Voluntary Chair of Trustees

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New role: Chair of Trustees

We are seeking a talented individual with previous charitable trustee experience to lead a Board of Trustees for a new, independent Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) that is being created to expand the community-based services offered at The Hive in Llandrindod Wells.

This CIO is poised to work with committed partners across the third and public sectors, to scale up the work of the HIVE, which has grown during the last five years to serve the local community through a range of services including advice and support, uniform exchange, a ‘Library of Things’ for loan, pre-loved baby clothes and equipment, and much more.

There is an opportunity for a CIO to tap into new sources of funding and increase The Hive’s accessibility and reach across a wider geographic area in Powys: the role of the chairperson is to provide leadership and direction, to enable the board of trustees to fulfil its responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of The Hive.

Responsibilities to include:

In this new role, the Chairperson will be leading The Hive through transition to a standalone CIO, playing a pivotal role in strategic leadership and direction.

This will involve strengthening partnerships with stakeholders, making funding applications and continuing to employ a capable and committed team of staff and volunteers who are providing a local, well-established and much-needed service.

The Chair and Trustees will be committed to reflecting the needs of the wider community to ensure the long-term future of The Hive.

Tasks include:

organising board meetings, setting agendas and chairing meetings

ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation and governing documents

representing The Hive, externally

an active involvement in recruiting skilled trustees and ensuring their engagement in decisions

Skills we are looking for:

The skills, knowledge and understanding you will draw on include strong interpersonal and relationship building abilities effectiveness in diplomacy, listening and engagement activities, motivating others, fostering and promoting collaborative teamwork.

An understanding of charity governance and charity finance issues is required and committing time to fulfil the role is need in these early stages. Meetings can be set up remotely, making best use of time and where travel is required, costs reimbursed.