Trustees (Female Applicants Only)

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.

We do this by:

  • Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
  • Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
  • Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.

About the opportunities

WGN is now looking for additional committed women professionals to join our existing dynamic and dedicated Trustees, we are seeking number of trustees including treasurer. We are in particular encouraging Black African or Caribbean candidates  to apply to align with the agenda of WGN.

Our ideal trustees:

  • Are committed to supporting women and girls affected by gendered-based violence
  • Have feminist/womanist and anti-racist values and principles
  • Have a strong understanding of intersectionality
  • Have the ability to think strategically and creatively about service delivery and development
  • Have an understanding of the women’s / VAWG / voluntary sector
  • Want to advance WGN’s aims and objectives
  • Have well-developed leadership skills
  • Have previous governance experience (desirable).

About you

The ideal candidates will also offer expertise, skills and experience in one of the following areas:

  • Financial management
  • Human resources management
  • Strategic development
  • Safeguarding
  • Legal
  • Policies and procedures related to WGN’s work.

Additional information

Trustees are required to attend six meetings a year. In addition, trustees are required to attend induction training and Away Days are usually held once a year. There may also be sub-committees that Trustees wish to join, and one Trustee member is invited to be on interview panels for any senior management recruitment. Trustees are also required to read documents and emails between meetings.

How to apply

Please scroll down to download the vacancy documents. Completed applications and equal opportunities monitoring forms should be emailed to [email protected] by 9am on Monday 21 October 2024.

Further Information

We will aim to get back to you within four weeks of your application with an invitation if you are successful. If you have not received a response to your application within 4 weeks you can assume your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion.

Please note if you are successful at the application and interview stages, you will be required to attend WGN’s Induction Training.

All posts are subject to pre-volunteering checks including DBS, references, and social media background screening.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

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