Job Description

The role

Become a Trustee for Fresh Visions Charity!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young adults facing extreme disadvantage?

Then this just may be the role for you!

Fresh Visions, a subsidiary charity of Southern Housing, is seeking a dedicated Trustee to join our team and help us support those in need. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from BAME backgrounds to ensure our board reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

About Us:

Southern Housing is one of the largest housing association providing over 80,000 homes across London, the Midlands, and south-east England. Fresh Visions focuses on supporting children and young adults who face challenges such as poverty, domestic abuse, lack of education, and social exclusion. Our projects aim to remove barriers and create opportunities for those in some of the poorest areas in the UK, helping them build successful lives through confidence, motivation, and skill development.

Who We Help:

• People at risk of or facing trauma from domestic abuse, violence, intimidation, or anti-social behaviour.
• Isolated, lonely, or vulnerable individuals, especially those leaving care or in social housing.
• People needing help with life skills to break away from poverty.

What We Do:

In 2023/24, Fresh Visions' funded activities generated a £5.56m social impact value on wellbeing in local communities, with a ratio of £1 charity investment to £7 impact value. We continually innovate to heighten our impact and benefits for residents, ensuring efficient investment and significant outcomes.

Role Purpose:

The Board of Trustees is collectively responsible for ensuring the success of Fresh Visions and compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations. Trustees set and monitor the strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring its work is effective, responsible, and legal. They safeguard finances, resources, and property to further the charity’s purposes and ensure financial sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Further the charity’s overall purpose and set its direction and strategy.
• Ensure the charity’s work is effective, responsible, and legal.
• Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations.
• Safeguard finances, resources, and property to further the charity’s purposes.
• Ensure the charity is financially sustainable.

Key Duties:

• Ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit.
• Manage the charity’s resources responsibly (“duty of prudence”).
• Act with reasonable care and skill.
• Ensure the charity is accountable.
• Adhere to and work in accordance with the charity’s safeguarding policy.

If you are committed to making a positive impact and have the skills and dedication to help guide Fresh Visions, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our mission to support those facing extreme disadvantage and help them achieve their potential.

What you’ll need

• Strategic Fundraising experience,
• Previous / current Trustee/NED experience
• Business management experience
• Demonstration of empathy with FV social purpose 

The Fresh Visions Board meets 4 – 5 times per year (including a strategy day). Meetings are usually 2 hours. Additional time is required for ad-hoc training, appraisal meetings and other business

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.