Volunteer Trustee - Clay Cross, United Kingdom - Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire

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Clay Cross, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Tom O´Connor

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Trustee

Role profile

1. Ensure your charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit
Trustees must make sure that the charity is carrying out the purposes for which it is set up, and no other purpose


This means you should:
- ensure you understand the charity's purposes as set out in its governing document
- plan what your charity will do, and what you want it to achieve
- be able to explain how all of the charity's activities are intended to further or support its purposes
- understand how the charity benefits the public by carrying out its purposes


2. Comply with your charity's governing document and the law

Trustees must:
- make sure that the charity complies with its governing document


3. Act in the charity's best interests

Trustees must:
- do what you and your co-trustees (and no one else) decide will best enable the charity to carry out its purposes
- with your co-trustees, make balanced and adequately informed decisions, thinking about the long term as well as the short term
- avoid putting yourself in a position where your duty to your charity conflicts with your personal interests or loyalty to any other person or body
- not receive any benefit from the charity unless it is properly authorised and is clearly in the charity's interests; this also includes anyone who is financially connected to you, such as a partner, dependent child or business partner


4. Manage your charity's resources responsibly
Trustees must act responsibly, reasonably and honestly. This is sometimes called the duty of prudence. Prudence is about exercising sound judgement.

You and your co-trustees must:
- make sure the charity's assets are only used to support or carry out its purposes
- avoid exposing the charity's assets, beneficiaries or reputation to undue risk
- not over-commit the charity
- take special care when investing or borrowing
- comply with any restrictions on spending funds or selling land


You and your co-trustees should put appropriate procedures and safeguards in place and take reasonable steps to ensure that these are followed.

Otherwise you risk making the charity vulnerable to fraud or theft, or other kinds of abuse, and being in breach of your duty.


5. Act with reasonable care and skill

As someone responsible for governing a charity, you:

  • must use reasonable care and skill, making use of your skills and experience and taking appropriate advice when necessary
- should give enough time, thought and energy to your role, for example by preparing for, attending and actively participating in all trustees' meetings


6. Ensure your charity is accountable
Trustees must comply with statutory accounting and reporting requirements.
- be able to demonstrate that your charity is complying with the law, well run and effective
- ensure appropriate accountability to members, if your charity has a membership separate from the trustees
- ensure accountability within the charity, particularly where you delegate responsibility for particular tasks or decisions to staff or volunteers


Job Type:
Volunteer


Salary:
From £0.01 per year


Benefits:


  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • No weekends

Work Location:
One location
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