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Trustees Required – Council of Somali Organisations

Organisation background:

The Council of Somali Organisations is a company limited by guarantee, and is a newly formed organisation, currently hosted by Ocean Somali Community Association. To date it has been managed by an active and dedicated board of Trustees, and a separate advisory panel.

Our vision is to achieve cohesive, integrated and successful Somali communities in London

Our Mission is to provide a strong, collective and credible voice for the Somali communities in London and eventually, across the UK

We are currently in the process of recruiting up to 11 trustees with an interest in Community Development specifically in the Somali community

 

Primary duties:

The Trustees will be required to lead the organisation in a visionary manner and be responsible for the overall development and fundraising strategy.

The Trustees will be required to attend up to 8 management committee meetings for up to 2 hours during the daytime or evenings on a monthly or bi-monthly basis (to be agreed).

This is a voluntary role (without salary), however expenses will be paid for travel and there will be free trustee training (provided by a third party organisation).

You will not be expected to carryout any admin or managerial duties such as writing governance policies, this will be part of the Director duties, however, you and the management committee will be responsible for approving or reviewing such work produced by the Director.

To be eligible you must be over the age of 18 and a UK resident. You can be a representative of a voluntary/community organisation, representative of a business or an individual with relevant skills and expertise.

 

Required qualifications:

We require Trustees to be experienced in one or more of the following backgrounds:

o Setting targets, monitoring and evaluating performance in non-profit organisations
o Fundraising
o Budget preparation
o Financial management/financial monitoring
o Legal matters
o Human Resources
o Marketing and Communications
o Influencing policy and policy makers
o Community engagement
o You can think strategically and contribute towards the development of a clear strategic vision

To apply, please request an

application pack by email to Ms Tebussum Rashid at sukoonltd@gmail.com

You will be required to send your a CV along with thecompleted Skills Audit questionnaire and a supporting statement of no less than 250 words telling us why you’d like to get involved and what you think you can offer, especially if you have specialist knowledge..

 

We’ll then be in touch to arrange a convenient time for you to have an informal meeting with the recruitment panel. Deadline for applications is 5pm Tuesday 6th September 2011.

Application pack: email Ms Tebussum Rashid at sukoonltd@gmail.com
Further details: www.councilofsomaliorgs.com
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