RSPCA South West London
Chair - animal welfare charity - Volunteer
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This is an opportunity to chair a well-established local animal welfare charity at a pivotal stage in its development, helping shape strategy, strengthen governance and expand impact across South West London.
What difference will you make?
Our former Chair led our small team to deliver a lot. Our new Chair will be critical to the delivery of our priorities which include:
- Diversifying income streams
- Growing fostering capacity
- Increasing community engagement and expanding partnerships with local organisations
- Improving volunteer recruitment and retention
- Developing and implementing an education programme
- Sharpening governance and succession planning
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Ideally you will
- Be passionate about animal welfare
- Be able to lead a team in a collaborative way and with a strong focus on delivery
- Live or work in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton or Sutton
- Be able to demonstrate a track record of community involvement
- Have a good network and be willing to leverage that for the benefit of the charity
- Have been a charity trustee with good understanding of charity governance/regulation
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What will you be doing?
We have been around since 1962 but we are now at an important juncture in the life of the charity. We are a small charity, 8 Trustees and 9 paid employees. Poor health has forced our current chair to step down. We hired a new Charity Manager last year who manages day to day operations but our Trustees are active and critical to delivering our objectives. In 2025 we became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, a form of charitable organisation that allows us more autonomy and modernises our governance. Since 2020 we have seen an increase in pet ownership and a corresponding increase in demand for our services. We have a good financial base but, like all charities, costs are increasing while fundraising is becoming more difficult.
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