Treasurer Trustee

We are recruiting for a Treasurer Trustee to join our team of Trustee's.

Job Title: Treasurer Trustee

Location: Location flexible though will be required to attend some in person meetings in London
Salary: Expenses reimbursed

Contract type: Unremunerated, Voluntary

Since 1971, Refuge has led the campaign against domestic abuse. On any given day, our services support thousands of survivors, helping them to overcome the physical, emotional, financial and logistical impacts of abuse and rebuild their lives - free from fear.

Trustees oversee Refuge’s governance, compliance, strategy and planning. Our watchwords are openness, inclusion, challenge and support in equal measure, and we bring a range of different experiences, professional backgrounds and skillsets to this vital work. The Treasurer is a specialist trustee role, working closely with the Chair of Trustees, the Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Services.

About you

We’d love to hear from senior finance, audit and risk professionals with knowledge and expertise in:

• Working with the Board to develop a medium-term financial strategy that ensures we use our limited resources to deliver our mission and strategic purpose.
• This will include overseeing long-term financial performance and managing risk in a complex organization with a breadth of services and multiple sources of income.

Sector background is less important than the ability to work collaboratively with others, focus on the important issues and offer sound judgement and advice

We value your time. Our Trustee Board meets six times a year (including two strategy days), with four meetings a year usually taking place in London. You will also be a member of our Audit & Risk and Resources sub-committees, which meet four times a year.

Please note that expenses are reimbursed.

We welcome applications to extend the diversity of its membership and expertise from all sectors of the community.

To apply and for more information

Please download a copy of the Trustee Recruitment Pack for more information. If you decide to apply (and we hope you will), please send a CV of no more than three pages, and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, via the button below by 9.00 a.m on Monday 25 November 2024 explaining how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role and the person specification.

Closing date: 09:00 am on Monday 25 November 2024

Interview Date: Week commencing 2 December 2024

Refuge is a feminist organisation striving for inclusivity and equality, and we want to be an organisation that is reflective of the communities we serve; therefore, we actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experience. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Location: Tower Bridge, GB

Posted Date: 11/23/2024