finance trustee

Our trustees play a vital role in making sure that Upbeat Communities achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity, and they also ensure we have a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support and challenge the leadership team to enable Upbeat Communities to grow and thrive, and through this, empower refugees to thrive.

Through regular meetings, strategy days and written reports provided to the board, trustees are able to set the direction of the organisation, develop its strategic objectives and support and keep the staff team accountable in delivering on thesestrategic goals.

• Accountancy / Auditing


• Bookkeeping


• Financial management, Skills and experience are very important to us, but character and values are what we believe makes for a good trustee. We are looking for people to join our board who:


• Are committed to see asylum seekers and refugees thrive


• Show compassion towards those forcibly displaced and needing to rebuild their lives in the UK


• Are committed to Upbeat Communities' ethos, vision, mission and values


• Believe in empowerment and seeing individuals supported to achieve their self-determined goals and aspirations


• Recognise the role charities and social enterprises play in bringing about positive change in local communities


• Value integrity and honesty and working to the highest standards


• Able to work well in a team Have strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Are willing to give their time and skills in order to see the charity develop


• Will commit to attending trustee meetings and ensure they are prepared for every meeting


• Can think strategically


• Have good, independent judgement


• Willing to learn, accept and understand the legal duties and responsibilities of being a trustee


• Have an understanding of, or a willingness to understand, the strategic, policy and political environments that affect and influence our work


Finance specific skills:

• Qualified accountant or significant strategic finance experience, withdemonstrated commercial awareness and knowledge


• Proven ability to communicate and explain financial information to members ofthe Board and other non-finance stakeholders


• Experience of working with auditors


• Understanding and experience of charity fundraising and finance practices,including SORP (desirable)
  
  Upbeat Communities are recruiting for a finance trustee to support our mission to help those who are fleeing war, persecution and conflict feel welcome, integrated, supported and given opportunities to rebuild their lives.
  
  Strategic decision-making that positively impacts the lives of over a thousand asylum seekers and refugees every year


• Supporting an innovative, talented and passionate staff team as they develop our work and explore new services and ways of working


• Being part of a committed and focused trustee team working to see the charity grow


• Using your skills, experience and passion to contribute to an effective and well-functioning board


• Opportunities to learn new skills and experiences to contribute to your own personal development


About Upbeat Communities
Causes

• Refugees / migrants


Organisation type:
Charity

Upbeat Communities exists to support the welcome and integration of those who have been forcibly displaced and have found themselves in the UK. This includes:

• those claiming asylum...