Justice First
Chair - Volunteer
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As our new Chair, you will play a vital role in helping us continue to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK, empowering them to rebuild their lives in safety here in the North East.
What difference will you make?
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next chapter of Justice First. As Chair, you will provide strategic leadership at a time of both challenge and opportunity, ensuring the organisation continues to champion justice, dignity, and fairness for refugees and people seeking asylum. Building on twenty years of impact, you will help strengthen and grow the organisation so it can meet increasing need with the same compassion, commitment, and ambition that have always defined its work.
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What are we looking for?
We're looking for a strategic, collaborative leader with Board-level experience (as a Trustee or CEO), strong governance knowledge, excellent chairing skills, sound judgement, and a passion for supporting refugees and people seeking asylum. You'll be an inclusive relationship-builder, financially confident, resilient, and able to commit the time needed to support a small, ambitious charity.
It would be an advantage if you have lived experience of the asylum or immigration system, experience in the charity, refugee or migration sectors, fundraising expertise, connections to the North East, or experience leading organisational growth and change.
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What will you be doing?
As Chair, you will provide strategic leadership to the Board, ensuring strong governance, effective decision-making, and legal compliance. Working closely with senior leadership, you will help guide Justice First through its next phase of development, champion Board diversity by recruiting trustees with lived experience of the asylum system, and act as an ambassador for the organisation. You will also oversee organisational performance, financial sustainability, and risk management, while fostering strong relationships between the Board, staff, volunteers, funders, and partners to help Justice First seize future opportunities and meet emerging challenges.
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