Trustee
Role: Trustee
Location: Remote, home based
Salary: Unpaid
Closing Date: 13th October 2023
Location: Remote, home based
Salary: Unpaid
Closing Date: 13th October 2023
About Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK): Disability Snowsport UK’s vision is of mountains and ski slopes free from barriers, where disabled people can learn and take part alongside family, friends and peers.
Mission: To make snowsport accessible for everyone; regardless of disability, injury or experience. We work to remove the barriers to taking part so that disabled children and adults, and their families can enjoy the freedom, independence and the physical and wellbeing benefits of skiing and snowboarding, and related activities.
We do this by:
❄️Providing expert adaptive teaching for individuals, families and groups across the UK
❄️Providing holidays and activities in the UK and worldwide
❄️Providing social and recreational skiing groups
❄️Working with governing bodies, training organisations and partners to widen access, increase awareness and share knowledge
The Role:
The role of the Trustee is to ensure the activities of the charity support its purpose and serve the interests of its beneficiaries.
Trustees provide strategic guidance, governance and oversight of management, ensuring the organisation is accountable and acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the CEO. They are there to protect the charities assets both physical and reputational. They make sure resources are managed responsibly and that the charity is run sustainably.
Currently an active board of 12, we are forward planning for routine board member rotation in 2023 and 2024. To complement our existing board and support our strategic direction, we are looking for up to four additional trustees to bring knowledge, skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
❄️Fundraising
❄️Strategic Organisational Development / HR
❄️Winter sport or Outdoor Industry
❄️Financial Management
DSUK is committed to ensuring ‘lived experience’ is at the heart of our decision making and that we can continue to contribute to improving inclusion within the snowsport sector. We particularly welcome applications that meet the criteria in the application pack, from our members, adaptive skiers, disabled people and those from underrepresented groups within that.
There will be an open information session held online on 5th October 2023 at 6pm. This will provide the opportunity to find out more about the organisation and meet the CEO and some of the trustees. Sign up and get the details by emailing hello@disabilitysnowsport.org.uk
For further information on the role and person specification you can download the information pack here.
To find out more about DSUK and being a trustee please watch this conversation between our chair, Shona Tate and CEO, Virginia Anderson here.
The deadline for applications is 13th October 2023.
Disability Snowsport UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex/gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or age.
Mission: To make snowsport accessible for everyone; regardless of disability, injury or experience. We work to remove the barriers to taking part so that disabled children and adults, and their families can enjoy the freedom, independence and the physical and wellbeing benefits of skiing and snowboarding, and related activities.
We do this by:
❄️Providing expert adaptive teaching for individuals, families and groups across the UK
❄️Providing holidays and activities in the UK and worldwide
❄️Providing social and recreational skiing groups
❄️Working with governing bodies, training organisations and partners to widen access, increase awareness and share knowledge
The Role:
The role of the Trustee is to ensure the activities of the charity support its purpose and serve the interests of its beneficiaries.
Trustees provide strategic guidance, governance and oversight of management, ensuring the organisation is accountable and acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the CEO. They are there to protect the charities assets both physical and reputational. They make sure resources are managed responsibly and that the charity is run sustainably.
Currently an active board of 12, we are forward planning for routine board member rotation in 2023 and 2024. To complement our existing board and support our strategic direction, we are looking for up to four additional trustees to bring knowledge, skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
❄️Fundraising
❄️Strategic Organisational Development / HR
❄️Winter sport or Outdoor Industry
❄️Financial Management
DSUK is committed to ensuring ‘lived experience’ is at the heart of our decision making and that we can continue to contribute to improving inclusion within the snowsport sector. We particularly welcome applications that meet the criteria in the application pack, from our members, adaptive skiers, disabled people and those from underrepresented groups within that.
There will be an open information session held online on 5th October 2023 at 6pm. This will provide the opportunity to find out more about the organisation and meet the CEO and some of the trustees. Sign up and get the details by emailing hello@disabilitysnowsport.org.uk
For further information on the role and person specification you can download the information pack here.
To find out more about DSUK and being a trustee please watch this conversation between our chair, Shona Tate and CEO, Virginia Anderson here.
The deadline for applications is 13th October 2023.
Disability Snowsport UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex/gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or age.
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Charity Registration 287106 | Scottish Charity Registration SC040699