RNIB leads the way in informing, supporting and advising almost two million blind and partially sighted people in the UK. Could you help us make the big decisions - the ones that determine both our current success and our future strategic direction?
If you join our Board of Trustees, you'll help keep the entire organisation on course. You'll bring your own unique viewpoint and skills to the table, taking a strategic outlook throughout. And you'll see that we remain on target to achieve our vision - that of a world where blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same rights, freedoms and quality of life as everyone else.
At the moment, the Board is particularly keen to strengthen its expertise and skills in retail. We are therefore ideally seeking someone with good operational board level exposure across a number of consumer related industries. Someone who can help the Board better understand our rapidly growing on-line catalogue retail business and plan its future. Someone who is interested in supporting a major charity to monitor and develop its wider strategy.
As well as seeking someone with a retail background, we are keen to maintain our current high level of representation of blind and partially sighted people and believe our Board would benefit from the experience of someone who has newly diagnosed sight loss. We would also like to strengthen our representation from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and older people.
Whatever your background, you'll need to be creative, strategically minded, strong willed and, of course, genuinely committed to our aims. You must also be able to commit up to 14 days each year to attend appropriate meetings.
Positions are unremunerated but reasonable expenses are payable. Additionally, in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to obtain approval for a modest payment for demonstrable loss of earnings which are directly attributable to the commitment involved in being a Trustee.
Letter from Kevin Carey, RNIB Group's Chair
This includes a short brief on our current products and publications business.
Trustee Role Profile and Person Specification
This indicates the skills and experiences we are looking for, the legal duties and responsibilities of Trustees and also the level of commitment expected of our Trustees.
How to apply
CV and closing date
Please email a CV of no more than 4 pages, together with a short covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements in the Trustee Role Profile and Person Specification, to governance@rnib.org.uk by 5.00pm on Friday 2 September 2011.
Interview
We will hold interviews for shortlisted candidates on Tuesday 18 October 2011 at our offices at 105 Judd Street, London.
Further Information
Further information on becoming a Trustee of RNIB can be obtained by emailing governance@rnib.org.uk or by telephoning 020 7391 2207/2359.
Other opportunities with RNIB
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