Job title: Regional Advisory Board Chair
Company: Canal & River Trust
Job description: Job Purpose
Non-remunerated – volunteer role – expenses paid
Term: 3 years min
Circa: 2 days per month
Start: Early 2024
The Canal & River Trust is the proud guardian of over 2,000 miles of historic inland waterways which touch millions of people across England and Wales. The Trust is among the UK’s largest and most complex charities, set up in 2012, and its income now exceeds £200m. The Trust seeks a new Regional Advisory Board Chair, for the North West. With strong connections to their region, the Chair will lead the Regional Advisory Board, guide and support the Trust’s Director for the Region, serve on the Trust’s Council and act as an ambassador for the Trust.
Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience
The new Chair will bring a passion for our waterways and strong networks with local business, local government and other key regional partners in the communities we serve. We are keen for the Trust at all levels to reflect the diversity of communities around us. The Chair works closely with the Trust’s local Regional team, and has a voice into the wider Trust, so this is a chance to serve your local community and influence national policy for the waterways that millions of people enjoy and which play a vital role in both urban and rural areas of the country.
You will bring skills and experience as a strong communicator, well-connected within you region, and able to engage with a range of different audiences.
For full details please request a candidate pack: CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
The search closes on the 19 November 2023
For further full details about the Trust, the role and the person we are looking for, along with application details request a Candidate Pack by emailing CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
What We Offer
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to conserve and improve our waterway environment and heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please email CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk and request a Candidate Brief
Closing date: 19 November 2023, 23:59pm.
Expected salary:
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Job date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 02:31:54 GMT
