We are seeking a new Chair of Trustees to work in partnership with our members and Trustee Board to lead the organisation into its next phase of development. We are seeking someone with excellent leadership skills and governance experience, who is passionate about the needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
Nottingham Refugee Forum currently employs 50 staff members and has a Trustee Board of 12 who ensure the charity runs according to its constitution and statutory obligations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Chair, along with other board members, has the primary function of holding the management team to account, ensuring they work effectively to promote the charity’s objectives.
To this end you will provide inclusive leadership, supporting the Director and ensuring that each trustee fulfils their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity. You will ensure that the board functions as a unit and works closely with the entire workforce, including volunteers, to achieve agreed objectives. You will also act as an ambassador and public face of the charity, in partnership with the Director.
The Chair is supported by an active Board and you will be expected to have regular meetings with the Vice Chair, the Treasurer, and the Director, as well as attend all six board meetings per year. The Chair may be called upon to represent the Charity at occasional events with key stakeholders. The Chair sits on the finance and human resource committees which meet monthly, and is supported by the Treasurer, Vice-Chair and Secretary to the Board.
A full role description and further information can be found in the Information Pack.
Process of selection
All trustees are elected by our membership at the annual general meeting in November. The current board will nominate candidates for election following an interview with the Chair and Vice-Chair. The nomination would require the prospective Chair to attend board meetings as a co-opted member prior to the AGM.
If elected as a board member, the new Chair will be mentored by the current Chair in the first few months of the role.
For an informal conversation about the role, or to submit your application (CV and a covering letter), please contact the current Vice-Chair Helen O’Nions via vice-chair@nottsrefugeeforum.org.uk