- Integrated Solutions Helping Everyday People
Vacancies Board
POSITION:
Trustees
TIME COMMITMENT:
12 hours per month
DURATION:
3 YEARS
LOCATION:
LOCAL
Our trustees are elected by our members and meet four times a year. Our trustees stand for three years and can be re-elected for a
further three-year term. Our trustees steer our strategic direction. Their primary role is to ensure that we fulfill our charitable
objectives and that
the income we receive is applied effectively.
ISHEP is looking for passionate individuals to join our trustee board!
As a trustee, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of ISHEP. Our Board of Trustees is responsible for setting the strategic
direction of the organisation, ensuring sound governance, and overseeing financial and operational performance. Trustees work
alongside the management team, who lead the day-to-day delivery of services, to ensure we continue to provide high-quality,
accessible advice to the people who need it most.
Being a trustee is an opportunity to use your skills and experience to make a meaningful impact in your local community.
Whether you bring lived experience or expertise in equity, diversity and inclusion, communications, digital or legal knowledge,
your contribution will help ISHEP grow and adapt to meet new challenges.
Why join us as a trustee?
By becoming a trustee, you will:
Champion our mission and help shape the future of our services.
Support a newly registered charity in making a tangible difference in young people’s lives.
Develop new skills and experience, working alongside passionate and skilled professionals.
Play a crucial role in advocacy and social change, ensuring the most vulnerable in our community receive the support they need.
If you are committed to fairness, social justice, and supporting people to improve their lives, we would love to hear from you. Join
us in making a difference at ISHEP.
We are particularly interested in applicants in London but also open to those nationally. We are actively seeking to recruit trustees
from underrepresented groups. Your perspective will help strengthen our work and broaden our reach.
What our Trustees say
We are particularly interested in volunteers based in London, but we also welcome applicants from across the country. We are actively seeking to recruit volunteers from underrepresented groups to strengthen our work and broaden our reach. Your unique perspective and experiences will enrich our organisation and help us better serve our community.
“You will work with new and interesting people as part of a friendly and professional team, building and supported by a national network.”
“Your life experience is as valuable as any formal skills or qualifications.”
“What the staff and volunteers will achieve is incredible, and you will get great personal satisfaction from being involved as a trustee.”
How to apply
In the first instance, all expressions of interest and any further questions regarding this position must come via the Apply Now button.
An informal discussion with our Chair, or Vice -chair can be arranged before application.
Deadline for applications:
OPEN
What to include when applying: CV covering the last ten years with a short cover letter
stating why you are interested in our organisation, what you can bring to the cause and
in joining our trustee board
Selection Process:
The successful candidates will be interviewed in London or via teams or zoom call on a date and time to be arranged.
Complete the application form and return it to: volunteering@ishep.org.uk