voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Get On Board! A board member volunteering opportunity...
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
with S.T.A.N.DVolunteer Opportunity No. VO105967 - Created/last updated: 18/06/2026
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OpportunityAbout this opportunity: STAND is an empowering community-based charity for families living with mild to moderate dementia in Fife. The charities can-do ethos aims to bust the stigma of dementia and enable people to live well.
The interesting role of Trustee Secretary is diverse and key to the success of the peer-led charity.
Ten trustees currently sit on STAND's Board of Trustees and, as a peer-led charity, four (including the Chairperson) live with dementia, three are/were carers and three have professional backgrounds in supporting families living with dementia.
As an Office Bearer, the role of Secretary to the Board is an important and occasionally challenging one, and a calm approach always helps. An insight or personal experience of dementia or caring responsibilities would deepen the purpose derived from the role. The STAND team is friendly and supportive, and you will be working with the charity's Development Lead and Administration Officer alongside trustees, volunteers, staff and members of the charity.Takes place: mornings afternoons evenings Mondays 
Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Training provided: The volunteer will receive shadowing from the existing secretary with on-going in house training provided as and when required. Experience required: No specific requirements for experience were provided by the organisation. Restrictions on who can volunteer
No restrictions were specified.Application process: Application Form; Induction/Training; Interview; PVG membership required; References; Trial Period Travel Details The Board of Trustees is timetabled to convene every six weeks during office hours in person in central Kirkcaldy and the AGM takes place in a hotel in Kirkcaldy on a Saturday in the autumn, followed by a complimentary lunch. Quarterly Office Bearers and senior staff meetings take place at the Independent Living Hub's offices in Kirkcaldy. Rarely, an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Board may take place in addition to the six-weekly meetings. Between meetings, it will be necessary to work remotely. In-house training usually takes place in Kirkcaldy. What Now?
To enquire/register an interest in this opportunity please call us on 0800 389 6046, e-mail us, or fill out this form: You can print these opportunity details.
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Director, Trustee, Board/Committee member or Governor?!
Organisations have different names for the volunteers who are responsible for the running of the organisation - some are called Board members, some are Committee members, some may use the word Director for example. Broadly speaking, they mean the same thing - the people at the top who are ultimately responsible! These are important roles (for which training and support is available) and without volunteers at board level voluntary sector organisations could not exist.Help and Support
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