Volunteer Trustee

We are always seeking volunteer Trustees to help us continue our work of enhancing, empowering, and strengthening rural communities in Berkshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the friendly and welcoming team at CCB as we enter a period of growth with new projects to help support our rural communities.

What is a Trustee? A charity trustee is a volunteer who manages and governs a charity, and is responsible for its strategy and administration. Trustees are also known as directors, committee members, or board members

The role: This is a voluntary, unpaid role. Out-of-pocket expenses are reclaimable for travel, other expenses and when agreed in advance for attendance at training or events.

Who are we? Connecting Communities in Berkshire is an independent charity which has existed for over 50 years. We are Berkshire’s rural community council with a history of community development work and are an active member of the Action with Communities in Rural England Network (ACRE). Our vision is for all communities in Berkshire to be strong, resilient, sustainable, and able to control their own futures. CCB’s purpose is to inspire action at a community level that improves people’s quality of life. Our three strategic aims our seeking projects and offering support that:

• reduces poverty & rural disadvantage
• improves rural health & wellbeing
• increases digital inclusion & social connectedness

Our current project delivery information can be found here.

Experience: We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with experience living and/or working in Berkshire’s rural or semi-rural communities. We would also love to welcome an individual that has experience living on a low income and provide lived experience of this to support our fuel poverty project and further develop other projects that seeks to help people experiencing poverty, lack of skills, isolation, or social deprivation.

Skills: We are keen to increase the diversity of our Board so first time Trustees are very welcome. In terms of skills gaps in our current Board we would welcome anyone with skills or a background of working in Human Resources, Fundraising, Employment Law, Equal Opportunities and Disability. We would love to welcome a great communicator who likes to be around people and make have some spare capacity/time to attend events or networking opportunities on behalf of our charity.

Time Commitment: Your skills and experience will be used to make a lasting difference in our local communities. If you have more time to dedicate, then this could be the perfect role for you as we are a small team and rely on volunteer support to help complete key task and finish jobs. Alternatively, if you have a busy working life then there are only a handful of, mostly evening, meetings to attend a year in which you could attend while sharing your expertise, providing guidance, and helping to make important decisions.

We offer a great induction package to the charity which includes mentoring from current Trustees. We’re an amicable bunch and will ensure a warm welcome to anyone interested. To read a full role description please click here.

To apply please send a covering note and a CV (if appropriate) to admin@ccberks.org.uk