Trustee with Legal experience

We are seeking a new trustee with legal experience to help the board meet relevant compliance requirements.

Sage Counselling supports people with mobility issues who need counselling in Sussex. After 25 years as a charity the trustees have decided to incorporate the charity as a CIO. 

What skills do I need?

A trustee with a legal background, whether in practice or in business, will help ensure the smooth operation of our services. There will be challenges for the board moving the charity to an incorporated CIO.

Your experience will be invaluable in highlighting potential issues connected with the provision of services to vulnerable people in the community.

The role will suit someone with expertise in governance, compliance, and risk management.

They should have integrity, objectivity and be proactive so that they can provide independent judgement.

Previous experience of providing strategic oversight on disputes and complaints that could lead to legal action would be invaluable in this role.

An understanding of the need for robust policies on safeguarding, whistleblowing, data protection, and conflicts of interest would also be useful.

When do I need to be available?

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Details

The trustees meet quarterly via zoom and use Google Workspace for sharing documents and Gmail for communications. Ad hoc meetings are via Zoom. An AGM is the only time that the trustees physically meet.