Trustee with fundraising and income generation

Reach Volunteering seeks a fundraising and income generation trustee for the Migrants' Rights Network in London. The role involves ensuring effective governance, developing long-term strategies, and supporting the charity's financial stability while championing the rights of migrants. Candidates with lived experiences related to migration, especially from racialised backgrounds or under 25, are encouraged to apply. This position is not remote as it is based in London.
Want to support a migrant organisation striving for systemic change? We are looking for a fundraising & income generation trustee to enable the organisation to make a just society for migrants a reality

What will you be doing?

The Migrants' Rights Network has evolved since 2006 from a research and policy-focused organisation to one that campaigns and stands in solidarity with all migrants in their fights for rights and justice. We co-curate campaigns using anti-oppression practices to create transformational change, extending beyond the individual impact on migrants' lives, to tackle oppression at its source. We believe it is not enough to reform structures and systems which are foundationally discriminatory. We are calling for a complete overhaul, and for migrants, including refugees to lead that change.

We are now slowly but surely embedding a transformational change approach into our work and practices, and we are excited to continue this in the coming years.

After a skills audit and analysis of our gaps, we have identified the need for an expert with fundraising and income generation experience for small/medium UK charities or businesses to have a full complement of skills and knowledge on the board.

We want to reflect the communities we engage with, and therefore want to continue to attract those with the lived experience of migrating or the refugee system, who are from racialised or migratised backgrounds. We are also keen for those under 25 and those living outside of London to apply.

What are we looking
for?

Trustees duties and responsibilities
• Ensuring that MRN pursues its stated objects (purposes), as defined in its governing document, by developing and agreeing a long-term strategy
• To ensure MRN follows effective governance to meet regulatory and statutory requirements and complies with its governing document (i.e., memorandum and articles of association), charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
• To make balanced and informed decisions in the best interests of the charity to achieve its purposes, and avoid personal conflicts of interest when making decisions
• Ensuring that MRN applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its charitable objects (i.e., the charity must not spend money on activities that are not included in its own objects, however worthwhile or charitable those activities might be) for the benefit of the public
• Ensuring that MRN defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets
• To act responsibly, reasonably, and honestly, and safeguard the good name and values of MRN
• Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of MRN, including having appropriate policies and procedures in place
• Ensuring the financial stability and probity of MRN
• Protecting and managing the property of the charity and ensuring the proper investment of the charity's funds
• Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal, and remuneration of the CEO
• To assist the Board to support MRN in delivering its overall strategy
• To support the organisation in implementing its fundraising strategy and revising as this required to meet MRN's ambitions and objectives
• Be an active champion of Migrants' Rights Network

We are specifically looking for the following experience:
• ​An understanding of the challenges facing small to medium charities in maximising and diversifying income streams​
• Able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and experience of fundraising, particularly corporate partnerships and major donors.​

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key. issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

What difference will you make?

As a trustee with fundraising and income generation expertise, you are instrumental in ensuring that MRN is financially viable to enable it to achieve its objectives and purpose, and it is complying with its governing document and other legal requirements. Trustees are key to developing and delivering the strategy that will help drive the organisation forward.

As a trustee you will be able to apply your significant skills and abilities, while working alongside devoted and enthusiastic trustees and staff who are committed to working and campaigning for the rights of all migrants.

Before you apply

If you are interested in applying please send a CV and a covering letter (max one page) explaining why you are interested in joining the organisation as a governance trustee, and how you meet the skills, experience and background we currently seek.

You can also send a short 3-5min video on why you would like to join the board addressing the points above along with your CV.

Please send your application by 9am, 5 March 2025. Interviews will likely take in March or early April 2025.

About Migrants' Rights Network

Causes
• Black, asian and minority ethnic groups
• Campaigning
• Human rights
• Refugees / migrants
Organisation type:
Charity

Migrants' Rights Network stands in solidarity with all migrants in their fight for rights and justice - we're driven by our values to make our vision for a just society a reality....