Job Description

We are seeking a finance professional or someone with experience of financial management to join our Board and Chair our Finance Committee. You do not need to be a qualified accountant or have specific knowledge of charity finance although this would be an advantage.

Groundwork delivers practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive.  We work with local communities and businesses to build capacity to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives by:

• Connecting people with each other, with opportunity and with nature;
• Building knowledge and confidence to that people feel more in control of their future;
• Delivering social, economic and environmental outcomes in an integrated way.

We are recruiting for a new Finance Committee Chair to join our Trustee Board.  As a Trustee of Groundwork Yorkshire, you will play a crucial role in setting the strategic direction of the charity and ensuring good governance.  As Chair of the Finance Committee, you will maintain an overview of the charity’s financial affairs and ensure the wider Board is well briefed on financial matters.

We want to expand the diversity of our board. We welcome applications from women, people of colour, people with disabilities and those aged 45 and under, and applications from other underrepresented or marginalised groups.

We are a friendly and welcoming board in need of some new perspectives and diverse voices around the table to help us continue to Change Lives and Change Places with those who need it most.

To find out more about the role and our organisation, take a look at our candidate pack.

Want to apply?

Please visit our website.

Closing Date:  5pm on Friday 7 June 2024