COULD YOU BE OUR NEW CHAIRPERSON?
Established by two mothers whose sons were injured whilst serving in Afghanistan, The Ripple Pond is the only UK charity to exist solely to support the adult family members of physically or psychologically injured Armed Forces personnel and veterans.
What Will You Be Doing?
The duties of the Chair of the Board of Trustees include the following:
- Providing leadership to the organisation and the Board, by ensuring that the Board is operating within its charitable objectives, whilst providing a clear strategic direction
- Ensuring that the Board regularly reviews major risks and associated opportunities, and satisfy itself that systems are in place to take advantage of said opportunities, and/or to manage and mitigate risks
- Ensuring that the Board fulfils its duty to protect the sound financial health of the charity, with systems in place to demonstrate financial accountability
- Chairing meetings of the Board of Trustees effectively and efficiently, bringing impartiality and objectivity to the decision-making process
- Building a strong and effective working relationship with the Director, by maintaining regular contact to provide an overview of the charity's affairs
- Ensuring that the Director is held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives
- Representing the charity at functions and meetings, and acting as a spokesperson as appropriate.
What Difference Will You Make?
In this voluntary position, you will play a leading role in strategically ushering the charity into a new era. Your input will be crucial to ensuring that this unique source of support is available to beneficiaries when they need it most, now and for many years to come.
What’s In It For You?
You will have the opportunity to mould the next phase of The Ripple Pond’s future.
You will help the charity to reach more beneficiaries, allowing a better provision of support to those within the Armed Forces community whom are often overlooked. This is a significant period in the charity’s history, within which you will be able to make a significant and lasting impact.
