Organisation
Widnes Vikings Foundation
Salary
Voluntary position and agreed expenses
Location
Face-to-face and/or video meeting availability
Contract type
Volunteer (Part-time)
Closing date
27th December 2024
Job Description
Trustee
Appointment to appropriate sub-committees
Portfolios Available (3)
- Marketing, PR and Fundraising
- Health and Inclusion
- Finance
About Us
Widnes Vikings Foundation (Vikings Sports Foundation) is the official registered charity of the famous Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club.
We support the thousands of people, young and old, across the Halton and Merseyside region. Established in 2015 and based at the renowned DCBL Stadium, the Foundation helps change people’s lives, no matter what their age, background, or ability.
We offer an innovative range of sporting, educational, entrepreneurial, health, and welfare programmes allowing individuals to aspire, dream and excel.
There are no limits to what can be learned, delivered, or achieved. We aim to expand the boundaries of excellence and most of all, we have great fun along the way.
Our outstanding staff and supporting partners ensure our projects are unique, relevant, accessible, and desirable with many being shaped by the very people they target and work alongside.
To help expand our growth and delivery of our new strategy, we are now looking for 3 new Trustees to join our team on a part-time basis, attending our monthly (or bi-monthly) meetings for at least one term of three years.
If you’re passionate about driving social change through sport, this offers an incredible opportunity to play a pivotal role in an ambitious sports Charity.
Your strategic guidance and expertise will help transform lives; you’ll be able to empower disadvantaged communities through sport at the highest levels of the organisation.
This is also a unique opportunity to develop your philanthropic portfolio while contributing to a more active, engaged, and socially just world.
The Role
As a Trustee, you will take on a voluntary position as part of our Board, providing governance to our charity and ensuring we are delivering against our mission.
You will have strong, proven experience in the following areas: health, inclusion, marketing/PR, fundraising and finance
Attending regular meetings (and sub-committees) to help us achieve our goals, you will act as a member of our Board to drive us forward with new development strategies.
Ensuring compliance, you will focus on the pursuit of charitable objectives and evaluate our performance against targets, ensuring our financial stability and safeguarding the growing reputation of the Charity!
About You
To be considered as a Trustee, you will need:
– The ability to work with others at leadership level
– An understanding of financial and numerical information
– To be passionate about using sport for social change
Application Process
The closing date for this role is 27th December 2024 – to apply for this role please submit a CV and covering letter explaining your motivations, relevant professional and lived experiences to foundationchair@widnesvikings.co.uk
Notes
Other organisations may call this role Board Member, Charity Trustee, Director, Charity Director, Member of the Board, or Voluntary Trustee.
Vikings Sports Foundation an equal opportunities employers, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
