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Trustees

Charity: Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

Location: West Sussex, Brighton and Hove

Role Type: Board

Work Type: Hybrid

Salary: Voluntary unpaid roles with expenses paid

Closing Date: 28 March 2025

About Us

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove (AUKWSBH) is an independent local charity working in the local community providing a wide range of activities, information, advice and support to people across Sussex. Our mission is to be the ‘go-to’ for expert guidance and support for people as they age, including their family members, friends and carers.

We are one of the larger organisations within the Age UK family, with a turnover of just under £5m per annum. Led by our CEO and Senior Leadership Team, we employ 160 staff. They are supported to deliver services by 350 Home Helpers and over 220 volunteers. Our staff, from leadership to the front line all have an absolute commitment to making older people’s lives better.

This is an exciting time to join us as we prepare to launch our new five-year strategy in April. Developed in collaboration with key partners, our approach is rooted in real insights rather than assumptions or guesswork. That’s why we actively engaged older people throughout the process, ensuring their voices shaped our vision for the future.

Trustee roles

Our Board comprises nine Trustees including the Chair and there are currently three vacancies.

We’re especially looking for people from minority communities and are also seeking to broaden the age profile of our trustees. Previous Board experience is not essential and we offer a full induction and onboarding process. What is essential is a passion for our work and a desire to change the way we age.

We are particularly interested in people with skills and expertise to offer around:

Strategic understanding of NHS and/or Social Care as it applies to older people
Financial experience/and/or knowledge of charity accounting and the ability to apply this strategically
Income generation with enterprise/commercial expertise

AUKWSBH is committed to enabling everyone, including Trustees, to participate and engage fully in the role they hold. As such, we make accommodations where possible to fit around work and other commitments.

Diversity & inclusion

Eastside People is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we work with our clients to ensure that we recruit inclusively, seeking to address the underrepresentation of some groups of people in leadership teams. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please email Bernice Rook to arrange a convenient time at [email protected]. Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. If you have a disability and identify any barriers in the job description or person specification, please tell us so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Download Candidate Pack

How to apply

Eastside People is supporting Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove in the recruitment for this role. Please ensure you read the full candidate information pack before applying. To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter (both in Word doc. format).

Please use the cover letter (max 2 pages) as an opportunity to add to the information you have shared in your CV and ensure that you cover the following:

1. Why are you interested in a Trustee role at Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove?
2. How can you contribute to Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove as a Trustee?

Please highlight relevant experience and demonstrate how your skills match the specific requirements of the role as set out in the role description.

The closing date for applications is Fri 28th March with online shortlisting interviews taking place the week after. Face-to-face interviews with the recruitment panel at Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove will take place on Monday 28th April.

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