Trustee

​Who we are looking for

We are looking to recruit 3 trustees who have expertise and skills in one or more of the following key areas:

• Further Education (teaching/leadership/policy)
• Lived experience of attending an FE college or retaking your GCSEs post 16.
• Apprenticeship Sector
• Fundraising
• Legal, including charity law
• Impact and Evaluation

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and/or with first-hand experience of the FE sector or educational disadvantage. We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background including gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic origin), religion/belief or disability.

​About the Role

Salary: Unremunerated (reasonable travel expenses will be paid)
Location: Meetings are mostly remote, but we aim for at least one in-person meeting per year in our London office. We actively encourage applications from candidates based across the UK
Time Commitment: Four Board of Trustees meetings per year (2.5 hours each) & sub-committee meetings (2 hours each) depending on your area of expertise. These are held within the hours of 10am-6pm Monday-Friday
Start Date: July 2025
Term: Three years in the first instance, with the possibility of one further term of three years.

MAIN DUTIES

Governance

• Ensuring that the charity complies with its governing documents and charity law
• Ensuring that the charity’s strategy is fit for purpose to deliver its mission / objectives
• Ensuring the financial stability of the charity, protecting and managing the charity’s assets
• Championing the charity’s mission within your network and the wider community
• Safeguarding the charity’s reputation and values, ensuring that risks are properly recognised and mitigated and promoting the public profile of Get Further
• Supporting and providing guidance to the management team of Get Further

Additionally, trustees will be responsible for:

• Championing and demonstrating a commitment to our cause
• Attending and participating fully in Board of Trustees meetings
• Attending and participating fully in strategy workshops, where relevant
• Taking a lead role in fundraising for the charity
• Inspiring effective leadership, monitoring performance and ensuring accountability and resourcefulness
• Utilising skills and contacts for the benefit of the charity

About you

ESSENTIAL

• Commitment to Get Further’s mission and values, including passionate about tackling educational inequality.
• Financial qualifications and experience within a charity, not for profit or business in a senior financial role.
• Proven ability to communicate and explain financial information to members of the Board and other stakeholders.
• Analytical and evaluation skills, demonstrating good judgement.
• Understanding/willingness to learn and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship.
• Good communication and leadership skills.
• Creative thinking, especially in ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion considerations are part of the charity’s decision making and strategy.
• An openness to challenge and question others.
• Willing to act as an ambassador to external bodies, charities and companies.
• A team-oriented approach to problem solving and management.

DESIRABLE

• Knowledge of charity SORP and aware of impending changes.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of charity fundraising and finance practices.
• An understanding of the education landscape in the UK.

TRUSTEE COMMITMENT

• The term of a board member is an initial three years.
• Expectation to attend all quarterly board meetings, as well as sub-committee meetings and ad hoc Get Further events, which may involve speaking engagements for example, student alumni events or tutor training.
• Training and support are available, and each new trustee will receive a full induction.

​How to apply

To express your interest in the Trustee role, please send a CV of no more than two sides of A4 and a cover letter of no more than one side. Your cover letter should highlight your interest in Get Further, your motivation for the role of Trustee, an indication of how your professional or personal experience fits with the criteria above and any other information you feel is relevant.

• Submit to applications@getfurther.org.uk with the subject line “Get Further Trustee Recruitment” by 9am on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
• Please note that, as standard practice, all trustees are DBS checked before taking on the role of trustee.

If you would like to arrange a short phone call with the COO or CEO in advance of applying or if you have any questions or require further information, please get in touch with Stacie Bond via stacie.bond@getfurther.org.uk

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