Charity Trustee - HR specialist

Organisation: Herts Disability Sports Foundation
Salary: Voluntary role but reasonable expenses paid.
Location: Hertfordshire and remote
Contract type: Volunteer (Part time)
Closing date: 19 May 2025
Interview date: 2 June 2025
Job Description: The HDSF Board would like to appoint a Trustee with Human Resources skills and experience to challenge and support the Board and Senior Management Team. We plan to expand our services across the county over the coming years and are looking for a Trustee who will share their skills and enthusiasm to support and drive our strategy, as well as broadening the diversity of thinking on our Board. Above all, our Trustees should be passionate about what HDSF is striving to achieve.

In return, we offer the opportunity to join a diverse and lively Board of Trustees. We each bring a different set of skills to the Board (which we think is a real positive) and we try to ensure that each Trustee has the opportunity to make a difference to HDSF, using their personal and professional skills, in a way that is both enjoyable and personally rewarding.

We are a relatively small charity (CIO with 7 permanent staff) working to support adults and children in Hertfordshire to participate in recreational sporting activities, with a focus on those with physical and/or learning disabilities. Our small team of staff and volunteers are essential to our services - providing the quality of service that is a key factor in our success. Ensuring we provide a high quality HR service (which is also fit for purpose) which motivates and retains our people is a high priority for the Trustees.

In addition to their normal duties as a Trustee, the candidate would provide additional support and guidance to the Senior Management Team on HR matters and use their skills and experience to challenge and encourage innovation.

We aim to be open, honest and supportive in our dealings with each other and with staff – balancing the role of critical friend with supporting the Senior Management team. And we recognise that all Trustees are volunteers – enjoying being a Trustee, feeling confident in your role and being able to make a difference are important to us and, we hope, to you.

In addition to the key skills for a Trustee, the ideal candidate would have a CIPD qualification as well as a number of years’ experience in a generalist role or across a number of HR specialisms.
How to apply: The Trustee Board welcome all applications from people with relevant skills and experience and are particularly interested in receiving applications from those who have lived experience of disability (either personally or through their role as a parent/carer) and/or the sectors of our community which are often under-represented on charity boards. Please apply by sending a copy of your CV with a covering letter to Sine Bates, Chief Operating Officer (sine@hdsf.co.uk), or contact her with any questions about the role or HDSF. We are happy to receive applications in alternative formats and will make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.