PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS A VOLUNTEER ROLE
Do you want to volunteer for a new youth work charity that is aiming to make a difference to young peoples lives in East London?
We are a brand new charity with various volunteer opportunities to help us build a solid foundation for our charity from management roles, to frontline youth work roles and of course office based/support roles.
Join our new Youth Work Charity and help us make maximum impact in the lives of young people in East London.
#YouthWorkChangesLives
Eastside Youth is a new youth work charity, that started in January 2022 and is based in East London aiming to change the lives of young people and has been set up in response to the massive and severe funding cuts and closures of youth services across East London, leaving young people with lack of services and feeling isolated in a time where young people already feel segregated from society with no real voice.
#YouthWorkChangesLives and at Eastside Youth we aim to facilitate that change by giving young people aged 11 to 19 years old based in East London the tools and skills to lead active and independent lives by providing interactive and engaging structured youth activities, training opportunities and support that will help improve their physical, mental, emotional, social and educational well-being.
We are looking for a volunteer to join us as our first Chair of the Board of Trustees at Eastside Youth, which currently meet monthly on a Monday evening between 6:30pm and 9pm. This also includes a few additional hours each month for reading board papers and carrying out board tasks and duties.
As the Chair you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to the board of Trustees, especially as a new charity with Trustees who have never been on a board before and to enable the Board to fulfil its responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring an active and participative Board of Trustees who help shape, grow and move our organisation forward.
We need a Chair who is productive, enthusiastic, approachable, friendly and solution focused, who is able to get things done on time and who can work well alone or within the wider board team. You must be able to manage your own time effectively, as well as your own workloads and those of the board to ensure a fully participative board, making Eastside Youth an amazing youth work charity for young people.
This role offers an amazing opportunity for someone interested in a youth work charity, board or senior management or a new charity where they will be able to add real value and have an input from the start, seeing how they can help grow a charity.
Duties Include:
1. Working to ensure that Eastside Youth pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, charity law, company law and other relevant legislation / regulations.
2. To work in partnership with the Founder/CEO and the other Board of Trustees, helping Eastside Youth make a positive impact in the local community.
3. Participate fully on the board of trustees in stimulating excellent, well-rounded and carefully considered strategic decision-making and help Eastside Youth to make positive impact across East London as a youth work organisation.
4. To lead on /assist in fundraising and bid writing to ensure that Eastside Youth has all the needed funds and resources to carry out its services for young people.
5. Using contacts and networks to help Eastside Youth grow and develop and to be an active ambassador for Eastside Youth.
6. To create and regularly update Eastside Youth policies and procedures, strategies, risk framework and other governance related duties.
7. Other duties required and expected of a Trustee and of a Chair.
Time Commitment and Work Location:
This role would ideally be approximately. 4-6 hours per month commitment (during evening and weekends), managed flexibly and with some remote/home based working.
Eastside Youth Offers:
1. A great opportunity to make this role your own and be part of an amazing team and organisational culture, shaping a new charity that will make a big impact in the community and to the lives of young people.
2. An opportunity to get hands on experience in a role that will look great on your CV and provide you with professional and personal development opportunities.
3. A reference for any future employer or training course.
4. Joining us is so much more than just a volunteer role, you will be joining a family, a team, a community.
To apply email us your CV and we will get in touch with further info and a short application form.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 21st August 2022, at 6pm
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