Animal Concern Fundraising Trustee

Job Description and Person Specification

General Information

 Our board members are responsible for making sure Animal Concern and sister charity Animal Concern Advice Line (AC/ACAL) are fulfilling their charitable objectives of campaigning against animal exploitation and promoting the humane treatment of animals, using their skills and experience to help it achieve this.  Collectively, they have oversight of the linked charities and make the decisions about how they are run. Both charities are in a transitional phase, looking to their long-term sustainability and managing their small staff team.

It is sensible for our board members to have knowledge of some aspect of animal welfare, as well as small charities best practice. But in particular, we are in need of expertise to help safeguard the finances of the charities through comprehensive fundraising and financial planning.

Typically, they meet three times a year to discuss AC/ACAL’s activities and organisational strategy. Expenses for reasonable travel and accommodation will be reimbursed.

Every board member must be voted in by our members at our Annual General Meeting, which usually takes place in early summer each year.

The role is unsalaried but reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for meetings will be reimbursed.

There is no closing date, our invitation is ongoing. 

Person Specification

The Board of Animal Concern and ACAL are currently seeking applications from people who can meet the following specifications:

Commitment

·       A commitment to the mission of Animal Concern and ACAL

·       An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

·       Can attend three meetings during the day per year, plus the AGM, usually held on weekends

·       Can read and respond to emails and communications in a timely and considered fashion.

Soft skills

·       An appreciation for small charity work and remote organisations

·       Is a team player and can work well with others

·       Can take decisions based on the good of Animal Concern and ACAL

·       Organisational skills

·       Creative thinking

·       Strategic vision

 In addition, the Boards are seeking members with appropriate professional skills, experience and expertise which lend themselves to the running of a small, remote charity.

 Our priority areas of expertise we are recruiting for are:

 Essential

·       Fundraising – fundraising strategy, trust fundraising, grant applications, legacy programmes, individual giving, philanthropy management

and/or

·       Finance, business acumen – financial management, strategy, income generation and enterprise, preferably within a charity setting

 Desirable

 ·       Governance – familiarity with policy, compliance, charity law and best practice procedures, especially in Scotland

·       Digital – any amount of experience with digital operations, strategy, digital marketing, website management and analytics

·       Marketing – recent working experience of business marketing, press, publicity, public relations preferably within a charity setting

·       People management – awareness of best practice guidelines with HR or team management

 For more information or to express interest, please contact the Secretary at freddy@animalconcern.org or call 0141 3607653.