We are growing our trustee board to play a key role in supporting the dynamic work of the West Lancs voluntary sector.

• Could you help us continue to support positive community action and partnerships across our West Lancashire communities?
• Do you have skills and experience to be one of our new trustees?

West Lancs CVS exists to support and develop organised not-for-profit activities which positively contribute to the wellbeing of communities in the Borough of West Lancashire.  Our trustees play an important role in making sure CVS achieves this core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They ensure that CVS has a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support and challenge the executive team to enable CVS to grow and thrive.  A summary of what the CVS offers is available here.

Our CVS team is committed to a supporting a strong and effective voluntary sector – to ensure people across the Borough are supported to meet diverse needs and local projects are enabled to develop and grow.  We are committed to partnership working with the Borough and County Councils and other statutory and voluntary sector organisations to assist and coordinate both organisational activity and the effort of local people to meet local community needs.

We are looking for experienced people to join our Board and specifically hoping to appoint

• a Treasurer who can move us forward and oversee our growing resources with the team
• a Company Secretary with business and Charity experience who can ensure we meet the law and good practice in those areas

It is important to us that our board reflects the diversity of our communities and would particularly welcome applications from the broadest age range, disability spectrum, and from black and minority ethnic communities including refugees.

Our Board currently meets quarterly for two hours, and we would hope to have a couple of training and team days during the year to ensure we are well in touch with our team and community organisations.

If you could be a positive influence on our organisation and feel this role might suit you, please send a covering letter referring to the Role Description and a maximum two page CV via e mail to: johndavi@hotmail.com

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact our Chair John Davis on 07710 427560 or executive Trustee Vic Citarella on 07947 680588.

Shortlisted prospective Board Members will be invited to meet a panel including our Board Members and Senior Managers.

Download the Trustee Role Description here