Do you want to use your skills and experience to help end the injustice of children living and working on the streets in some of the most dangerous cities of our world?
About the role:
Being a Toybox Trustee is an influential and valuable role. The Board of Trustees are responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the charity, in addition, you will oversee the financial, internal control and risk management matters of the charity in line with good practice, our governing documents, and legal requirements. You will also play a key role in supporting Toybox’s Leadership Team to deliver the organisational strategy.
Time commitment – and our commitment to you
The Board meets four times a year, with two remote meetings and two in-person meetings. The remote meetings, scheduled in the afternoon, last 2.5 hours each. Of the two in-person meetings, one runs for three hours, while the December meeting is a full-day session.
This is an unpaid role, but expenses are paid for attendance at meetings and other Trustee activities.
What you’ll bring to this role:
Be committed to Toybox, its objectives, values, and mission.
Being able to embrace the organisation’s Christian faith.
Credibility in your sphere of work and gravitas to help Toybox deliver sustainable progress towards a bold mission ending the injustice of children living and working on the streets.
Strong team and leadership skills, with the ability to bring people together.
An ability to contribute significantly to the wider Board.
Understanding of the role of a Trustee and how Trustees should interact with Toybox’s Leadership Team to best effect.
Experience of high-level strategy development gained at a Board level or at minimum at Leadership Team level.
Experience of overseeing risk management and assurance.
Timeline of recruitment process:
Closing date for applicants: Friday 9 May 2025 at 5pm
First Round of interviews: 12 - 16 May 2025
Second Round of interviews: 26 - 30 May 2025
Observe Board Meeting: 5 June at 2-4.30pm
How to apply
Expressions of interest are by summary CV, together with a cover letter explaining what motivates you to apply and what you would bring to the role. You can either email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] or post to Lynne Morris – Toybox, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DP, marking the envelope “Private and Confidential”. All expressions of interest will be kept confidential.
Toybox is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, trustees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Toybox values diversity and therefore we encourage and welcome applications from all suitably skilled candidates. We will only use the information you provide to process your application. For more information about how we use your information, see our Privacy Policy. In submitting an application for this role, we will deem that you have read and understood this Policy (see below).
Please note Toybox is member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in the Recruitment Process), submitting your application to Toybox means you are granting permission for Toybox to request information regarding Safeguarding-related issues.
You must be a resident in the UK to apply.