Trustee- Richmond Youth Partnership- Legal specialism
Vacancy reference:
RYP- Legal
Sector:
Children and young people
Organisation name:
Richmond Youth Partnership
Date added:
23/04/2012 - 08:38
Vacancy type:
Trustee
Location:
London
Vacancy background:
RYP is a medium sized charity (turnover £600k p./a) providing a range of innovative youth services to around 4,500 young people in Richmond Upon Thames and surrounding area. As part of our ongoing review of Trustee Board skills and capabilities we are currently seeking to recruit a Trustee with legal experience and expertise to assist us with our ongoing development and advise the Trustee Board.
Primary duties:
To provide legal support and advice to RYP Board and management particularly in areas related;
1. Contracts and commissioned services
2. HR issues
3. Project development- any relevant legal issues
4. Other issues that arise
Trustees meet 6 times per year and attend to staff/Trustee "awaydays" per year. The Board has 10 members with Trustees responsible for particular elements of RYP development.
Required qualifications:
Relevant legal experience and expertise either in private, statutory or charitable sectors
- Post to:
Advice and support
- Funding and finance
- Coping with cuts
- Addressing needs
- Strategy
- Impact
- Managing change
- Planning for the future
- Involving people
- Public Service Delivery
- Governance and leadership
- Compact Advocacy programme
- Campaigning and influencing policy
- Collaborative working
- ICT (information and communication technology)
- Climate change
- Infrastructure
- Innovation
- People, HR and employment
