior level expertise in financial management

Demonstrable experience of building and sustaining relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues to achieve organisational objectives

  • A proven track record of sound judgement and effective decision making
  • A history of impartiality, fairness, and the ability to respect confidences
  • A track record of commitment to promoting equality and diversity

Disability Positive is an equal opportunities employer, as a user-led organisation, applications are particularly welcome from skilled people with lived experience for disability and long-term health conditions.

It is estimated that the Trustee will have to commit to a minimum of 12 days per year in order to fulfil their role; this is including preparation / reading time and training.

Appointment will be for a fixed term of three years, renewable for a further two terms.

There are currently no volunteer opportunities.