Trustee

​IVAR is looking for up to five new trustees to join our Board.

At this critical juncture in our evolution, we are looking for people who can help us deliver an ambitious, collaborative, and cross-sector strategy that truly puts charities in the driving seat of change.

As a trustee, you won’t just oversee governance; you’ll help challenge, champion, and co‑create a funding system built on trust. If you bring sharp thinking, lived expertise, and the confidence to ask brave questions – whether your background is in finance, campaigning, communications, AI ethics or beyond – we welcome your application.

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Who we are looking for

“If you have an appetite for challenge, a heart for social justice, and a desire to build the conditions for a stronger voluntary sector, I would love for you to join us in our next chapter.” – Kamna Muralidharan, Chair

The Board is looking to appoint up to five trustees and will be seeking a blend of skills, expertise and life experiences that complement its current make-up.

We are looking for trustees who:

• Share an affinity with IVAR’s charitable objects and values
• Be proactive, enthusiastic and ambitious in supporting IVAR to achieve its strategic aims
• Have exceptional listening skills as well as an appetite to speak your mind, within a learning culture where this is supported and encouraged

While we welcome applications from all, based on a recent audit of our current Board we are particularly hoping to find people with:

• Direct experience of working in the voluntary sector
• Confidence with numbers, to support financial planning and oversight
• Expertise in the use and ethics of AI
• Expertise in influencing or campaigning
• Networks in the public sector, including direct experience of working with public agencies
• Experience of communications – particularly translating research and evidence into public-facing messages

​If you feel that we are describing you in any of the above, then we’d love to hear from you.​