Access our Trustee recruitment pack here.

We believe this is an exciting opportunity for individuals with a strongly held belief in the benefits that empowering leadership skills can have in shaping the future of the next generation. 

We need individuals that can promote our cause and are willing to share their experience and insights as part of collaborative decision-making.

We continue to aim towards a board that reflects the populations we work with and as such we welcome individuals from diverse ethnic communities, LGBTQIA+ groups, as well as from younger people, which are current under-represented on our board.

Knowledge, skills and experience

While we are interested in the person, we are looking for individuals with specific skills and experience in one, some, or many of the following areas:

o   Working with primary and/or secondary schools, colleges, and/or youth-development organisations.

o   Awarding Organisations.

o   Fundraising.

o   Policy, Public Affairs, and Public Relations.

o   Finance and Commercial development in a Charity.

Trustee commitment and responsibilities

All Trustee positions are voluntary with reasonable expenses remunerated. We ask Trustees to commit to an initial term of three years with the opportunity to renew up to a maximum of three terms (nine years total).

To be an effective Trustee, you will need to commit at least 1-2 days per quarter to attend and prepare for board meetings which are generally held virtually.

Members of our Audit, Risk and Compliance committee additionally meet virtually two weeks before each board meeting for finance and regulation focused discussions.

Effective Trustees support our work by:

·       Ensuring we are working towards our vision, mission and values in everything we do.

·       Supporting strategic decision-making by actively contributing advice, guidance, and opinion in the pursuit of the organisation’s objectives.

·       Constructively guide the Executive in the delivery of the organisation’s strategy.

·       Actively represent and champion the work of the Leadership Skills Foundation.

·       Maintaining proper financial and regulatory oversight and best practice as a Charity to ensure our sustainability and longevity.

Our cultural values

Created in collaboration with the Leadership Skills Foundation team, our cultural values are our ways of working that we expect in all aspects of our interaction with each other and with our delivery centres, tutors, partners, and learners.

• We are better together

Together, we do great things. Collaboration, belonging and individuality aren’t just buzzwords to us; they’re deeply held commitments in the way we work. As we solve problems together, we make sure everyone feels listened to and valued.

• We are guided by goals

Every initiative we developed is guided by clear aims. From giving young people the confidence to achieve, to bringing major change to communities, all our goals are significant and focused on improvement.

• We evolve and innovate

As the world changes, so do the opportunities and challenges of the people we support. As different times call for different skills, we are brave enough to be different and to innovate to be fit for the future. 

• We have pride in our programmes

We never forget how valuable everyone’s future is. That’s why we go above and beyond to deliver high-quality trustworthy and regulated programmes.