Headway - the brain injury association
Headway UK Trustee
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Volunteer Trustee Positions at Headway UK
We are inviting applications from people interested in serving the charity on a voluntary basis as trustees of Headway UK.
About the Role
Trustees are the guardians of a charity's purpose, providing leadership, oversight and strategic direction to ensure the organisation remains effective, sustainable and focused on delivering its mission.
As a trustee of Headway UK, you will join a committed board working collectively to support and challenge the executive team, safeguard the charity's reputation and resources, and help shape its future priorities.
Skills and Experience We Are Looking For
Having conducted a knowledge, skills and experience audit, we are particularly looking to broaden the collective expertise of the board by recruiting new trustees with the following skills:
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- Charity and/or company law
- Safeguarding
- Neuropsychology
- Charity retail
- Cyber security and digital transformation
We also warmly welcome applications from people with experience of Headway network of local charities and branches.
Diversity and Inclusion
In addition, we are seeking to strengthen our diversity of background and representation of those we serve and thus we particularly welcome applications from:
- Brain injury survivors
- Applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds
- Applicants from the devolved nations of the UK
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How to Apply
If you are interested, please download and read carefully the Trustee recruitment pack via link below, which also details how to apply.
Deadline for Applications
If you are voting the member of a Headway charity or branch and wish to nominate someone, the deadline is 5 August.
If you unconnected to a Headway charity or branch, the deadline for applications is 16 August.
Please note that the difference between the two application deadlines relates to the charity’s Articles of Association, which require nominations from the network to be received 42 clear days before the date of the forthcoming AGM to be held on 17 September.
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