Chair of Trustees and Director

• SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

• VO104082

Since its inception in 2020, SBP has grown rapidly, establishing an exciting and evolving portfolio of nature recovery projects across Scotland. Following the recent appointment of our first Chief Executive Officer, we are now seeking to recruit a new Chair of Trustees who can provide leadership and stability through a period of further change, and work very closely with the CEO and the rest of the Board.

The Chair will hold the Board and Executive Team to account for the charity’s mission and vision, providing inclusive leadership and ensuring collective ownership and effective governance. The Chair will support the CEO and the rest of the Management Team as appropriate, to achieve agreed objectives. They will also develop the knowledge and capability of the Board, and will appraise the CEO’s performance on an annual basis. In partnership with the CEO and others, they will act as an ambassador for rewilding and a key public face and spokesperson for SBP.

Experience required

We are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience and understanding of the following:
● Operating at a senior level within an organisation, ideally working with or as part of a Board of Trustees/Directors
● Strong understanding of charity governance, and overall legal compliance
● Accomplished strategic thinking and direction, and strong leadership skills, including the ability to bring people together to ensure the charity has maximum impact
● Sound financial management expertise and a broad understanding of charity finances to ensure organisational health and sustainability
● Strong understanding of risk management and mitigations, and mediation and conflict resolution
● Exceptional public speaking skills for event moderation
● Positive engagement with internal and external stakeholders
● Profiling and networking for advocacy and fundraising
Previous experience in the rewilding and broader environmental sector is not essential.

Travel expenses

This is a voluntary, unpaid role. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with SBP’s expenses policy.

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Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

Frequency & commitment

Board meetings are held on a quarterly basis (virtually, and typically in the late afternoon/evening). Trustees are also required to: ● Keep up with correspondence in-between meetings ● Actively engage with the Chair, the CEO, individual SBP staff and Board members, and/or external stakeholders as needed ● Support off-line Board activities as and when In addition to the above, the Chair is expected to lead the Board and have regular one-to-ones with the CEO as well as individual Trustees as needed. We envisage a total time commitment of approximately 10 to 12 days a year.

Volunteers (aged 18-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more

This volunteering opportunity is also advertised across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, and Na h-Eileanan Siar.

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