At The Laura Centre, we’re hiring a Trustee. Our Trustees play a vital role in making sure that The Laura Centre achieves its core purpose – to offer specialist bereavement support and counselling to parents whose child has died and to children or young people who have been bereaved of a parent or significant person. 

The Trustee will deeply understand The Laura Centre’s vital impact, and help secure our future as a charity.

To view the job description for this role, click here. Or to apply, please prepare a one-page covering letter outlining why you think you’d be the right fit for the role. Please email this covering letter to sandip@thelauracentre.org.uk.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities Of The Role

  • Support and provide advice on The Laura Centre’s purpose, vision, goals and activities. 
  • Approve operational strategies and policies and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
  • Oversee The Laura Centre’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress. 
  • Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
  • Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
  • Review and approve The Laura Centre’s financial statements.
  • Provide support and challenge to The Laura Centre’s CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
  • Keep abreast of changes in The Laura Centre’s operating environment.
  • Contribute to regular reviews of The Laura Centre’s own governance. Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
  • Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect The Laura Centre’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third-party interests.
  • Contribute to the broader promotion of The Laura Centre’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.

To view the job description in more detail, click here.

Summary Description

Job Title: Trustee

Responsible To: Chairman

Terms Of Office: Trustees are initially appointed for a 1 year term of office and then reviewed as and when required thereafter. This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.

Time Commitment: 4 board meetings annually. Currently most meetings are held remotely, with an occasional meeting in person at the Centre in Leicester. You must also attend strategy, planning and training days as required.

To apply for this role, please prepare a one-page covering letter outlining why you think you’d be the right fit. Please email this covering letter to sandip@thelauracentre.org.uk.