Collective Aid
Trustee - Volunteer
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We are recruiting three trustees
We are recruiting three trustees, with focus respectively in advocacy & research, strategic communications, and philanthropic & corporate giving, in order to help strengthen our humanitarian and human rights efforts and develop our governance.
What difference will you make?
All three trustees will attend our monthly board meeting (last Friday of the month, roughly two hours) and contribute some advisory time outside of that, a total commitment of around five hours a month. You will be joining a board that works in close partnership with the CEO and takes a hands-on interest in the practical detail of our programmes, not just high-level sign-off. This is a chance to shape how a growing, multi-country humanitarian organisation approaches some of its most pressing challenges documenting and responding to human rights abuses against displaced people, communicating that work honestly and compellingly, and building the funding base that sustains it.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for three trustees, each bringing distinct expertise, alongside a shared commitment to our mission and values. Across all three roles, we're looking for board, governance or senior leadership experience, ideally within an NGO or mission-driven organisation, along with a relevant understanding of UK charity trustee responsibilities. Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills are important, as is the ability to translate complex or specialist knowledge into clear, practical advice for fellow trustees who are not specialists in your area.
We particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience of displacement, people with experience representing minority or diversity interests in governance spaces, and people with experience in international human rights advocacy, safeguarding policy or risk management in humanitarian contexts.
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For the advocacy, research and investigations trustee
For the advocacy, research and investigations trustee, we're looking for demonstrated expertise in systems change advocacy or investigative research, ideally with experience across international NGOs, grassroots organisations or civil society. Strong knowledge of human rights or OSINT research is valuable, along with professional networks across academia, advocacy and international civil society.
For the strategic communications trustee
For the strategic communications trustee, we're looking for substantial experience in strategic communications, digital campaigns or participation work, ideally within international NGOs or other mission-driven organisations. A strong understanding of campaign storytelling, crisis communications and communications analytics is important, along with the ability to use data and evidence to strengthen audience engagement.
For the philanthropic and corporate giving trustee
For the philanthropic and corporate giving trustee, we're looking for a strong philanthropic and corporate network, with the ability to open doors to prospective funders and partners. Substantial experience in philanthropic or corporate giving is essential, along with strategic fundraising and donor development expertise and an understanding of current giving trends.
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All three trustees should share a commitment to Collective Aid's mission, values and anti-oppressive approach, and to the Nolan Principles of public life selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
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What will you be doing?
Collective Aid's governing board currently has five trustees working closely with our CEO to oversee a coalition of humanitarian programmes across Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Greece. We're now recruiting three additional trustees to strengthen specific areas of the board's work as the organisation grows.
The first role sits alongside our advocacy and research team
Our human rights investigations cover deaths, disappearances, detentions and deportations affecting displaced people, and this trustee will guide the frameworks behind that work, help identify research partnerships, and make sure our approach to systemic change is rigorous and well-evidenced.
The second role supports our communications function
We're building out a growing campaigns programme, and this trustee will advise on storytelling, campaign strategy and crisis communications, helping us tell the story of our work to funders, supporters and the wider public with consistency and impact.
The third role is focused on philanthropic and corporate giving
As our fundraising department expands, this trustee will help set the strategic direction for donor development, open doors to prospective funders, and provide oversight of our financial plans and budgets as we grow.
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