Join the Action Together Board of Trustees

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Action Together is a membership organisation with 3,000 members across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside.

These represent and support many diverse local needs and interests.

They are a charity whose purpose is promoting social benefit for the people who live in the communities they serve.

They provide different practical help to support local member groups and organisations.

Action Together are looking to appoint additional Board members, with diverse knowledge and experience, to aid them in strengthening communities in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside.

The overall role of a Trustee is to further the organisation’s purpose, keeping within its charitable objectives.

A Trustee will be member of the Board of Trustees, who have the legal responsibility of being the primary decision makers for Action Together.

This entails acting in the best interests, set the strategy or plan, make key decisions, and oversee the running of Action Together.

Outlined below some of the areas of expertise and experience in which Action Together hope potential members could contribute to the Board.

However, this as an exclusive list!

Far more important is willingness ability to demonstrate commitment to the values of Action Together; Believe it's possible, Strengthen others, Be true.

And then to share how this experience can be utilised to support the work of the Board.

Action Together are looking for individuals who can offer some of the following:

· Are based within Oldham, Rochdale or Tameside, especially with knowledge and experience from within the communities we serve

· Have experience of senior/CEO role in a medium to large charity, or private sector

· Have experience of working with senior decision makers, in the localities we work in or within Greater Manchester

· People from CERI that have strong connections to local communities in the areas we work – particularly but not exclusively, Pakistani and Bangladeshi

(CERI – Communities Experiencing Racial Inequality. This refers to groups of people who are treated unfairly by the way society is built as a result of their ethnicity or skin colour. Experience and/or knowledge of inclusive economic development/ community wealth building or supporting the development of social economy organisations).

· Expertise in finance of medium to large charities

· Support in achieving our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy so we can become a more equitable and inclusive organisation

Chair Camilla Guereca said: “I have been a Trustee for Action Together since the charity was formed in 2016, and the Chair since January 2023.

"I became a Trustee because Action Together is an organisation with strong values, which I apply to all aspects of my life and work within the charity.

"We are an organisation striving to reduce poverty and inequality and advocating for the needs of the sector at a local and Greater Manchester level - something I care passionately about.

"I am extremely proud of the amazing work Action Together does in the communities we serve.

"Across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, there are thousands of people changing lives, improving neighbourhoods and contributing positively to our local area.

"Action Together offers a range of support to strengthen those communities.

"We believe that by learning together, sharing skills and pooling resources we can get much more done.”

Download the Trustee Recruitment Pack at: www.actiontogether.org.uk/get-on-board

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please email Liz Windsor Welsh, CEO, at: lizww@actiontogether.org.uk telling her a bit about yourself, explaining why you’re suitable for the role and why you want to be an Action Together Trustee, highlighting any relevant experience.

Enclose any relevant documents which evidence your application, as necessary.

Expression of interest must be submitted by Friday, June 21, 2024.

Once your application has been reviewed, Action Together will then arrange to give you some initial feedback, drawing on your responses to the required roles and expectations of their Trustees outlined in the Recruitment Pack.

They may then ask you to attend a meeting where they can jointly explore your application in more detail.

If jointly agreed that a positive contribution could be made to the Board by the applicant, the Board will then propose nominations, with its endorsement, for formal approval at the Action Together Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November 2024.

If duly elected (by the membership at the AGM), Trustees will then serve initially for a three-year period and can subsequently serve for further terms.

If you have any queries, please email Liz Windsor Welsh, CEO, at: lizww@actiontogether.org.uk or call 0161 339 2345 for more details.

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