TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT PACK - The Diana Award
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
T R U S T E E R E C R U I T M E N T PA C K
ABOUT THE DIANA AWARD_
We exist to empower young people to make positive change. The Diana 2. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
Award was founded 21 years ago to unlock potential, create opportunities
and inspire positive change in the future of young people. We celebrate and It is vital that young people have a seat at the table. Through our initiatives
support young people leading change in their communities. And we break we will provide them with skills, tools and experiences which empower
down barriers for future Changemakers to shape today’s world. them to lead the change they want to see, both for themselves and the world
around them
We are a charity legacy to Diana Princess of Wales, and her belief that
young people have the power to change the world. We are proud to have the 3. INSPIRING ACTION
support of Princess Diana’s sons HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Prince
William and The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry. We will continue to inspire, empower and advocate for action through our
initiatives, guided by young people and the change they want to see in the
At the heart of our work are young people. We aim to partner with young world.
people in everything we do, ensuring that through our robust youth
development strategy, we focus on our three thematic areas of work:
1. UNLOCKING POTENTIAL
With support, guidance and opportunities every young person can reach
their full potential, ensuring no young person is left out or left behind.
2G O V E R N A N C E AT T H E D I A N A
AWARD_
We have a strong and inclusive board of trustees, led by Wayne Bulpitt CBE
with a wide range of expertise that is needed to ensure our long-term
sustainability.
Our leadership team, led by our CEO Tessy Ojo CBE, is made up of 50%
BAME and have first-hand experience of the issues we tackle. The
leadership team has oversight of all aspects of programme delivery.
Our amplified youth voice approach ensures that the voices of young people
are embedded in our service design, delivery, and impact measurement.
We are also proud of our Adult and Youth advisory groups who with their
lived experience, are representative of the communities we serve. They
support the design and development of our programme, to ensure both
adult experience and youth voice are captured always.
3O U R N E W S T R AT E G Y _
FUTURE FORWARD 2021-2026
In late 2019, we set out to develop a new five-year strategy for The Diana
Award, to draw together the different strands of our work, take advantage of
new ideas and opportunities, and make the best use of our talent and
resources.
We listened to the young people at the heart of everything we do. We talked
to the expert staff who deliver our programmes. We gathered feedback
from the trustees and partners whose support is so vital to our success.
And then the global pandemic hit and we had to take time to re-shape our
thinking to respond to the profound impact it has had on the lives of young
people.
All of this has shaped Future Forward – an ambitious plan that sets out how
we will empower young people to make positive change over the next five
years.
READ THE STRATEGY IN FULL HERE
4THE OPPORTUNIT Y_
To help us achieve our ambitious growth and impact ambitions as laid out in • Act with integrity, and avoid any personal conflicts of interest or
our newly launched strategy, we are looking to strengthen the Board with misuse of charity funds or assets
up to 3 new Trustees, with the potential of a Chair of Trustees. • Ensure that the organisation is, and will remain, solvent
• Set the organisational direction and have oversight of what’s going on.
The Board has five standing meetings a year; four of these run for 2 hours • Avoid undertaking activities that might place the organisation’s
currently, 5pm – 7pm, with a fifth acting as a full day of strategy. Alongside endowment, funds, assets or reputation at undue risk
these are optional attendance at events based on availability.
Under charity law, Trustees have the ultimate responsibility for directing
the affairs of the charity, and ensuring that it is solvent, well-run and
delivering the charitable outcomes for which it have been set up. Trustees
of The Diana Award have three particular duties – compliance, care and
prudence, all of which are set out below using the wording given by the
Charity Commission:
• Ensure that the Diana Award complies with charity law, and with the
requirements of the Charity Commission as regulators
• Ensure that the Award does not breach any of the requirements or rules
set out in its governing document and that it remains true to the
charitable purpose and objects set out there
5THE PERSON(S)
We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants interested in what • Able to commit to minimum of 8 hours per month to the role for a
we are trying to achieve and that have one or more of the following term of three years (with the option of an additional three years if
skills/experience: term is renewed)
• Able to maintain confidentiality and confidential and/or sensitive
• Fundraising, income generation and business development information
• Marketing and Communications • Able to communicate confidently, persuasively, and inclusively
• Organisational development and understanding of risk /
compliance
• Digital Transformation
Other desirable qualities /experience are as follows:
• Previous board and governance experience in profit/non-profit
organisation
• Experience and knowledge in managing change and growth for an
ambitious organisation with big plans, preferably at senior executive
or Board level
• An appetite to engage their own network in fundraising activities
• Experience of and/or high level of interest in the youth/charity sector,
and in public policy
• High level diplomatic skills and influencing experience, including a
well-established personal senior network
6H O W T O A P P LY _
To apply, please provide the following
• A comprehensive CV including details of two referees
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and
experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing
the criteria as outlined in the person specification
Applications should be sent to people@diana-award.org.uk and marked
for the attention of THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE by Friday 05
November at 11.00am
KEY DATES
• Deadline for applications: Friday 05 November 2021 at 11.00am
• Interviews with The Diana Award: Wednesday 17 November &
Thursday 18 November 2021
• Confirmation of Appointment: Monday 22 November 2021
• Introduction to the Board at Annual Strategy Day (Optional):
Thursday 25 November 2021
• First Full Trustee Meeting: Thursday 17 February 2022
7You can also read
