Are you looking for a Board role where you can make a difference for people and wildlife?

Avon Wildlife Trust is seeking two new Trustees to join our Board, to help provide strategic direction for the organisation and help us achieve our vision of nature recovering on a grand scale, with everyone able to enjoy increasingly abundant wildlife.

The role of the Trustee

Becoming a Trustee means taking on a voluntary role to support and guide a charitable organisation to achieve agreed vision and goals. Trustees are responsible for the overall governance of a charity. As a member of our Board of Trustees you will be part of the strategic leadership of the Trust, helping us achieve our vision and ensuring that the Trust fulfils its charitable purpose, mission and values.

About Avon Wildlife Trust

Avon Wildlife Trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK. With the invaluable support of our volunteers and members we manage 30 nature reserves for wildlife and people across the West of England region (the former County of Avon). We enable wildlife’s recovery by working in partnership to restore, create and connect habitats, and increase species abundance. We connect people with nature and help them take action for wildlife where they are.

Your skills and experience

To help us maintain a Board with a full range of relevant skills and expertise, we are particularly looking for candidates with experience in:

• Fundraising - you have significant experience in generating charitable income from a variety of channels and the capacity to help us develop our approach to revenue and capital fundraising through channels including membership, grants and trusts, appeals and community fundraising,
• Charity governance– you have a good understanding of charity governance in the UK and a thorough understanding of charity compliance  
• Finance – you are / have been, a finance professional with experience of working with small business and commercial operations

Nature is for everyone, and Avon Wildlife Trust is committed to building an inclusive organisation where the workforce reflects the cities and areas we serve and where colleagues feel confident about being themselves at work.

Applications are welcome from people of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, disability, marital status, age and religion, and are particularly encouraged from sections of society that are under-represented in the conservation sector.

All appointments are made on merit.

More information about the Trust can be found at  www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/about-us

Applying for the role

A full Trustee candidate pack can be downloaded below.

To apply, please email Nigel Wilson, our interim CEO with a CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification above.  Please title your email ‘TRUSTEE’.

Email Nigel Wilson

If you would like to discuss this role or have any questions, please email Nigel in the first instance, who will be able to discuss the Trustee roles.

Closing date for applications: 7^th March 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview by an initial selection panel during w/c 17^th March 2025

We look forward to hearing from you!