Get involved Jobs at Glass Door Current Vacancies Chair of Trustees Could you bring your skills and expertise to the Glass Door Board and help deepen our impact? We are looking for a committed and proactive Trustee to join Glass Door Homeless Charity’s Board and help us support more people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their home. Download the Candidate Pack for more information What will you be doing? The Chair leads the board, ensuring that it governs the charity effectively, in service of the charity’s vision and mission. The Chair leads in an inclusive way, supporting the Board to work together well, and providing support and challenge to the Chief Executive. The Chair is also an ambassador for the charity. What difference will you make? Our vision is a world where no one has to sleep on the streets of London and we’re working every day to achieve this. Your role as a Chair will offer you an incredibly rewarding experience to use your skills and collaborate with the rest of the Board and staff members for the benefit of people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. What are we looking for? We are looking for a new Chair with the following: Experience of being a Trustee in the third sector and an understanding of the legal responsibilities and liabilities of a Trustee/director. Desirable to have a broad knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding homelessness and current issues affecting rough sleeping, homelessness and housing. A keen sense of strategic purpose and experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation with a track record in supporting growth and success. Strong leadership skills able to foster and promote a collaborative team environment and an inclusive and collaborative leadership style: able to inspire and support everyone to participate on an equal footing. An ability to facilitate, mediate, influence and respect the confidences of colleagues. The ability to listen and engage effectively. You are comfortable with challenge and debate and are able to encourage that in others whilst fostering a collaborative board environment. Excellent presentation and communication skills Advocate and ambassador – possess gravitas to lead the organisation and be able and willing to champion Glass Door’s work through personal networks, social media, and other channels. Demonstrate a strong and visible passion and commitment to Glass Door’s guests and ensure that the interests of our guests drive the decisions of the Board. Desirable to have strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the charity A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. A willingness to devote necessary time and effort to your duties as Chair and be available and responsive (e.g. when things sometimes ‘come up’ that require the Chair to advise, support or give consent to). Glass Door values diversity, promotes equality and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness. Although Glass Door’s services are often offered within churches or church-owned properties, individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door. To apply Please apply with a covering letter and CV or similar (e.g. LinkedIn profile, portfolio, etc.) at Reach Volunteering Apply here We are keen to make our recruitment process as fair as possible and to reduce bias. All applications will be anonymised for review. Please make sure that you include the following information in your cover letter. why you are interested in joining our Board your relevant skills and experience (see Who we are looking for) how you think you could apply your skills and experience to strengthen our Board in the role of people trustee. If you have any questions prior to making an application please let us know. Download the Candidate Pack for more information Manage Cookie Preferences
