WANTED - Women who want to make a difference

Women’s Aid East and Midlothian (WAEML) aims to empower women until all women, children and young people are free and safe from domestic abuse. We want to invest in the future leadership of our organisation and are currently looking for six new trustees to join our board of directors.

We’re looking for creative and innovative feminists who can add to the skills mix of our current trustees, share our core values, have a passion for women’s and children’s rights, and uphold our commitment to equality, inclusion and opportunity for all.

We’re in an exciting new phase of growth as we develop our new home in Eskbank, and particularly welcome applicants who can demonstrate skills and experience any of the following areas:

• Fundraising and income generation
• Property management
• Finance
• Marketing and PR
• Digital

We want to improve the diversity of our Board to help improve our effectiveness and the quality of our decision making. We particularly welcome applications from women in black and ethnic minority, LGBT and /or disability communities.

As a Trustee you will have:

• A full induction, training and mentoring
• The opportunity to decide if the role is right for you by attending 2-3 board meetings with other trustees and staff
• Reimbursable expenses
• The chance to develop new skills and make collective strategic decisions which will make a real difference to women and children’s lives.

The expected time commitment is full preparation for six trustee meetings per year (meetings are held on the first Wednesday of alternate months between 6.30pm-8.30pm, either in person at Eskbank, or online), plus one full day strategy/development meeting, and regular contributions to one of our four sub-committees.