Volunteers

Board of Trustees Volunteer

METRO is an equality and diversity charity based in London, delivering services across the south-east and beyond. We provide services across five domains: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Community, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Youth and HIV.  We are looking to recruit up to four new trustees to become part of our charity’s voluntary Board of Trustees (BoT).

We recently undertook a BoT skills audit and identified four key areas needed to strengthen our Board. We are looking to recruit trustees with expertise in at least one, or more, of the following areas:

  • Role 1: Charity Governance and regulation
  • Role 2: HIV expertise
  • Role 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health expertise
  • Role 4: Income diversification (corporate fundraising, individual giving, legacy giving, digital fundraising)

The charity is in a period of dynamic change. We have recently appointed a new CEO, who will be leading our operational teams and the BoT through a development phase, as we look to review our vision, mission, and purpose, and renew our organisational strategy. We are proactively seeking to become an anti-racist organisation, as well as working to support wider changes around our approach to EDI. 

We want to create an environment in which intersecting identities are valued and represented across the team, especially in our senior roles while fulfilling METRO’s constitutional stipulation for majority LGBTQ+ identifying staff and trustee teams. This intersectionality includes, but is not limited to, people of colour, young people (aged 18-25), gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, gender-fluid and gender-diverse people, and people with lived experience of socio-economic inequities.

Role description

As a trustee of METRO, you will play a vital role in ensuring that the charity is run in accordance with our mission, values, and goals. Trustees are responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and governance of the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a cause that makes a real difference to communities across London and the South East. 

  • The position of Trustee is unpaid
  • Trustees of METRO Charity will be appointed by the Board of Trustees

Time Commitment 

The expected time commitment for the role, is no more than 2-3 days per month, which would largely be for preparing for, and attending, the following schedule of meetings: 

  • 6 x Board of Trustee meetings (2hrs)
  • 6 x Sub-Committee meetings (1 hr)
  • 2 x Board / Executive Team Away Days (6 hrs) 

There may be other time commitments required, based on organisational needs e.g. to sit on interview panels for executive level posts.  

Next steps

  • Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis
  • To find out more, and apply, please download the application pack below