Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
Trustee
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Trustee
Age UK Lewisham & Southwark is seeking to appoint several new trustees as part of its ongoing Board development and succession planning.
Location: Lewisham & Southwark, London (Board meetings held in Southwark)
Salary: Voluntary, unpaid (reasonable expenses reimbursed)
Hours: Approximately four Board meetings per year, one annual Board away day, participation in at least one Board sub-committee, and occasional engagement between meetings.
About Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
We work to support older people and other vulnerable members of our communities, helping to reduce poverty, loneliness, exclusion, and inequality, and enabling people to live with dignity, independence, and connection. As demand for our services continues to evolve, we are looking for trustees who can help ensure the charity remains resilient, responsive, and impactful for the people we serve.
This is an opportunity to join the Board of a well-established and respected local charity at an important stage in its development. The Board is actively shaping the charity's future direction, strengthening governance, supporting organizational development, and helping to ensure the charity remains sustainable and effective in a changing environment. As a trustee, you will work alongside a committed Board and leadership team to improve the lives of people across Lewisham and Southwark.
About the role
We are seeking to strengthen and diversify the Board's skills, experience, and perspectives through several trustee appointments.
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Safeguarding is a key recruitment priority. We are keen to appoint at least one trustee with safeguarding knowledge or experience to serve as the Board's Safeguarding Lead, providing strategic oversight and assurance of safeguarding governance.
We would also particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience or expertise in the following areas:
- Health and social care, public health, NHS services, or related fields.
- Fundraising, income generation, and donor development.
- Legal, regulatory, or governance matters.
- Property, facilities, estates, or building management.
We do not expect candidates to have experience in all of these areas and welcome applications from individuals who can contribute expertise or experience in one or more of these areas.
As a place-based charity, we are particularly interested in trustees who live, work, volunteer, or have strong connections to Lewisham and Southwark and can bring local knowledge and insight to the Board.
About you
We welcome applications from people with a broad range of professional, voluntary, and lived experience. Key qualities include:
- Strategic thinking and sound judgement.
- Commitment to improving the lives of older people and other vulnerable members of our communities.
- Ability to provide constructive challenge and effective governance.
- Commitment to equality, dignity, inclusion, and values-led leadership.
- Ability to work collaboratively and contribute positively to collective decision-making.
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Previous trustee experience is not essential. We welcome applications from first-time trustees who share our values and are willing to learn and contribute to the Board's work.
Commitment
A modest but active commitment, including attendance at four Board meetings per year, one annual Board away day, participation in at least one Board sub-committee, and occasional engagement between meetings.
Board meetings are normally held in person at the Stones End Day Centre in Southwark. Whilst hybrid participation may occasionally be possible, the Board places a strong emphasis on in-person attendance to support effective discussion, decision-making, and relationship-building.
Age UK Lewisham & Southwark is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those whose experiences and perspectives are under-represented in charity governance.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Charity Trustee, Board Member, Non-Executive Director, Non-Executive Board Member, Charity Governor, School Governor, Committee Member, Advisory Board Member, Independent Board Member, Volunteer Trustee, Safeguarding Trustee, or Board Advisor.
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