Safety4Sisters are recruiting trustees

Safety4Sisters works to support migrant women across the North West who have experienced gender-based violence and who have no recourse to public funds or state benefits.

Safety4Sisters are a grassroots feminist and anti-racist organisation and are currently seeking dynamic and committed women for trustee roles in the North West. (Ability to travel to Manchester is required, expenses provided.)

Safety4Sisters are looking for dynamic and engaged women for these roles. Safety4Sisters want you to be engaged with the politics from which they work and committed to feminist and anti-racist approaches.

Safety4Sisters hope to keep their committee diverse and to represent the diversity of women’s experience. Safety4Sisters also aim to have a majority of black and/ or minority ethnicity women. Safety4Sisters encourage women with experience of migration to apply for these roles. Safety4Sisters are only seeking woman for this role as the Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to the role.

It is essential that those who apply have:

• Feminist and anti-racist politics
• Comfort and experience with IT including video calls, emails and Microsoft Office
• The ability to commit to at least two meetings of 2 hours per month (normally evenings) and up to five hours of further commitment per month

At the moment Safety4Sisters are particularly looking for women with experience in any of the following areas to apply:

• Social Work/ Domestic Violence provision
• Trustee or director roles in organisations employing workers
• Experience with charity and/or business structures
• Knowledge and experience of HR
• Financial sectors or roles particularly within charities and accountancy
• Charity sector work, particularly in delivery, safeguarding or strategy
• IT systems, online promotion and communication

Main duties of trustees
Trustees must be able to attend one 2 hour board meeting per month. This usually occurs on a weekday evening on Zoom or in Central Manchester.

Safety4Sisters will also expect trustees to take on some work at home, particularly during busier times. Work will include:

• Ensuring that the organisation and its representatives function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the organisations’ governing document
• Taking part in determining the overall direction and development of Safety4Sisters through good governance and clear strategic planning
• Acting in the best interest of the organisation, beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times
• Promoting and developing the organisation in order for it to grow and best serve its beneficiaries
• Maintaining sound financial management of resources
• Interviewing, appointing and monitoring the work and activities of paid staff when relevant.
• Supporting the organisation as an employer through the creation and maintenance of structures, policy and procedures
• Acting as a counter-signatory on cheques and any applications for funds
• Maintaining absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information
• Taking part in campaigning activity both online and in person
• Engaging, where appropriate, with our women’s group activities such as the support group or days out
• Taking part in committee sub-groups on topics such as finance, promotion etc where you have interest
• As the trustees committee are responsible and liable for the governance and functioning of the organisation, they are accountable in varying degrees to a variety of stakeholders, including: service users, members, funders, and the Charities Commission. Close attention must be given to the governing document to ascertain the type of organisational structure and the range of interested parties.

Please note, this is an unpaid role and any expenses will be reimbursed.

How to apply
In order to apply complete the application form and email it to: [email protected]

Safety4Sisters will require applicants to attend an interview panel to determine their suitability.

If you have any further questions about this role email: [email protected]

Deadline: 30 September 2021, 1.15pm