- Advertised from 19th November 2021
Role
Clackmannan Town Hall Trust are currently recruiting for new members to welcome to their Board of Trustees.
The Clackmannan Town Hall Trust is a voluntary community organisation who are committed to a long-term project to manage Clackmannan Town Hall and provide educational, social welfare and recreational facilities for our local community.
Established in 2004, the Trust has overseen the management of the Town Hall, in that time organising community events and operating as a social centre for the people of Clackmannan. The Town Hall has been well-maintained inside and out with many original features retained.
Board Roles
The Trust is now seeking to welcome new members to its Board of Trustees, with the view to help the Trust increase its capacity, enabling it to offer more services and continue to be a much-loved community asset.
The Trust is keen to hear from anyone who thinks they can offer their time, professional knowledge and skills to support their activities. The Trust is actively seeking new members for the roles of Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer also.
Board members work collaboratively to guide the Trust and carry out many different functions:
- Shape priorities and vision for the Trust
- Engaging with strategic planning, management, and maintenance of the Town Hall
- Engaging and planning events for the community
- Ensuring that policies and procedure are in place and robust
- Managing bookings and events taking place at the Hall
- Making sure accounts are correct and monies spent well
- Act as ambassadors for the Trust and Town Hall
- Liaising with external stakeholders and statutory organisations (i.e. local authority)
- Attend regular Board meetings, usually held on the last Tuesday of every month, with occasional ad hoc meetings as required.
The Trust is interested to hear from people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, with a range of professional skills, and in particular those with experience in running community venues and asset and project management skills. The Trust is also keen to hear from young people too.
Time & Commitment
The Trust would value any time that a Trustee could give, with no minimum commitment required.
Application notes
To express your interest in this role, please email ctht.recruitment@gmail.com or complete this online form.
A member of the Trust will then get in touch to schedule a call to discuss the role further.
With support and investment from the National Lottery Community Fund the Westfield Park Community Centre (WPCC) (SCIO) Board of Trustees is now recruiting for a Centre Manager to take forward WPCC’s engagement with the community and local partners and support the development of a programme of events to meet the needs of the local community.
The position is 28 hours per week, with a degree of flexibility and incorporating occasional evening and weekend work. Salary is £30,000 per annum, pro rata. While the post is initially a fixed contract of 12 months it is anticipated future funding for the post will be secured.
The Centre Manager will oversee the day to day management and smooth running of WPCC, ensuring that WPCC is a vibrant, welcoming and well managed facility that operates for the benefit of the local community and the residents of the Falkirk District area. The successful candidate will have a key role in developing opportunities for income generation and successful partnerships, securing additional investment through grant funding opportunities, helping to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of WPCC as a result.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate relevant management experience and have a successful track record of delivering quality outputs. Relevant experience of the third sector would be beneficial.
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Boomerang Community Centre SCIO are looking to recruit a full time (37.5 hours) Centre Manager to oversee the management, development and financial oversight of the Centre.
We are looking for a motivated person with a minimum of 2 years’ experience of management of staff and volunteers in a community setting, to run our busy Community Centre.
This post is fixed until 31st March 2025 (continuation subject to funding).
Boomerang Community Centre is based in Stobswell area of Dundee and provides groups, activities, and support to all ages. Our volunteers are central to the smooth running of the Centre.
Trustee
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Combination remote working, videoconferencing and in person meetings. (Hybrid)
- Closing 16th May 2024
Are you passionate about nature? Do you want to help us reverse pollinator decline?
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is looking for a Trustee with experience in Finance to join our Board.
Trustees work well together, and with the executive team with a spirit of openness and trust. We recruit individuals skilled in their field and passionate about nature, species conservation and bumblebees! We’re very proud of our inclusive culture at the Trust – we care as much about what you have the potential to do as what you have already done and we welcome applications from those who are new to trusteeship as well as those with previous experience. We want to hear how your lived experience will give us a better representation of the diverse audiences we seek to inspire to take action for bumblebees.
The closing date for submitting your application is 1000 BST on Thursday May 16th. If you have a background in finance and accounting with an understanding of charity sector finance and want to join a dynamic charity fighting to save our precious bumblebees, please download the recruitment pack for more information and details of how to apply.
Background
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established because of serious concerns about the ‘plight of the bumblebee’. In the last 80 years, UK bumblebee populations have declined and two species have become nationally extinct. The Trust is a science-led charity, concerned with halting and reversing the decline in bumblebees. We are governed by a Board of ten Trustees.
Are you passionate about the importance of green spaces within our communities? Do you have an interest in gardening? Do you have the knowledge, skills and experience to lead an organisation that is playing an important role within the community? This year Amisfield Preservation Trust (Amisfield Walled Garden) celebrates its 25th year anniversary. We are looking to recruit a new Chair who can lead the organisation forward to the next stage in its development.
About Amisfield Preservation Trust
Amisfield Preservation Trust provides a regenerative community space (Amisfield Walled Garden) just outside of Haddington for a wide range of groups. The project is volunteer led. Since project inception, volunteers have recreated a beautiful, historic and peaceful 8 acre walled garden which had fallen into disrepair. The project helps improve the life chances of those most vulnerable in our community, through support for individuals with barriers to employment; drives inclusion through involving volunteers with a range of additional support needs; promotes learning through educational activities for school groups with their teachers, and for the general public through a variety of training events; helps the community to flourish through increased social connection and regenerative activities that improve mental and physical wellbeing and resilience and help increase pride in the local community and place. Amisfield Walled Garden is a beautiful, tranquil garden. We are a 3 star Visit Scotland attraction which is open to the public (free of charge) for 6 days in the week.
We are looking for a volunteer Chair to lead the Amisfield Preservation Trust, the small charity that looks after the garden. The role involves working with our volunteer Board of Directors, Volunteer Coordinator, Wellbeing and Outreach worker and garden volunteers to ensure that the garden continues to play an important and much-loved role at the heart of the local community.
The qualities and experience we’re looking for in our new Chair are:
- An enthusiasm for gardening (whether amateur or professional)
- Great leadership skills
- A real sense of community, with great networks across the county or a willingness to create them
- Knowledge or experience of the voluntary/charitable sector
- Somebody comfortable with being the public face of the garden
- Ideally somebody based locally in East Lothian or willing to travel to Haddington.
Chair Role Description
Specific duties:
- Organising and Chairing monthly Amisfield Preservation Trust Board meetings
- Promoting good governance amongst fellow Board members and ensuring activity is in line with the garden’s charitable purposes
- Leading the Board in planning and coordinating a programme of garden developments and improvements
- Leading the Board in planning and coordinating a range of community events
- Working with fellow Board members to support and manage the garden’s two employees.
- Contributing to regular communications to the garden’s volunteers, supporters and stakeholders across email, the website and social media
- Being a key contact for the garden for stakeholders, funders and donors, including East Lothian Council
- Working with fellow Board members to compile applications for funding and collate impact reports to funders
- Representing the garden in the local media and with stakeholders across East Lothian
There are currently 8 members of the Board. The Chair role will be for a term of three years, with an initial probationary period of six months.
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