Working with us as a non-executive

What we offer

Experience in working with one of the largest, and longest running, learning disability charities in the UK.
Regular appraisals and support to develop your experience, skills and expertise.
A genuine opportunity to improve the lives of learning disabled people.
Strategic days with sector experts and leaders.
Shaping the direction of a leading charity.
Opportunity to drive change in the sector, working with sector leaders and influential decision makers.

Ensure that the Charity pursues its objectives.
Ensure that the Charity complies with its governing documents, charity and company law and any other relevant legislation.
Ensure that the Charity uses its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives.
As a Trustee ensure you act in the best interests of the Charity and its beneficiaries at all times.
Set overall strategy, defining goals and objectives and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
Keep under review the long-term development of the Charity.
Safeguard the good name and the values of the Charity.
Ensuring the financial stability of the Charity.
Approving the annual budget and accounts.
To appoint (and, if necessary, remove) the Chief Executive Officer.
To join at least one of our committees

The Hft Board meets a minimum of four times per year in addition to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and annual Trustee away days. In person meetings are usually held in Bristol and attendance at these will be essential.
There are a number of Board sub-committees that are held four times per year. The committees are currently Finance, Audit and Risk, Operational Delivery and People. Each trustee is a member of at least one committee. These meetings are online and normally last a couple of hours.
Meetings are ordinarily held on Thursdays, so any applicant will need to have availability to meet on Thursdays over the course of the year.
In addition to attending meetings, Trustees will be expected to undertake prereading for meetings and participate in ad hoc discussions.
Total time commitment will be on average 1 day a month, which will be a mixture of in person and virtual meetings with the expectation of visiting services at least once a year too

Trustees are appointed for an initial 3 years, renewable for a further 2 terms to a maximum of 9 years.