Person Specification
Personal Qualities
The Chair will show commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
You will present the culture, values and behaviours of The Disabilities Trust, that equate to aiming high, with our service users, our colleagues, our customers and for the organisation; fulfilling potential in the people we support and in our colleagues; exploring new ideas and continuing to learn together – whilst being accountable; striving to do things better and to make a positive difference.
You will demonstrate:
- A passion and commitment to the Disabilities Trusts’ values, strategic objectives and mission.
- An understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion are key priorities in our strategic purpose and through this role you will help to increase our impact to leading a diverse board with a wide set of skills.
- A willingness to devote time to the organisation
- Experience of change management with the ability to lead the strategic vision for an organisation and ensure that implementation is managed effectively by the executive.
- Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment within the Board and with the Executive Leadership Team.
- An ability to move easily between support, challenge, chairing, scrutiny, mentoring and coaching
- Confident and persuasive communicator with a wide range of audiences.
- Demonstrate tact and diplomacy and empathy with the ability to listen and engage effectively.
- Strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities and an ability to carry out an ambassadorial role with staff, volunteers and supporters.
- Ability to commit time to conduct the role well, including travel and attending events in and out of office hours.
Skills and Experience
- Broad knowledge and understanding of the charity sector.
- Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees.
- Demonstrable leadership skills, ability to motivate staff and volunteers and bring people together.
- Chairing meetings effectively and efficiently, bringing impartiality and objectivity to the decision-making process
- Respected counsellor and adviser to the Executive Director and other senior staff
Commitment
- 2 terms of three years
- To attend meetings of the Board (four per year) plus annual Board strategy away days (usually two consecutive days per year).
- To serve as a Chair of the Remuneration & Nominations Committee and Chairman’s Committee.
- To attend other formal and informal meetings or events as invited.
- To act in accordance with relevant guidance on corporate governance and the principles on the proper conduct of public business and accepted standards of behaviour in public life.
- To make an annual Declaration of Interests and declare any Conflict of Interest.
- To comply with the Trust’s Governing Documents and Trustee Code of Conduct.
This job specification is not, and is not intended to be, an exhaustive description of the duties involved. Some of the duties listed above may be delegated to other Board members.