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  • Trustee
    with Chest Heart & Stroke (Fife)

    Volunteer Opportunity No. VO96980 - Created/last updated: 23/05/2023



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    About this opportunity:One in five people in Scotland are living with a chest, heart or stroke condition. In becoming a trustee, you will be leading our efforts to help people live life to the full and help make sure that CHSS is best placed to meet their strategic goal of '˜No Life Half Lived'.

    As a trustee you will be joining a talented & experienced team and will help ensure CHSS runs well & effectively for the people they support; first-time trustees are welcome to apply and will be supported by more experienced trustees & a comprehensive induction programme.

    They are keen to recruit for a more diverse Board, to reflect the communities they support, offer new perspectives on what's important to them and meet the challenges for the future to be agile, collaborative and sustainable.

    Whilst they welcome all applications, they are eager to hear from groups currently under-represented on their Board; women, people with disabilities or long-term conditions, people from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or people who are younger/of working age.

    Takes place:
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    Training provided:A comprehensive induction and ongoing trustee development programme. Regular review meetings with the Chair and Chief Executive
    Experience required:No specific requirements for experience were provided by the organisation.

    Restrictions on who can volunteer
    No restrictions were specified.

    Application process:Induction/Training; Interview; PVG membership required; References

    Travel DetailsThis opportunity is flexible and can be carried out online, in person at their Edinburgh head office, or in a hybrid capacity. The head office is located on the 2nd floor of Hobart House, 80 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EL and is easily accessible by public transport to Edinburgh city centre.


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