Join us as a Charity Trustee on our Board of Directors for Held in our Hearts – a charity with a big heart and big ambitions.
Are you passionate about supporting individuals and families who have experienced baby loss across Scotland, and do you have a background or expertise of fundraising and building sustainable giving relationships in a charity context?
Do you have the skills and experience to support the growth of our charity as we embark on our next stage of expansion? If so, we invite you to join our Board of Trustees and play a crucial role in shaping the future and building the resilience of our charity.
More about us
Held in our Hearts is a small but mighty and growing Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families. We have over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care to individuals and families and working closely with a range of partners including the NHS, Scottish Government and the third sector.
Our values of empathy, connection and love underpin all that we do and guide us as Board members, charity colleagues and volunteers as we continue to grow and expand our services and reach. With an innovative approach to early intervention, our fabulous Chief Executive and her team now provide support through our Hospital to Home service in four NHS Boards across Scotland.
Our charity vision is to ensure a minimum framework of bereavement care in Scotland, and we are therefore seeking a committed and experienced charity growth and fundraising colleague to join our Board of Trustees.
Role: Trustee/Board Director.
• Key Responsibilities:
- As a volunteer, support the Chair to provide strategic direction and oversight to the charity.
- Collectively ensure the charity operates within its charitable governance and accountabilities.
- As a Board member, regularly monitor financial performance and work collectively to ensure future financial health.
- Support the development of fundraising initiatives and community engagement, including corporate partnerships and events.
- Attend regular Board meetings every 6-8 weeks, and where possible participate in themed or focussed sub meetings or conversations as needed.
• What We’re Looking For:
- Passion for our vision, values and work. Whilst we are keen to consider applicants from a range of backgrounds, as this is a sensitive area of support, we would encourage interested parties to consider the context and nature of our work before applying. More information can be found on our website at heldinourhearts.org.uk
- We are particularly keen to recruit a skilled individual with experience in the following areas: fundraising through event planning, corporate giving, grant application & management, and marketing & stakeholder communications.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the desire and ability to work collaboratively on a Board and with members of the Held in our Hearts team.
- Ability to think strategically, to initiate and lead solutions and to be an ambassador for the work of the charity.
- Commitment to devoting time, expertise, networks and effort to the role.
Why Join Us?
- Make a significant impact on the work of this important charity providing compassionate bereavement care for individuals and families across Scotland.
- Build valuable experience supporting the work of this charity as we move to the next stage of our ambitious strategy.
- Work with a team of dedicated and inspiring colleagues in the charity and network with colleagues on the Board from a diverse range of backgrounds.
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining us as a Trustee and helping us to make a difference, please send your CV and a covering email outlining your interest and what you can bring to the role to our Chair, Graham Curran (graham.r.curran@gmail.com) by 18th October 2024.
For more information about our charity, please if you haven’t already, visit our website at heldinourhearts.org.uk or contact our Chair, Graham for more information or an informal discussion regarding the role.
If you think you may have relevant expertise please do consider this opportunity and get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.