The VCS Alliance Job Vacancies

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The VCS Alliance Trustee Board

We are always interested in hearing from talented people from all sectors that can
strengthen us as an organisation, and help us to represent and work with and on behalf of our VCSE sector, including our delivery providers. If you would like to speak to someone about these opportunities, please email us at info@thevcsalliance.org.uk. You can also find out more about applying to be a Trustee below.

A bit about us and becoming a Trustee…

We are…

We ask Trustees to…

We offer…

  • A charity which works across Bradford District and Craven delivering transformational change to the health and care system.
  • A fast growing and innovative organisation.
  • Fulfilling our role which includes creating, co-designing, and co-delivering opportunities for the VCSE sector to engage with the health and care system creating opportunities to keep people happy and healthy at home.
  • Inform themselves about the operational sectors within which the VCSA operates, i.e., health
  • Attend 75% of trustee meetings. The board meets 4 times a year in person plus one strategy planning day.
  • Be a member of a subgroup (we ask all directors to do this). Subgroups also meet 4 times a year but online.
  • Attend occasional other sessions but very minimally e.g. this year we are committed to participating in anti-racist training  
  • Ensure the VCSA is compliant with its objectives as defined in the articles of association.
  • Induction, training, and ongoing support.
  • Reimbursement of expenses.
  • The chance to support a brilliant organisation delivering invaluable work an interesting time of change and transition.
  • The opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of some of the most marginalised people in our communities.
  • Opportunities for personal development.
  • The opportunity to be central to the development of new and innovative approaches to cross-sector partnership working.

Next steps for potential Trustees:

As a first step, please contact CEO Sam Keighley for an informal chat – Sam@thevcsalliance.org.uk  

You’ll then be invited  to submit your CV, together with a short covering letter, and to complete our EDI form. Following that you will…

  • Meet with our Chair of Trustees,  Vicki Beere
  • Attend a couple of board meetings as an observer. Our next scheduled board meeting is 10am – 1pm Thursday 6th November.
  • After that, have a conversation with the Chair to have both parties agree that it would be good to go forward.
  • Be approved by the full board at the next scheduled meeting
  • We then register you as a director on Company’s House

Directors can serve for a maximum of 3 x 3-year terms (Total of 9 years).

A committed, caring,

and passionate team..

Who bring our whole selves and give it our all every day, but don’t take ourselves too seriously.

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