Management Committee Member

​For an effective management committee, we require our members to have experience in any of the following areas:

· HR.

· Fundraising.

· Legal.

· Finance background.

· Health, Social Care and/or safeguarding – particularly in relation to older, vulnerable people and those living with a long-term health conditions.

· Lived experience of the issues we help with.

· Marketing, press and public relations.

· Housing.

. VCFSE experience/knowledge

Essential:

· Commitment to helping people to stay independent in their own homes.

· Capacity to take in complex information presented orally or in writing.

· Capacity for strategic and critical thinking.

· Objectivity, impartiality, and independence of mind.

· Ability to act as a member of a team.

· Commitment to debating issues openly and to challenging colleagues and/or employees appropriately.

· Ability to recognise and deal with potential conflicts of interest.

· Ability to make decisions based on a clear understanding of the organisation.

Desirable:

· Experience and knowledge of good governance gained in the voluntary, public, or private sector.

· Leadership experience in a large organisation.

· Willingness to commit extra time to serving on sub-committees to which the Preston Care & Repair Management Committee makes appointments, and/or to working groups and/or advising the Executive.

Time commitment:

There are approximately 4 x 1.5hr Management Committee meetings a year, held during office hours (08.30 – 16.30), plus an approx 1hr Annual General Meeting.

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