Treasurer - Board of Trustees (Voluntary)

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees to help provide excellent governance and direction for our dynamic and growing organisation. We are keen to attract people who have a passion for mental health and making a difference and who can also offer key skills and experience that will enhance the stability and strategic direction of our organisation.

This role is key in ensuring we carry out our activities correctly and effectively and that we comply with all our necessary legal duties as well as our governing documents and charitable objectives. Our trustees are tasked with providing strategic steer for the organisation, including involvement in developing policy, setting goals and targets and scrutinising our work. Trustees are also responsible for monitoring and overseeing our financial activity, protecting our assets and funds and appointing and managing the CEO.

Lived experience: peer support is at the heart of what we do; it is a method of giving and receiving help based on shared experience and empathy. Across our services we aim to engage people with lived experience of mental health challenges to provide social, emotional and practical support to those facing similar challenges. This extends to our volunteers and trustees as well as staff. In terms of the governance of our organisation we want to increase our use of co-production across everything we do. This means involving our clients, volunteers and staff with lived experience in the development and implementation of all our services, policies and structures.

Accountability
• Responsible to the Board of Trustees, through the Chair
• Collective managerial responsibility for the CEO, along with other Trustees..

Key duties and responsibilities
Statutory Duties

• To ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, organisation law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
• To ensure that the organisation pursues its objectives as defined in its governing document.
• To ensure the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives, i.e. the organisation must not spend money on activities which are not included in its own objectives, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.
• To contribute actively to the board of trustees' role in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
• To safeguard the good name and values of the organisation.
• To represent the company at functions and meetings as appropriate.
• To declare any conflict of interest while carrying out the duties of a trustee.
• To be collectively responsible for the actions of the organisation and other trustees.
• To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
• To abide by the equal opportunities policy.
• To ensure the financial stability of the organisation.
• To protect and manage the property of the organisation and to ensure the proper investment of the organisation's funds.
• To make sure the organisation is properly insured against all reasonable liabilities. The board of trustees retains overall responsibility for risk management and regularly reviews the charity’s processes for identifying, prioritising, escalating and managing risks.
• To appoint and support the CEO and monitor their performance.

Finance Duties

• To oversee the financial aspects of the organisation, on behalf of the Board of Trustees to ensure its short and long term viability
• Assist the Chair and CEO to ensure the Board of Trustees fulfils its responsibilities for the proper financial governance of the charity
• Present financial reports to the board in a format that helps the board understand the charity’s financial position
• Advising the board on how to carry out its financial responsibilities
• Liaising with professional advisors
• Overseeing the preparation and scrutiny of annual accounts

Other Duties

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve:

• Scrutinising board papers
• Leading discussions
• Focusing on key issues
• Providing guidance on new initiatives
• Acting as an ambassador at events
• Other areas in which the trustee has special expertise

Role Description

Application Form

E&D Monitoring Form

Closing date: 27th November 2018 12:00am
Hours: 11 meetings per year
Salary: £voluntary (unpaid but travel and other reasonable expenses paid).
Salary Frequency: Per annum
This job is connected with: The Cellar Trust