Overview
Seeking two new Trustees to provide strategic advice, guidance, and oversight for the good governance of IRC UK, supporting the delivery of its strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Fulfil Trustees’ legal duties and ensure good governance.
- Lend specific experience and skills to provide strategic advice and guidance.
- Provide strategic oversight to ensure strategic objectives are met.
- Ensure sound governance, oversee regulatory compliance, risk oversight, and organisational resilience.
- Contribute to Board and Committee effectiveness.
- Act as an ambassador, promoting the organisation externally.
- Uphold commitments to safeguarding and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Required Experience
- Senior leadership experience within a complex international and matrix-structured organisation (charity, NGO, public, private).
- Strong leadership skills, ability to support and challenge executive leadership.
- Strong cross-cultural awareness.
- High standards of integrity and accountability.
- Ability to understand and interpret complex information pertaining to financial position, risk, and performance.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- Interest and willingness to devote necessary time and effort.
- Desirable: Experience in or understanding of the international development or UK charity sector; Experience operating at Board or equivalent strategic level; Strong networks and willingness to make connections, particularly in high-value fundraising.
- Particularly interested in candidates with strategic understanding of refugee issues in the UK, digital expertise and networks, or philanthropy and partnerships experience.
