Role Description

As a small and growing charity, the role of each trustee is a crucial one. We are currently looking for a Trustee to join our Board with experience in fundraising and income generation or charity sector, to develop an ambitious fundraising strategy and help us to further improve the effectiveness of our income generation so we can maximise the number of service users we can provide support to.

Detailed responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic input into key decision-making to help achieve the charity’s mission statement and work with the CEO to ensure that the charity  has a clear forward strategy and supporting plan that sets out the direction and priorities, in order to deliver organisational purpose

• Assist the Board of Trustees to develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy

• Share your knowledge and expertise to enhance our fundraising efforts and maximise the effectiveness of our activities

• Ensuring that our fundraising activities are in line with organisational values and the Fundraising Code of Conduct

• Supporting the Board and wider charity to achieve our fundraising goals

Person Specification 

• Knowledge of the fundraising landscape and the challenges facing small and medium-sized, regional charities in securing funds. 

• Experience in fundraising and charitable income generation at strategic and operational levels, (e.g., instance trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partnerships, regular donors and legacy giving) would be an added advantage

• Good in stakeholder management and relationship building. 

• Good communication, leadership skills and ability to work effectively as a member of the team

• Commitment to the aims and values of VFP

• An understanding of the needs of the Vietnamese community in London

• Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

• Willingness to serve for an initial period of three years

• Understanding that VFP is a young charity with big ambitions but limited resources

• Nolan's seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership

• Knowledge of the Charity SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice)

Time Commitment

• Term: 3 Years

• Meetings: Every 8 weeks

• One full day Strategy session annually 

• Papers: Up to one hour before each board meeting to prepare board papers (up to 2 hours in the first few months for initial set up)