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Location

Watford, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Trustee roles with the National Bobath Cerebral Palsy Centre, a specialist treatment and training charity dedicated to supporting children, adults and families living with cerebral palsy and similar neurological conditions.

What will you be doing?

The Centre is looking for a variety of skills to expand and replenish the Board so welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates who share a commitment to the objects of the charity. We are particularly looking for trustees with lived experience, with a strong understanding of the challenges facing people with Cerebral Palsy, as well as trustees with an NHS or medical background.

• Ensures that the charity complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and other relevant legislation/regulations
• Guides the progress of the charity through setting strategic direction and measuring progress against strategic targets
• Ensures that the charity applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects
• Contributes actively to the Board of Trustees’ role in setting strategic direction, defining goals and setting targets, and evaluating performance against agreed targets
• Ensures the effective and efficient administration of the charity
• Ensures the financial stability of the charity
• Ensures that the organisation pursues and complies with its objects as defined in its constitution
• Safeguards the good name and values of the charity.
• Protects and manage the property of the charity and ensure the proper investment of the charity’s funds
• Participates in the appointment and management of the CEO
• Uses any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions
• Prepares for Board meetings, including by reading all papers provided.

What are we looking for?

Particular areas of interest are Fundraising, Building Management, and the Medical Profession, as well as those with experience working in clinical fields, particularly physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Ability to provide frank and honest advice
• Excellent understanding of charitable governance
• Appropriate qualifications or relevant work experience
• Exceptional organisational and coordination skills, and the ability to take robust minutes. 

What difference will you make?

The opportunity offers the potential to bring your skills and experience to helping the charity develop and move into a new and exciting period of its development after a move and restructure. 

We encourage people with lived experience of CP and those with an NHS or medical background, to apply. Your impact will help us shape our charity and its future services to meet the needs of people with CP and other neurological conditions.

Before you apply

Please use this platform to contact our CEO, Madeleine Cassidy, with your CV and an accompanying note explaining why you wish to join our Board

Causes

• Physical disabilities

Organisation type: 

Charity

We are a specialist treatment and training centre, and a charity dedicated to supporting children and families living with cerebral palsy and similar neurological conditions.

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