Trustee Vacancies

Wallsend Boys Club

Wallsend Boys Club is looking for up to three individuals who have the knowledge, skills and ability to support a thriving grassroots sport and activity-based charity with management and organisational governance, bringing credibility and influence at a senior level and equally with young people.

The board is aware that there is a current gender and ethnicity imbalance amongst trustees and are equally keen to receive applications from women and people from an ethnic minority background.

The Cedarwood Trust

The Cedarwood Trust is expanding its Board of Trustees with several new positions. They are looking for people with experience and expertise in finance, management, HR, training or strategy, and also for people with broad experience of life.

For an informal chat, please contact CEO Wayne Dobson at wayne@cedarwoodtrust.com or Chair John Appleby at john.appleby@cedarwoodtrust.com. For more information and an Application Form, please contact louise@cedarwoodtrust.com.

Involve North East

Involve North East is seeking to appoint additional Trustees to strengthen its existing Board. They are interested in applicants who have a range of skills and experience and although charitable governance knowledge would be beneficial, support and training will be available for those new to the role. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who have a background in finance and those who live near their offices in the West End of Newcastle.

The Bay Foodbank

The Bay Foodbank is looking for a Trustee with Human Resources (HR) experience to advise the Board on assessing risks and measuring the impact of HR interventions in the light of changing legal requirements and best practice.

Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library (BELS)

BELS is  on the lookout for new Management Committee Members to support the work they do, and grow the Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library – can you help?

Forest Hall Young People’s Club

The club seeks to welcome enthusiastic Trustees to join their board to act in the best interest of the charity by safeguarding its assets, managing financial resources responsibly, ensuring sustainability, supporting staff and volunteers, and planning and achieving the charity’s goals.

Wallsend Memorial Hall and People’s Centre

Wallsend Memorial Hall and People’s Centre welcomes applicants for their Trustee Board with the motivation, experience and attributes to take the charity forward to deliver its mission to restore and maintain Wallsend Memorial Hall for the benefit and enjoyment of the local community. For all enquires, queries or just a chat please contact Clare Hodgson on 07961 788984 or email clare.wallsendmem@outlook.com

North Tyneside Art Studio

The North Tyneside Art Studio is seeking a new Treasurer to join their board. They are particularly keen to hear from people with prior experience of being a charity Trustee and experience in any of the following areas: Finance, HR, Business Planning and Commerce, Building Management, Communications & Marketing, Hospitality and
IT.

Square Building Trust

The Trust seeks a new Treasurer to be a key member of its executive team and the trust committee. The treasurer will be responsible for:

• overseeing the Trust’s financial position and making decisions in conjunction with the other members of the Executive Team.
• Contributing to discussions at the quarterly meetings and to provide an annual report to the AGM (normally in June).

The post holder would be required to have had financial experience at a senior level – preferably in a managerial post. Although in-depth knowledge of the social housing sector is not essential it would be helpful to have some knowledge.

Recyke Y’Bike Ltd NT

The charity seeks two new Trustees to join their board.

1. As Treasurer, you would be the financial steward of the charity, ensuring that resources are managed efficiently and transparently. Your expertise in finance, budgeting, and financial planning would be crucial in maintaining the sustainability of operations and supporting the growth of the charity’s  initiatives. They are looking for someone with a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with experience in a similar role.
2. As a Trustee you’d play a key role in setting the direction and overseeing their work, contributing to Board meetings on a diverse range of topics.

Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust

The Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust is seeking a Treasurer with experience of managing finances for an organisation or business who is able to commit to a minimum of one day per month on financial matters for the Trust.

Team Kenya

Team Kenya is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Chair of Trustees as part of its current succession planning. This is a pivotal leadership opportunity to shape the future of the charity, driving governance, sustainability, and impact as they empower women and girls through education, gender equality, and sustainable development.

St Pauls Community Partnership

St Pauls Community Partnership is a small but well organised charity aiming to meet the needs of their local community in as many ways as possible – at present that includes ways to help with hardship. Their Management committee is fairly small and a couple of additional voices would be helpful. Trustees at St Pauls Community Partnership

Cullercoats Watchhouse: Chair

The existing trustees have already embarked upon an ambitious plan for the restoration of the building into the inspiring community venue. They now need a new Chair of Trustees who can provide leadership and strategic direction.

Walking With In North Tyneside

Walking With is looking for a trustee to join their fantastic team and to take a lead on accounting. Key roles will be to give oversight to, and advice about, finances and to ensure that end-of-year accounts are prepared and inspected. The are also looking for trustees to help us to develop our services further through their lived experience of the asylum system.

Stroke North

Stroke North is urgently seeking to recruit a treasurer / trustee to join its Management Committee. The role includes:

• Managing the accounts, recording income and expenditure
• Income comes from members subscriptions and taxi fees
• Grants, donations and fundraising activities
• Expenditure is primarily the subsidised taxi account, outing costs and room rental and insurance.

Independent Advocacy North East

IANE values diversity and welcomes any members of the public who are interested in furthering the aims of IANE, to join their board. It is important that a Trustee is able to devote the necessary time, have strategic vision, an understanding of advocacy, an ability to think creatively and a willingness to speak their mind. Board meetings are held early evening, usually every two months at the IANE offices, at the Linskill Centre.

Pathways 4 All

The charity requires a new Treasurer to be responsible for overseeing the Charity’s financial position and making decisions in conjunction with other members of the Board.

What skills do I need?

• Ability to analyse and monitor complex financial data
• Ability to explain an organisation’s financial position in plain English
• Some financial knowledge/experience at a senior level would be an advantage

Stomping Ground

Stomping Grounds Forest School CIC delivers Forest School to communities across the North East and uses its profits to ensure historically excluded groups can benefit from the impact of connection with nature. They are looking for non-Executive Directors with the following skills.

1. Treasurer with Bookkeeping Experience
2. Director with lived experience of being a minoritised group
3. Director with experience of working in education and or Early Years