Trustees
Vacancy: Trustees
Renumeration: All Trustee roles are non-remunerated. Incidental expenses will be reimbursed.
Location: Quarterly Board meetings are held in-person, alternating between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Remote joining options are available.
Term: The maximum term is three years. Trustees can be on the Board for a maximum of two terms.
Do you want to make a difference to the lives and futures of young women and girls across Scotland? The Young Women’s Movement is looking for four new trustees to join our Board and help advance our bold and ambitious vision and mission.
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland’s national organisation for young women and girls’ leadership and rights. We exist because we want young women and girls’ needs and rights to be met. Young women are at the heart of everything we do by informing, shaping and leading our organisation. We work alongside them to amplify their voices and support them to take action on the issues that matter to them most.
If you share our passion, then we want to hear from you.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
You can find the full role description and person specification in our Trustee application pack.
In line with our organisational values and articles of association, three of the four spaces are reserved for young women who will be aged 30 or under at the time of joining the board. We explicitly encourage existing Young Women’s Movement Advisory Collective members to apply.
For this round of recruitment, we are especially interested in applications from people with skills and experience in finance, accounting and/or HR to shadow subcommittee Chairs for succession planning.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Shape the direction of young women’s leadership & rights in Scotland
- Develop new and existing skills and experience e.g. leadership, strategy and governance
- Make a difference by raising awareness and creating change on the issues that affect young women and girls in Scotland
- Join a supportive movement and build a network of like-minded intersectional feminists
- Access a space for creativity and imagination in our practice to help channel our collective change-making energy
- Find joy, hope and celebration in our collective actions and connections
WHAT’S INVOLVED?
- The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining the overall strategic and governance direction of The Young Women’s Movement
- A reasonable time commitment of up to 10 days per year including 4 quarterly Board meetings per year; attendance at subcommittee meetings; a Strategy away day and our AGM.
- A commitment to the shared values and objectives of the organisation
- A basic disclosure check is required. Please note: your past experience might not necessarily limit you from involvement
At The Young Women’s Movement we work flexibly, and Board members have the option of taking part in meetings remotely. All meeting venues are fully accessible. We want every volunteer and employee to feel welcome, included and supported in our movement.
How to apply
- Please complete both the Trustee application form and the Equal Opportunities form, both linked above. If you require the forms in an alternative format please email hello@youngwomenscot.org.
- Alternatively, you can send your CV and a cover letter with specific reference to how your feminist values fit The Young Women’s Movement to hello@youngwomenscot.org. We will send an alternative format of the Equal Opportunities form to be completed as part of your application.
Please select only one of the above options to apply, either completing the application form, or sending CV and cover letter.
Apply by 9am Monday 23rd September. Interviews will take place online on Friday 4th October.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every specification. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the person specification, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within The Young Women’s Movement team.
“I joined the board because I wanted a seat at the table where my contributions and opinions would be valued but also be taken on an actionable basis. The Young Women’s Movement Board has enabled me to experience conversations and topics I had not previously ventured into, that experience is invaluable. When I look at the board I see a better reflection of the kind of sisterhood I want to see more in society and having that seat is a big responsibility but a privilege.”
One of our current Trustee’s experience of joining the Board