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Trustee

Employer
Independent Age
Location
UK based, with meetings in London (see Trustee Pack below)
Salary
Unpaid, with specified expenses covered (see Trustee Pack below)
Closing date
26 Jan 2025
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Job Function
Trustees & Chair
Cause Area
Poverty Relief, Elderly
Hours
Flexible hours
Contract Type
No contract required
Job Level
Board / Trustee
Type of Work
Volunteer
Place of Work
Hybrid

Job Details

Would you like to use your skills and experience to help us end poverty in later life?

 

Trustees 

Independent Age is looking for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join our Board of Trustees. If you’re passionate about our cause and want to help shape the future of our Charity, we’d love to hear from you.

Across the UK, more than 3 million older people are living with limited financial means and experiencing inequalities. At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. To improve the lives of older people in poverty we campaign for policy change, provide information, advice and support, and make grants to grass roots charities across the UK; this increases older people’s financial well-being, and enables greater choice and independence.

We are seeking to appoint new Trustees to our Board. Previous trustee experience is not necessary (apart from for one role which will chair our Board’s Governance Committee). We can provide mentoring and support.  We are interested in hearing from people who are concerned about the growing impact of poverty in later life, and who can bring us any of the following skills;

  • fundraising 
  • working with people with lived experience of a charity’s cause
  • charity governance (for the role which will chair our Governance Committee) 
  • customer service / journey expertise (we operate an outsourced helpline and provide information and advice)
  • responsible investment/ impact investing

We estimate the time commitment to be around one day a month on average, focused around the quarterly cycle of board and committee meetings.  Trustee roles are not paid; we can pay travel and accommodation costs and the costs of care provision for children and dependents whilst attending meetings as necessary.  We also pay any reasonable cost associated with attending an interview.

We know that certain groups of people are at greater risk of financial hardship in later life, including people from racially minoritised groups, private renters, carers, and people who are disabled or have long-term conditions, and we particularly welcome applications from people from these groups.  As a national charity, we’d also like to encourage applications from candidates outside the south east of England and from Scotland.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found in the 'role profile' application pack below. If you require this information in a different format, please contact us at TrusteeRecruitment@independentage.org or call 020 7605 4200.

 

Application Process:

Thank you for expressing an interest in this opportunity. To apply for this role, please send the following to TrusteeRecruitment@independentage.org:

 

  • An up-to-date CV
  • A supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) that outlines what attracted you to Independent Age’s mission (detailed here) and what skills and experience you would bring.

Closing date: 26 January 2025

Interview Process

Stage 1

Interviews with a panel of Trustees: Wednesday 25 March and to be held at our office, 18 Avonmore Road. Candidates will have the opportunity to meet the CEO before the interview.

If you would like to speak to us about this role, or to speak to one of our current Trustees to understand more about their experience of being a Trustee at Independent Age, please contact Clare Wadd on GovernanceandRisk@independentage.org.

If you require any specific arrangements or adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the application or recruitment process, please let us know on TrusteeRecruitment@independentage.org   

Company

Play your part - Apply today This is an exciting time to be considering joining Independent Age. Our new strategy marks a major expansion of our activities whilst ensuring that older people are at the heart of everything we do. Whatever happens as we get older, we all want to remain independent and live life on our own terms. That’s why, as well as offering regular friendly contact and a strong campaigning voice, Independent Age provides clear, free and impartial advice on the issues that matter: care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility.   Future Plans In 2015 we began our ambitious programme to greatly increase the impact of Independent Age. At the heart of our strategy is the expansion of our services and campaigning activities. Not only does this mean we reach more people, it also gives us even greater experience on which to base all our work. Apply today Read our latest articles on Third Sector: What is it like to work in the policy and influencing division at Independent Age? A wonderful workplace for charity communications A wonderful workplace for innovation: Independent Age

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