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About the organisation
We have an exciting opportunity for two new, energised Trustees, one of whom will also be our Treasurer, to join our Trustee board.
Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity. Founded in 2016, we work with schools across the UK to empower young people and teachers to champion LGBT+ equality. We are looking for a Treasurer and a Trustee to support the organisation in our mission to make sure every LGBT+ young person can thrive. We are an engaged and committed group of people, and the charity has grown significantly in the last 10 years, changing the lives of thousands of LGBT+ children and young people. We would welcome your support, expertise and guidance as we prepare for the next 10 years and beyond.
About the role
General Responsibilities
In addition to the responsibilities outlined in The Charity Commission’s The Essential Trustee: what you need to know, as a trustee you will be expected to:
- Review board papers and attend board meetings (minimum of 4 times a year)
- Give firm strategic direction to the organisation, assess risk and evaluate performance
- Ensure that Just Like Us pursues its charitable objectives and complies with its governing document and other relevant legislation or regulations
- Support the employed leadership team
- Represent Just Like Us at events
Specific Responsibilities
As Treasurer, you will also be expected to:
- Oversee Just Like Us’ financial affairs, ensuring our ongoing financial viability and compliance with legal and constitutional obligations including the Charities SORP
- Ensure that the Board of Trustees understands and complies with their financial obligations, and guide the Board in their financial appraisal of Just Like Us
- Ensure that effective and appropriate financial procedures and controls are in place
- Work with the leadership team to review and report on Just Like Us’ financial risk management process and financial health at board meetings
- Work with the CEO to produce our annual accounts and budget forecasts, and be a key point of contact during the annual audit of accounts
- Act as a counter signatory for online banking and applications to funders
Find out more information about the role on our website: https://justlikeus.org/home/who-we-are/job-vacancies-at-just-like-us/
Our ideal candidate
As Treasurer, you should have:
- Chartered Accountant status
- Awareness and knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and the Charities SORP
- Commitment to our vision and mission
- Strategic vision and good, independent, critical judgement
- Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
- Analytical and evaluation skills, demonstrating good judgement
- Willingness to be available to employed staff for advice and enquiries on an ad hoc basis
We are keen to hear from underrepresented voices, particularly trans and non-binary, Black and/or PoC candidates.
Just Like Us is an Equal Opportunities employer. Our positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
What’s in it for you
At Just Like Us, we support LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 to share their stories through assemblies in schools across the UK. We work with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of schools, supporting secondary schools to run Pride Groups for LGBT+ pupils and allies, providing spaces to be safe, make friends and discover leadership skills.
The Treasurer will work closely with the Chair and CEO to ensure that we can continue this important work and ensure that all LGBT+ young people can thrive. If you're excited about our mission too, and have the skills and expertise to support our board, we'd love to hear from you.
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