With approximately 700 member organisations, AdviceUK is the national charity supporting the UK’s largest network of independent advice centres. Our members help more than two million people every year with problems relating to debt; housing; employment; immigration & asylum; welfare benefits and consumer rights. As their association body since 1979, we support them with a range of services to help them be effective in helping others.

We’re currently seeking to recruit a number of additional Trustees to help take our work forward. We’re aiming to maintain a diverse Board drawing on a broad range of skills and backgrounds and are keen to receive applications from those with experience of advice provision; innovation and organisation change/development; finance & accountancy; human resources; legal and management. If you have experience in any of these fields and want to play a national role in helping people resolve problems and overcome injustice we’re keen to hear from you.

We operate as a social business and, unusually in our sector, we generate a high proportion of our own income. We have a clear strategy for financial sustainability and operational independence through enterprise. The applicants we appoint as Trustees will be enterprising and independently-minded individuals who relish the challenge of helping a charity to succeed in an increasingly difficult environment.

The Role

Position: Trustee / Director.
Salary: Voluntary – unpaid. Reasonable travel and other expenses reimbursed.
Commitment: Equivalent to approx. 1 day per month – initial term of 3 years.
Location: This is a remote position with meetings held in London or online.

To apply please send an email to HR@adviceuk.org.uk attaching a CV plus a covering letter of 1 side A4 max. explaining what you think you would bring to the role.

Closing date for applications midday on 10th October 2024. Appointees will become Trustees in 2025.

Successful appointees will be expected to attend a face-to-face Trustee away day on 28th November in London.

We are likely to recruit annually as existing Trustees retire in rotation so we do welcome interest from applicants who will not be immediately available. Expressions of interest will be kept on file for 1 year.