Volunteer Chair to lead in developing and shaping the Citizens Advice East Berkshire service | CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE LIMITED - #151910
Citizens Advice East Berkshire
Date: 9 hours ago
City: Bracknell
Contract type: Full time
Remote
We are seeking a new Chair to provide strategic leadership at a time when demand for our advice services is at an all-time high. Help shape our vision, champion our mission, and make a tangible difference in the lives of those facing challenges.
What difference will you make?
Citizens Advice East Berkshire makes transformational differences to people who need support when facing life crises. As Chair you will play a significant part in ensuring we are able to expand and grown our services to make a significant difference to many more individuals and families.
What are we looking for?
You’ll need to Understand the type of work undertaken by a local Citizens Advice and the Citizens Advice network Understand and accept the responsibilities and liabilities of a trustee Be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own Have a good basis of leadership skills (and preferably you have served within a Board, ideally as Chair or Vice Chair or led a Committee) Have the ability to facilitate and lead meetings Have good interpersonal skills Have good listening, verbal and written communication skills Be able to exercise good independent judgment Have good numeracy skills to understand accounts with the support of the treasurer Be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection Be willing to undertake mandatory training in your role Line manage and support the Chief Executive Officer
What will you be doing?
About Citizens Advice East Berkshire Citizens Advice East Berkshire offers crucial help and advice when people need it most. No one but Citizens Advice sees so many people with so many different kinds of problems, and that gives us a unique insight into the challenges people are facing today. What will you be doing?We are at an important stage in our development and we are seeking a new Chair to replace our current Chair who will be standing down as her term finishes. We have ambitious plans for our future and we are looking for a Chair who can help drive our mission forward. Building on our successes to date, we want a new Chair to lead us through the next exciting phase of our journey. You will have a strong background and track record of providing leadership at board and/or senior executive level and will have a passion for supporting people facing tough life challenges. You should have the judgement and vision to operate effectively at strategic level and you should demonstrate the skills and expertise to help drive our mission forward. We are looking for someone with 3 years+ professional experience in one of the fields of Fundraising strategy, Governance, Operations management or Advice / Advocacy. We are looking for someone who has Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation Successful track record of achievement through their career Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees Passion for supporting people facing tough life challenges Ideally has served as a Chair or Vice Chair and is familiar with leading a Board
What difference will you make?
Citizens Advice East Berkshire makes transformational differences to people who need support when facing life crises. As Chair you will play a significant part in ensuring we are able to expand and grown our services to make a significant difference to many more individuals and families.
What are we looking for?
You’ll need to Understand the type of work undertaken by a local Citizens Advice and the Citizens Advice network Understand and accept the responsibilities and liabilities of a trustee Be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own Have a good basis of leadership skills (and preferably you have served within a Board, ideally as Chair or Vice Chair or led a Committee) Have the ability to facilitate and lead meetings Have good interpersonal skills Have good listening, verbal and written communication skills Be able to exercise good independent judgment Have good numeracy skills to understand accounts with the support of the treasurer Be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection Be willing to undertake mandatory training in your role Line manage and support the Chief Executive Officer
What will you be doing?
About Citizens Advice East Berkshire Citizens Advice East Berkshire offers crucial help and advice when people need it most. No one but Citizens Advice sees so many people with so many different kinds of problems, and that gives us a unique insight into the challenges people are facing today. What will you be doing?We are at an important stage in our development and we are seeking a new Chair to replace our current Chair who will be standing down as her term finishes. We have ambitious plans for our future and we are looking for a Chair who can help drive our mission forward. Building on our successes to date, we want a new Chair to lead us through the next exciting phase of our journey. You will have a strong background and track record of providing leadership at board and/or senior executive level and will have a passion for supporting people facing tough life challenges. You should have the judgement and vision to operate effectively at strategic level and you should demonstrate the skills and expertise to help drive our mission forward. We are looking for someone with 3 years+ professional experience in one of the fields of Fundraising strategy, Governance, Operations management or Advice / Advocacy. We are looking for someone who has Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation Successful track record of achievement through their career Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees Passion for supporting people facing tough life challenges Ideally has served as a Chair or Vice Chair and is familiar with leading a Board
How to apply
To apply for this job you need to authorize on our website. If you don't have an account yet, please register.
Post a resumeSimilar jobs
Commercial Controller
TD SYNNEX UK&I,
Bracknell
13 hours ago
Position Overview: The role is to support the VPs of designated divisions within our Advanced Solutions business unit in providing adequate analysis and be the central Finance Partner for new projects related to the wider commercial team and finance. The Person will build and develop relationships with the Top Management team to ensure a strong connection between financial needs and...
Leisure Club Night Cleaner - Part Time
Village Hotels,
Bracknell
3 weeks ago
Awesome people are crucial to making our awesome clubs run smoothly. We pride ourselves on offering high quality facilities that leave our guests impressed. So you’ll bring your passion for perfection to ensure our public areas are looking slick. Whether it’s sprucing up the studios or keeping the gym floor looking on form. You recognise that our members have a...
Marine Network Business Development Specialist
Honda Motor Europe Ltd,
Bracknell
4 weeks ago
At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00...
