Current Trustee Vacancies

Current Trustee opportunities with local organisations will be listed here and updated as and when new positions become available:

- Trustee (Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Wildlife Trust)

Within the next year, the Chair of the Council of Management of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust will have completed his term of office so the Trust is looking for a Chair Designate to work alongside the current Chair. During this period there will be a full induction including the opportunity to spend time with the Chief Executive and other key officers of the Trust.

We are seeking someone with excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills who would be able to manage Council effectively and also be an excellent ambassador externally. It would be beneficial if you have experience of committee work. You will need to be a member of the Trust and be fully supportive of its work.

If you would like further information about this process or the role please ring the Company Secretary, Sue Telfer on 01489 774410.

- Committee Members (Gosport Stroke Club)

Gosport Stroke Club has been running for over 15 years to provide friendship and social activities for this group of people. The existing team of Chairperson, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer need extra support to run the busy social programme for this thriving and ever-growing club. Events include: quizzes, guest speakers, bingo etc. as well as making transport arrangements with volunteer drivers and taxis. They would especially welcome new volunteers who can make a long-term commitment to the club and go on to become the committee members of the future. The chairman, treasurer and secretary roles are currently filled but they are looking for volunteers who will work in the committee with a view to moving into these posts as required.

- Honorary Secretary (Gosport Active Group for the Visually Impaired)

Gosport Active Group ("GAG") exists to support and encourage blind and visually impaired people to have a more active social life. The group are looking for someone to be an Honorary Secretary.

Our fun-loving, self-supporting small group of active visually impaired adults, their friends and members of their family and the odd guide dog or two are looking for someone with Secretarial skills to join the group to participate in their monthly meetings and any of the outings which interest them.

Duties to include: correspondence; minute taking; producing, typing and circulating (mainly via e-mail) a bi-monthly newsletter; willingness to participate in the activities of the group – attending monthly evening meetings and occasional outings to places of interest, giving guidance when and where necessary. Greeting speakers and introducing them to the Chairman. The age range of our group, currently, is from middle-age to the mid-eighties. Our activities vary from the occasional afternoon spent ten-pin bowling, walks within the local area, attendance at local concerts, and an annual Christmas Dinner. We also enjoy the occasional day-trips out via mini-bus to places of interest (for instance we recently visited Amberley Museum, Sussex and a trip to Swanage is planned for June, and, possibly, a trip to Brighton later in the year).

The group meets monthly from 7.30 to 9.30 pm at the Gosport Methodist Church, Stoke Road, Gosport.

- Vice Chairman (Home-Start Gosport & Fareham)

Home-Start are looking for a dynamic committed person to assist its Chairman in its most important work in a difficult funding climate but with the support of an experienced and respected staff team and a conscientious and loyal Board of Trustees. If you have ever wanted the experience of being at the forefront of an organisation meeting important social need, then this is your chance.

You would take a leading part in developing the scheme and making good contacts with other voluntary and statutory organisations. You would also need to support the staff team, participating in the employment of new staff and annual staff appraisals. Attending the bi-monthly management committee would be important, as would helping the Chairman to represent the organisation at all Region meetings (at least 6 per year). You would need to commit between one or two days a week.

This role is ideal for someone looking for a challenge!