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Highly Sprung Trustee & Chair of the Board Recruitment

Highly Sprung is a charity in a period of transition and growth and is looking to recruit Trustees and a Chair of the Board

A number of founding trustees are coming to the end of their terms and as part of succession planning the board is looking to recruit multiple Trustees. As Highly Sprung looks to scale in the coming years, increasing the size of the board will support the charity as it grows.

Highly Sprung are looking for passionate volunteers to join our Board, both in Trustee roles, and also as the Chair of our Board.

Role Descriptions:

Trustee

We welcome applications to the role of Trustee from those of all ages and backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those who may not have previous experience of Board roles.

Across those recruited to the board we are looking to source experience of:

  • HR & Employment Law
  • Communications & Marketing
  • Expertise in the practical application of safeguarding and climate based values.
  • Expertise in working with young people and enabling youth voice.

We estimate that this role will require the investment of time of approximately one day a month, which will include, preparation for and attendance at a minimum of 3 meetings per year, plus an annual away day and additional subcommittee meetings.

Chair

We welcome applications to the role of Chair of the Board from those of all ages and backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those with extensive experience as a charity or company trustee, and ideally with experience as a Chair of the Board or similar.

  • The Chair of the Board would benefit from experience of:
  • Charity Governance
  • Finance
  • Audit & Risk

We estimate that this role will require the investment of time of at least 2 days a month which will include, preparation for and attendance at a minimum of 3 meetings per year, plus an annual away day and additional subcommittee meetings.The Chair of the board will also be required to spend time working directly with Highly Sprung Directors and preparing for Board Meetings.

Application deadline for both positions is Friday 28th February 2025 at 17:00.

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