Join our organisation as Finance Trustee, Trustee or Community Ambassador!
The Foundation for Future London is recruiting three unpaid roles:
- Finance Trustee to join the Board
- Trustees to join the Board
- Community Ambassador
We are looking for people from all walks of life, ages and experience to represent, fundraise, promote and elevate the boroughs of Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, East Bank and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the good governance of the charity, ensuring that the Foundation makes the most effective use of its resources and sets a strategic direction which meets its charitable aims.
Community Ambassadors is a new voluntary role made up of East London’s most dedicated, passionate advocates.
Read on to learn more about the three roles and how to apply.
Finance Trustee
As the lead Finance Trustee, you will be expected to provide FFL with scrutiny and oversight, with a particular focus on finance. You will support the Co-Chairs and Board to oversee all the financial matters of the charity in line with good practice, and legal obligations of the Charities Act, providing the board with advice, recommendations and reassurances that all financial processes are operating effectively. You will chair the Finance and Audit (F&A) Committee, and report to the board at regular intervals about the financial position of FFL. The Finance Trustee will ensure that effective financial measures, controls and procedures are put in place and are appropriate for FFL.
You will be expected to be an active board member and may also be asked to use your skill set, interests and wider stakeholder contacts for other duties such as networking and charity promotion/ambassadorial commitments.
Time Commitment
You will be required to attend and chair quarterly F&A Committee meetings, which are mainly held virtually, ensuring agendas and papers are prepared timely and to a good standard. To attend quarterly Trustee Board meetings and report back on F&A minutes and decisions. You may also be required to attend a small number of additional meetings/events. On average, there is an expectation this role will take up to two days a month, with a close working relationship with the CEO and Head of Finance.
Expenses
The position is unpaid, although travel expenses may be claimed.
Trustee
If finance is not your area of expertise, but you feel you could bring other skills as a trustee, we would be interested in hearing from you.
You will help the Board of Trustees fulfill its responsibility for the good governance of the charity, ensuring that the Foundation makes the most effective use of its resources and sets a strategic direction which meets its charitable aims.You will be expected to be an active board member and may also be asked to use your skill set, interests and wider stakeholder contacts for other duties such as networking and charity promotion/ambassadorial commitments.
Time Commitment
To attend quarterly Trustee Board meetings. You may also be required to attend a small number of additional meetings/events.
Expenses
The position is unpaid, although travel expenses may be claimed.
Community Ambassadors
Foundation for Future London’s Community Ambassadors are volunteers who will work with the Foundation to deliver a shared vision of providing access to equitable opportunities and fair regeneration throughout East London. They will help the Foundation do this by raising awareness of the importance of the role FFL plays within the community and help us to fundraise to make this difference.
This is a new voluntary role made up of East London’s most dedicated, passionate advocates. You will be supported by our small team and Board of Trustees to make a big impact locally and you will get benefits too.
Our Community Ambassadors will speak with a wide range of audiences and organisations, from schools and universities to local businesses, youth organisations, community groups and charities about the vital work of Foundation for Future London’s, inspiring them to take action or attend other networking and high-profile events. Our ambassadors are the face of Foundation for Future London’s work in our local communities, helping raise awareness of our life-changing work, through advocacy, strong representation and positively championing FFL.
The Foundation needs people who have lived experience and passion about East London to deliver this, but the Foundation will deliver a strong commitment to you as an Ambassador.
Our Commitment to You
Our Community Ambassador programme is new for the Foundation, and we hope to develop this with your input and knowledge as it grows.
As a Foundation, access, equity and inclusion are important to us and this extends to our Ambassadors and volunteers, as much as it does to our local communities and wider stakeholders.
What You Will Get Out of It
Being an ambassador for the Foundation means we will:
- Champion you and respect your knowledge, skills, views and lived experience
- Showcase you to our partners, networks and at high-profile events
- Support you with training and networking opportunities
- Provide opportunities for you to meet a variety of new people
- Recognise your contributions on our website and social media
- Notify you of funding and professional opportunities
- Provide financial compensation for expenses incurred
- Provide support and training
- Ensure all engagement opportunities are accessible
Our Ambassadors will come from communities in the boroughs we serve, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, and will be selected by the Foundation team based on the passion and knowledge they demonstrate for East London.
Time Commitment
Although you will be committing as much or as little time as you can to the role, it would be desirable for you to spend a minimum of 3-5 hours per month championing FFL.
Expenses
Out-of-pocket expenses agreed in advance.
How to Apply
To arrange an intial conversation or for further information on any of the three roles (Finance Trustee, Trustee or Community Ambassador), please contact Sarah Nelson, CEO, Foundation for Future London at sarahnelson@future.london
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter stating why you want to apply and what you would bring to our organisation to sarahnelson@future.london.