Who we are
Greenwich Citizens Advice Bureaux is an independent charity and company, but also benefits from being a part of the national Citizens Advice service. We help people to solve problems. Our service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
Our advice improves people’s quality of life and we deliver good outcomes for our clients. Key facts for 2021-22 are:
– We advised 3,649 people
– On 16,600 new advice problems
– We raised £5.5 million in financial outcomes for our clients
– 76% of clients reported an improvement in their peace of mind and well-being following our advice and 86% reported improved knowledge of how things work
– 280 cases of homelessness were prevented
We provide advice and casework to people in Greenwich Borough, and to seafarers across the U.K. The advice that we provide is of fundamental importance to our clients during the Cost-of-Living Crisis. It’s on issues such as benefits and Universal Credit; Debt; Housing and Employment. Our advice prevents homelessness; tackles debt and increases income for some of the most vulnerable people in London.
The role
We
would like to recruit new Trustees to our Board. This is a voluntary role.
Trustees provide vital support in the following areas: legal; governance;
financial and act as the employer. We have a small, friendly Board. The Board
meets five times a year on a Monday evening. Our aim is to have as diverse a
Trustee Board as possible, in all ways.
We
would particularly welcome applications from people from the local community in
Greenwich Borough, including those with lived experience of using advice
services. We would like to invite applications from seafarers and/or those
supporting seafarers and their families.
We
would also welcome people with fundraising experience, or experience in the
advice or voluntary sector. In particular, we would like to recruit a trustee
with a view to them becoming our Vice Chair.
Citizens
Advice Greenwich is
an independent charity and company but also benefits from being a part of the
national Citizens Advice service. We help people to solve problems. Our service
provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on
their rights and responsibilities. Last year we advised over 2,500 people on 10,000
new issues and raised £1.9 million in financial outcomes for our clients.
We provide advice and casework to people in
Greenwich Borough, and to seafarers across the U.K. The advice that we provide
is of fundamental importance to our clients.
It’s on issues such as benefits and Universal Credit; Debt; Housing and
Employment. Our advice prevents homelessness; tackles debt and increases income
for some of the most vulnerable people in London.
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please
contact emma.knight@greenwichcab.org.uk with a short
summary outlining why you are interested in joining us as a Trustee.
Supporting document(s)
- trustee-role-description1.doc - Download
