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...
Chair of Trustees
with Circle of ComfortVolunteer Opportunity No. VO106586 - Created/last updated: 27/08/2026
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OpportunityAbout this opportunity: The charity is seeking a Chair of Trustees to provide leadership to the Board as the charity embarks on its next phase of growth and development. This is an exciting strategic role offering the opportunity to drive meaningful change and shape the future of our charity. Ideally the candidate will have experience of preparing bid grant applications.
The Chair will:
· Lead the Board and support the organisation to fulfil its charitable purpose
· Ensure effective working relationships between the Board, staff and volunteers
· Support the Charity Manager, through regular communications
· Chair Board meetings effectively ensuring balanced discussion, clear decisions and actions are assigned and followed through
· Lead regular reviews of Board effectiveness and support good succession planning for the Chair role
· Work closely with the Charity Manager and fellow Trustees to ensure CoC meets its legal, regulatory, and constitutional duties while staying true to its vision and valuesTakes place: mornings afternoons evenings Mondays 
Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Training provided: The successful candidate will be provided an overview of the charity including day to day activities, the charities aims, objectives and governance Experience required: · Excellent communication skills · Experience in stakeholder management · Good knowledge of charity governance Restrictions on who can volunteer
No restrictions were specified.Application process: Application Form; Interview; PVG membership required; References Travel Details Hybrid role – there will be a need on occasion to attend face to face meetings in Dunfermline 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
Call us to arrange an appointmentGive us a call on 0800 389 6046 to arrange an appointment to chat with our staff about what opportunities are available - at Board/Committee level as well as operational opportunities. Meetings can be arranged outside of the office in some cases.
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