Treasurer (Trustee)
- Employer
- Applied Microbiology International
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £0
- Closing date
- 26 Jan 2025
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- Job Function
- Trustees & Chair
- Cause Area
- Environment & Conservation, International, Education & Training
- Hours
- Flexible hours
- Contract Type
- No contract required
- Job Level
- Board / Trustee
- Type of Work
- Volunteer
- Place of Work
- Remote
Job Details
About us
At Applied Microbiology International (AMI) we fundamentally believe that microbiology can solve the world’s greatest challenges and that global issues need to be solved by global teams. To help us achieve this we are looking for a new treasurer to join our trustees.
About the role
The treasurer will lead the trustees in the oversight of AMI’s strategic financial management. They will play an active role in ensuring that all trustees are fully able to understand the charity’s financial arrangements and contribute to financial discussion and decisions. The treasurer chairs the Finance, Audit and Risk Subcommittee.
The trustees and its subcommittees usually meet via Teams, with one face to face meeting per year.
About you
You will have significant experience of financial leadership and oversight at a senior level and a professional financial qualification. You will have some experience of chairing meetings, either in the public, private or voluntary sectors. In addition you will have the ability to network and build relationships at very senior levels.
It is desirable that you have served on a board before, have experience in overseeing the management of organisational investments. It is also desirable that you will have an understanding of membership or learned organisations.
AMI believes that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of our membership base. It is not necessary to have previous board committee experience as training will be provided. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
How to apply
We invite you to apply via our website by sharing your CV and a statement outlining why you believe you would be suitable for the role of treasurer. Please ensure you cover all aspects of the person specification (which are outlined in the attached role description).
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 26 January 2025.
Should you have any questions about the role please email governance@appliedmicrobiology.org.
Company
We bring the microbiology community together across borders and disciplines, we look to the future and nurture those working and studying in our field, and we enable meaningful collaboration to advance scientific impact.
We provide funding to encourage research and broad participation at our events and to ensure diverse voices are around the table working together to solve the sustainability development goals we’ve chosen to support.
At Applied Microbiology International we publish an industry leading magazine, The Microbiologist, and in partnership with Oxford University Press, we publish three internationally acclaimed journals. We nurture early careers, recognise advancements, and celebrate professional capabilities through our prestigious awards. We enable collaboration between global interdisciplinary teams, use our collective expertise to influence policy across the globe and work to inspire the next generation of microbiologists. Applied Microbiology International is a conduit for scientific discovery to improve the planet for all.
We give a voice to applied microbiologists around the world, amplifying our collective influence and informing international, evidence-based, decision making.
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