International Rescue Committee UK Trustee

The Worldwide Rescue Committee (IRC) helps individuals whose lives have been shattered by battle and catastrophe to outlive, recuperate and rebuild. Based in 1933 on the name of Albert Einstein, we first helped individuals fleeing violence and persecution in Europe discover security in america.

Right now, we work in over 50 crisis-affected nations, bringing ingenuity, fortitude and optimism to creating a long-lasting influence for the individuals we serve. We arrive on the onset of disaster and purpose to remain so long as we’re wanted. We additionally assist refugees and different weak individuals combine into their new communities throughout dozens of cities in Europe and the Americas.

The IRC is dedicated to a tradition of daring management, innovation in all features of our work, inventive partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to these we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for essentially the most weak.

IRC UK

IRC UK is a registered charity within the UK and types a part of the IRC’s world community. Our workforce within the UK works to boost profile, ship coverage and observe change, and enhance funding to assist restore well being, security, training, financial wellbeing and energy to individuals devastated by battle and catastrophe. Since 2021, IRC UK has additionally supplied integration providers on to refugees in England.

IRC UK Board of Trustees

Members of our Board of Trustees are the charity’s Trustees and act as firm administrators. They’re chargeable for total good governance of IRC UK in accordance with the provisions of related laws and steerage, together with the Firms Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011.

The first focus of the Board is on furthering IRC UK’s charitable functions as set out within the Articles of Affiliation, and in flip rising and bettering the assist that IRC purchasers obtain. To this finish, Board members work intently with IRC UK’s leaders in setting strategic course in areas reminiscent of fundraising, advocacy, communication, individuals and tradition, and likewise technical oversight of UK programmes. Additionally they work with leaders throughout the IRC world community who’re chargeable for supply of our worldwide programmes. Employees could search recommendation and assist from Trustees on topics the place they’ve experience.

Being a Trustee of IRC UK requires you to:

• • Fulfil the authorized duties of being a Trustee and act in accordance with these to make sure good governance of the organisation.
    – Use your particular expertise and abilities to offer the Board with strategic recommendation and steerage and lead discussions on areas referring to your experience.
    – Help the IRC UK Senior Administration workforce and Govt Director.
    – Work with fellow Trustees to supervise implementation of the organisation’s technique.
    – Help IRC UK with regard to its Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Strategy, together with by holding administration and employees to account in delivering on its ambitions and by committing to the Board’s own GEDI action plan.
    – Interact meaningfully with the IRC purchasers by means of, for instance, attending occasions with our purchasers within the UK or journey to worldwide programmes.
    – Promote the organisation externally – attend/contribute to social occasions, conferences with donors, and supporters.

By way of time dedication, Trustees are required to:

• • Put together for, attend, and take part absolutely in no less than three Board conferences per yr, plus one improvement assembly.
    – Take part in no less than one Board Committee, and as such put together for, attend, and take part absolutely in no less than three Committee conferences per yr.

Board members could serve as much as two three-year phrases. On the advice of the Individuals & Tradition Committee, the Board could vote to maintain a Board Member (who needs to remain) for a 3rd time period of 1 or most two years. All board members should rotate off the board after eight years.

Expertise, expertise and data we’re in search of

The Board locations an emphasis on guaranteeing that our Trustees present a mixture of abilities, data and expertise (together with lived expertise) which can be necessary to the charity’s targets and actions. All new Trustees obtain a full induction programme and coaching to make sure they perceive their roles and duties, together with with respect to safeguarding and Gender, Equality, Variety and Inclusion.

We’re in search of as much as three Trustees to affix the Board as a number of present trustees come to the tip of their phrases. The roles are unpaid, nevertheless cheap bills are reimbursed consistent with IRC UK’s Bills Coverage.

We’re in search of Trustees with sturdy common governance and administration expertise, by means of, for instance, membership of different Boards or in senior positions in different organisations (non-profit, public or non-public). The profitable candidate(s) could have:

• • The objectivity and skill to decision-make independently and affect accordingly;
    – Potential to speak advanced data to members of the board and different stakeholders;
    – Potential to work collaboratively with others; and
    – An curiosity and willingness to commit the required effort and time to efficiently ship this function.

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