TRUSTEE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

The Board of Trustees endeavour to ensure a range and mix of skills are represented at Board level and this will be considered when appointing new Trustees. In addition, the trustees strive to achieve a diverse Board that will reflect its equality and diversity policy and bring a wider range of lived experience from across a range of diverse backgrounds.

The Board is seeking especially to recruit members from a working class background, particularly with connections to, and experience of living or working in, our former coalfield communities. In addition, we would specifically welcome applications from women, younger people, people of colour those identifying as LGBTQIA+ and people with lived experience of disability (visible or invisible) or longterm health conditions.

Reasonable expenses can be paid for participation in board duties. A full induction will be offered to all successful candidates, where helpful mentoring can be provided for first-time-trustees.

The following list of skills and experiences would be helpful to the work of the Trustee board but is not intended to be exhaustive;

Fundraising

Legal (ideally corporate and contracting)

Financial Management

Leading or working within community development

Leading or working at a senior level within a cultural/arts organisation

Business/charity management and development

Planning and strategic management

In addition, it is expected that all Trustees will be able to demonstrate: a commitment and enthusiasm for the work of Redhills a commitment to work in the best interests of charity at all times a professional approach to the work and development of the charity and Board

Trustees will ideally have access to wider networks and will act in an ambassadorial role, representing the Charity among those networks.