Advisory Board Member - Scotland
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid (with in-person meetings held in Edinburgh)
- Closing 31st May 2023
- Advertised from 12th May 2023
- Fixed term – 2 years (or 3 years)
Role
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated, and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) has built a strong presence in Scotland over many years through several principal strands of work. In 2015, a dedicated office was established in Edinburgh to support UNICEF UK to deliver on our mandate to uphold ‘the Convention of the Rights of the Child’. In addition, UNICEF UK in Scotland has a well-established Advisory Board in Scotland, and we are now seeking additional board members.
We desire a board that reflects the diversity of our colleagues we attract and the communities we work with. We want each member of the Advisory Board to bring their individual, unique worldview, their life experience, specific skills, knowledge, and networks, to collectively help the Board provide sound advice and counsel to the UNICEF UK team and support the delivery of our strategy.
If you have experience in any of the following areas, we would like to hear from you:
· Working with children and young people and knowledge of the sector in Scotland
· Knowledge or personal experience of international development
· Experience of working within the private sector (for example CSR/tech/finance)
We also welcome applicants who may not have served on a board but have had board exposure at a senior level and who are now open to volunteering at UNICEF UK in Scotland to support the delivery of its strategic objectives.
Application notes
To find out more and to apply, please visit unicef.org.uk/jobs
Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 31 May 2023.
Final Interview date: Week commencing 12 June 2023 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
We would like to hear from candidates from all generations, socio – economic backgrounds, experiences and identities. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from black, Asian, and other minoritised ethnic communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we would like to increase the representation of these groups on our Scotland Advisory Board. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equity, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of any convictions.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).
The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 18,000 people each year.
We are looking for two new Trustees to help build upon the strong existing skills within our current Board. In particular we are looking for people with the following:
To help build upon the strong existing skills within our current board. In particular we are looking for people with the following:
• Knowledge of the challenges facing children and families today
• Scottish Government, Local Authority or other public sector experience
• Traditional and Social Media/IT skills
The trustee role would include four board meetings a year (currently two in person, and two online), along with the potential to take on some additional responsibilities as required.
We want our Board to reflect the diversity of the modern communities we work with, and value the benefits of having different experience and points of view on our Board. We particularly welcome applications from people living with a disability or long-term health condition, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those from ethnic minority communities
Management Committee Members
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Remote: Meetings held by Zoom
- Closing 31st July 2024
The One World Shop was established over 40 years ago and has played a lead role in the Fair Trade movement in Scotland, including helping Edinburgh and Glasgow become Fairtrade cities. As well as running a thriving city centre shop, we have an online shop and we support schools, faith groups and local businesses to learn about and sell fair trade products. We currently employ 7 paid staff and over 20 volunteers. Our aim is to reduce poverty in deprived areas of the world through trading fairly and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and promoting low-carbon living.
We are seeking to appoint several new voluntary Management Committee members; we are particularly looking at people with skills and experience in any of the following:
- Human Resources
- Property, leases, surveying
- Retail sales and management
- Business management
- Finance, funding, ethical investment
Board meetings are held every two months by Zoom
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Our Trustees are essential to the running of our service and we are looking for passionate individuals to join us. Ideal applicants will have specific knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Finance –support of voluntary agencies in establishing good practice in line with legislation, and of developing self-sustaining business practices.
- Strategic Planning
- IT- technical support and/or client database systems
- Voluntary sector – as practitioner or board member
- Children’s mental health - as practitioner or policy maker
- Fundraising
The Board meets for around 2 hours, every 8-10 weeks. Meetings are held at our premises in Eskbank, Dalkeith, with remote access during instances when a Trustee is unable to attend in person.
The Ramblers helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protects the places we all love to walk. We are the only charity dedicated to looking after paths and green spaces, leading walks, opening up new places to explore, and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and your happiness. We aim to speak for all walkers.
This is an exciting time to join one of our sub-committees of the main board of trustees. The Ramblers has developed a refreshed strategic plan that builds on the Ramblers' success and its mission to open the way for everyone to enjoy the simple pleasures of walking. As we look forward, we want to address the stark inequalities that still exist and support those who face the greatest barriers to getting out and going walking.
As an independent committee member of our main board, you will draw on your skills and experience to help deliver the strategy for achieving our mission, ensure that the charity’s resources are managed responsibly, and that we remain compliant with relevant laws and regulations.
There are four sub-committees with responsibility for assisting the board to discharge its duties in specific areas:
- Strategy and Delivery Committee
- Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
- People and Culture Committee
- Nominations and Governance Committee
Independent Committee Members are volunteers who are recruited to join trustees and senior staff on a specific committee and support the work of that committee, advising on matters relating to that committee’s areas of responsibility, contributing specialist knowledge as appropriate.
You can find more information about the board, the sub-committees and current trustees at ramblers.org.uk/about-us/board-trustees-and-sub-committees.
The Ramblers promote diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The role
We are seeking independent committee members who will join the People and Culture Committee and the Strategy and Delivery Committee.
To join the Committee we are seeking three individuals with proven experience and knowledge of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Volunteering or People/HR, and Digital Transformation.
The People and Culture Committee supports the board with:
- The people and culture activities including the equity, diversity and inclusion programme.
- Safeguarding, and health and safety matters.
- The overall employer offer, including setting and reviewing the remuneration of the Chief Executive.
- The Strategy and Delivery Committee supports the board with:
- Oversight of delivery of the agreed portfolio of strategic and operational programmes of work required to deliver the Ramblers’ strategy and charitable purpose.
Appointment
Appointments to sub-committees are reviewed by the nominations and governance committee, and then recommended for approval to the Board of Trustees. All committee appointments are subject to relevant eligibility checks.
Time Commitment
We know that people have other time commitments and so we want to make sure the committees work as well as possible for everyone.
Sub-committees are held up to four times per year, usually several weeks ahead of each board meeting. The meetings are held virtually and normally run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. For each meeting you will need some time to read relevant papers.
Independent sub-committee members will be asked to sit on the committee for a period of three years, time commitments permitting.
The Person
To be considered as an independent committee member you should demonstrate:
- proven experience and knowledge in the specialism required
- a commitment to the mission, ambitions and values of the Ramblers
- integrity in your communication and decision making
- an ability to bring a strategic vision and provide sound and independent judgement
- an ability to think creatively
- a willingness to meet the minimum time commitment
- an ability to work effectively as a member of a team and to take decisions in the best interests of the Ramblers
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