Care & Repair is an award-winning Home Improvement Agency with charitable status, which works mainly within the city of Leeds. The organisation is highly regarded for providing a range of services tailored for older and/or disabled residents and for people of all ages who are living with long term health conditions. These services support our clients to remain living independently in their own homes.
Care & Repair is looking for two new Trustees to expand their existing team of dedicated and essential, Board members, to bring new and diverse experience to the organisation.
Care & Repair has recently recruited a new CEO, who is driving the charity forward at pace, and, along with requiring a full governance review, entering a worldwide pandemic, and ensuring the charity is equipped to realise its ambitions and potential, these positions are vital to ensure Care & Repair ultimately prospers and grows to continue its essential support to the most vulnerable members of our society.
As Care & Repair is a social enterprise with charitable status, our Board of ten Trustees work on the governance and approve the strategic direction, with day-to-day management delegated to the Senior Leadership Team which comprises of the CEO and Finance, Service Delivery, and Technical, along with 21 dedicated members of our staff team plus a committed and engaged team of volunteers.
Our current Board meet quarterly, both face to face and using virtual platforms. There is also one permanent sub-committee, which meets eight times per year to discuss strategy and finance, and small committees are formed on an ad hoc basis. These sub-committees usually consist of three or four Trustee representatives only.
These Trustee roles are voluntary, but expenses incurred during the course of these duties as a Trustee, may be claimed back.
The role of the Board is to:
- Ensure that Care & Repair complies with its governing rules, charity law, company law, and any other relevant legislation and regulations
- Ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing documents
- Give firm strategic direction to the organisation by setting overall policy, defining goals, and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
- Safeguard the excellent name, reputation, and values of the organisation.
- Ensure the effective and efficient administration and financial stability of the organisation
Your role:
- Desafiar y ayudar a avanzar la estrategia
- Apoyar al CEO y al equipo de liderazgo senior para formar planes decisivos y resilientes
We have identified some specific skills and experience which we think would enhance the diversity of our Board even further. Those being:
- Experiencia del sector benéfico/terciario
- Marketing
- Fundraising/Sponsorship
- TI/Digital
La experiencia en gobierno no es esencial, ya que nos comprometemos a proporcionar una inducción completa y adecuada.
Estamos interesados en escuchar a cualquier persona que sienta que puede cumplir con los criterios específicos y que, por lo tanto, pueda contribuir a nuestra justificación, resiliencia y éxito futuro.