Trustee

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 (c) Hillingdon and Ealing Citizens Advice

We are looking to appoint Trustees

HECA is a registered charity providing free and impartial information, guidance and support to all who live in the London Borough of Hillingdon. We are a proactive and diverse organisation providing a quality service that ensures people do not suffer through a lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or through an inability to express their needs effectively. 

We are looking for people willing to join the Trustee Board on a voluntary basis who can help with decision-making and provide sound effective management to the organization. The Trustee board is seeking to appoint people with experience in areas such as finance, human resource, marketing and fundraising to assist with long term strategy and policy development. However, enthusiasm, drive and reliability are of primary importance and will be addressed with equal merit. 

For more information, I have appended below details of Trustee Duties and Personal Skills and Qualities or click on the following link to download a Trustee Application Pack. 

Cheryl Evans
Chair of Trustees Board
c/o Area Support Office
Key House
106 High Street
Yiewsley
Middlesex
UB7 7BQ

Further Information

Trustee Duties

Each individual member of the Trustee Board has a responsibility to contribute to the discharging of the Board's duties. She/he can do this by:

• maintaining an awareness of the business of the organisation

• regularly attending a minimum of 6 meetings per year, preparing for and taking a full part in meetings

• actively contributing to setting policy and strategic direction, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance 

• monitoring whether the service complies with its governing document, whether it meets Citizens Advice standards and how well the advice needs of the local community are being met 

• monitoring the financial position of the organisation and ensuring that it operates within its means and objects, and that there are clear lines of accountability for day-to-day financial management 

• supporting the development of the organisation through participation in agreed projects 

• actively seeking to further the strategic objectives of the organisation, and acting in the best interests of HECA at all times 

• maintaining confidentiality about any sensitive/confidential information received in the course of duties as a trustee.

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Personal Skills and Qualities 

• commitment and availability to attend a minimum of 6 bureau Trustee Board meetings per year

• effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion 

• willingness to gain knowledge of local needs and resources

• commitment to the aims, principles and policies of the CAB Service, including those relating to equal opportunities, independence and social policy

• willingness and ability to act in the best interests of the organisation

• ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and employers

• willingness to participate in democratic process which develops CAB policies regionally and nationally

• numeracy to the extent required to understand CAB accounts with the support of a Treasurer

• willingness and ability to learn

• ability to think creatively and strategically, and exercise good, independent judgement 

• ability to work effectively as a member of a team

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