About the organisation
The Faith & VAWG Coalition is the UK’s independent expert body on faith‑literacy in the violence against women and girls sector. We work to ensure that survivors from faith backgrounds receive safety, dignity, and holistic care at first contact. We build bridges between faith communities and the VAWG sector, so survivors are understood and protected without having to choose between safety and belief. We have a membership base of over 65 members. The Coalition works to build a movement and create systemic change. We do this by:
- Amplifying Voices
- Building literacy and knowledge
- Enabling positive policy and practice change
- Engaging and learning from faith communities
About the role
The Treasurer is a Trustee with designated responsibility for overseeing the financial health, integrity and sustainability of the charity. This is a governance role rather than an operational finance position.
Working closely with the Chair and Executive Director, the Treasurer ensures the Board fulfils its duties under charity law and that financial decision-making is robust, transparent and aligned with the organisation’s mission.
Financial Oversight & Governance
- Ensure appropriate financial controls, systems and reporting are in place
- Monitor the charity’s financial position, cashflow and sustainability
- Oversee management of restricted and unrestricted funds
- Ensure compliance with Charity Commission requirements and the Charities SORP
- Review and monitor financial risks and the reserves policy
Board Reporting
- Review quarterly management accounts prior to board meetings
- Provide clear financial insight to trustees, highlighting risks, trends and key issues
- Support non-financial trustees to understand financial information
Budgeting & Planning
- Support the development of the annual budget and multi-year projections
- Advise on financial sustainability, staffing costs and income assumptions
- Ensure financial planning aligns with strategic priorities
Annual Accounts
- Liaise with the independent examiner or auditor
- Review draft statutory accounts and financial sections of the Trustees’ Annual Report
Finance Sub-Committee
The Treasurer may chair the Finance Sub-Committee (if established), setting agendas, leading quarterly finance meetings, and bringing recommendations to the full Board.
We are seeking someone with:
- Professional experience in finance, accounting, audit or financial management
- Strong understanding of budgeting, financial controls and risk
- Ability to interpret financial data strategically
- Commitment to the charity’s feminist, anti-racist and intersectional values
Charity finance experience is desirable but not essential.
Time Commitment
- 4–6 Board meetings per year (2–3 hours each)
- Quarterly review of management accounts (1–2 hours per quarter)
- Finance Sub-Committee meetings (if chaired): 4 per year (1.5–2 hours each)
- Annual accounts review and budgeting period (additional 5–8 hours annually)
Average commitment: 5–8 hours per month, with slightly higher input during year-end and budget cycles.
This is a voluntary role. Reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Our ideal candidate
We are seeking a values-driven woman who brings both financial expertise and a deep commitment to justice. The ideal Treasurer is someone who believes that finance is not simply about compliance and reporting, but a powerful tool for empowerment, accountability and overcoming systemic disadvantage.
She will be professionally experienced in finance, accounting, audit or financial management, with the confidence to interpret financial data, assess risk and support sustainable decision-making. She understands budgeting, cashflow management, financial controls and strategic planning, and is able to translate complex financial information into clear insight for trustees who may not have a financial background.
Beyond technical expertise, she will have a genuine passion for the mission of the Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls Coalition. She will understand, or be eager to learn about, the intersections of faith, race and gender-based violence, and will be committed to advancing feminist, anti-racist and survivor-centred approaches to governance.
We are particularly interested in someone who sees financial stewardship as part of movement-building: ensuring resources are used ethically, equitably and strategically to remove barriers faced by women and girls from faith backgrounds. She will value transparency, accountability and long-term sustainability, recognising that strong financial governance builds trust with communities, staff and funders.
She will bring sound independent judgement, emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership, working constructively with the Chair, Executive Director and fellow trustees.
Previous trustee experience is welcome but not essential. What matters most is a commitment to justice, strategic financial thinking, and a belief that careful stewardship of resources can contribute to systemic change.
What’s in it for you
This is an opportunity to use your financial expertise in service of meaningful social change.
As Treasurer of the Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls Coalition, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening a growing, justice-led organisation working at the intersections of faith, race and gender-based violence. Your contribution will directly support efforts to remove barriers to safety, protection and justice experienced by women and girls from faith backgrounds.
You will join a passionate and thoughtful board made up of women from diverse professional, lived experience and faith backgrounds. As a newly independent charity, this is an exciting moment in our journey — you will help shape the financial architecture that underpins our next phase of growth. Your insight will influence strategic decisions about sustainability, staffing, income diversification and long-term impact.
This role offers a unique opportunity to deepen your experience of charity governance at a senior level. You will gain exposure to board-level strategic discussions, risk oversight, financial planning in a restricted funding environment, and the realities of scaling a mission-driven organisation. If you chair the Finance Sub-Committee, you will also develop leadership experience in committee governance and financial oversight.
You will expand your understanding of how finance can operate as a tool for empowerment — ensuring resources are allocated ethically, equitably and in alignment with feminist and anti-racist values. This role offers space to think critically about how financial systems can either reinforce or dismantle systemic disadvantage, and to actively contribute to doing the latter.
You will also benefit from being part of a reflective, values-led board culture. We are committed to learning, collective leadership and supportive governance. Trustees are encouraged to grow in their roles, and your expertise will be respected and valued.
Ultimately, this is more than a compliance position. It is an opportunity to contribute to movement-building, to strengthen survivor-centred work, and to ensure that financial stewardship becomes part of a broader strategy for justice and transformation.
If you are motivated by purpose as well as professionalism, this role offers both impact and meaningful leadership experience.
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