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Trustees
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Mermaids
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Volunteering
- Experience level: Not specified
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Volunteer position
- Deadline: 10/09/2023
- Location: United Kingdom
The Charity
At Mermaids, we have been supporting trans children, young people, and their families since 1995. Our vision is to create a world where trans, non-binary and gender-diverse young people can be themselves and thrive. We are proud to have become one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charities, empowering thousands of people with our secure online communities, local community groups, helpline services, web resources, events, training, policy and stakeholder engagement, and residential weekends.
We educate and inform wider society on gender identity by helping professionals support gender-diverse young people more effectively. Over the years, we’ve seen many changes in the language and understanding surrounding gender issues, but one thing remains the same: trans children deserve the freedom and confidence to explore their gender identity wherever their journey takes them, free from fear, isolation, and discrimination
Role Description
General trustee duties
● Getting involved in your induction and learning more about the duties and
responsibilities of a charity trustee.
● Taking an active part in board and subcommittee meetings, reading papers in
advance and speaking up in discussions.
● Making decisions about long term plans and ensuring that they are carried out.
● Overseeing Mermaids’ financial plans and budgets.
● Making sure the organisation is run effectively.
● Understanding the risks to the organisation and helping to control and reduce
them.
● Supporting and challenging Mermaids’ CEO and directors to help them make
good decisions for the organisation.
● Being aware of changes in Mermaids’ operating environment.
● Getting involved in regular reviews of how Mermaids is run.
● Using your good judgement, acting legally and in good faith to promote and
protect Mermaids’ interests, to the exclusion of your own personal or any
third-party interests.
● Contributing to the broader promotion of Mermaids’ objects, aims, and reputation
by using your skills, expertise, knowledge, and contacts.
● Building positive relationships with trustees and staff and being available as a
source of support and expertise to trustees and staff.
● Being a member of at least one subcommittee, where decisions are made about
the organisation.
● Being committed to your safeguarding duties as a trustee at Mermaids, by
completing training and raising any concerns you become aware of.
● Championing inclusion and equity in everything that Mermaids does.
At Mermaids, we have been supporting trans children, young people, and their families since 1995. Our vision is to create a world where trans, non-binary and gender-diverse young people can be themselves and thrive. We are proud to have become one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charities, empowering thousands of people with our secure online communities, local community groups, helpline services, web resources, events, training, policy and stakeholder engagement, and residential weekends.
We educate and inform wider society on gender identity by helping professionals support gender-diverse young people more effectively. Over the years, we’ve seen many changes in the language and understanding surrounding gender issues, but one thing remains the same: trans children deserve the freedom and confidence to explore their gender identity wherever their journey takes them, free from fear, isolation, and discrimination
Role Description
General trustee duties
● Getting involved in your induction and learning more about the duties and
responsibilities of a charity trustee.
● Taking an active part in board and subcommittee meetings, reading papers in
advance and speaking up in discussions.
● Making decisions about long term plans and ensuring that they are carried out.
● Overseeing Mermaids’ financial plans and budgets.
● Making sure the organisation is run effectively.
● Understanding the risks to the organisation and helping to control and reduce
them.
● Supporting and challenging Mermaids’ CEO and directors to help them make
good decisions for the organisation.
● Being aware of changes in Mermaids’ operating environment.
● Getting involved in regular reviews of how Mermaids is run.
● Using your good judgement, acting legally and in good faith to promote and
protect Mermaids’ interests, to the exclusion of your own personal or any
third-party interests.
● Contributing to the broader promotion of Mermaids’ objects, aims, and reputation
by using your skills, expertise, knowledge, and contacts.
● Building positive relationships with trustees and staff and being available as a
source of support and expertise to trustees and staff.
● Being a member of at least one subcommittee, where decisions are made about
the organisation.
● Being committed to your safeguarding duties as a trustee at Mermaids, by
completing training and raising any concerns you become aware of.
● Championing inclusion and equity in everything that Mermaids does.
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