Board Member Opportunities: Trustees

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Role of a Board Member

The role of a Board Member is to determine the mission and strategic direction of Nexus and support its effective governance by ensuring Nexus meets all of its statutory and legal requirements as well as monitoring performance against budget and key objectives.

We are looking for experienced Trustees who can provide leadership to Nexus and support the CEO and senior team to uphold and promote the values of Nexus. However, we also welcome applications from those without charity board experience as other work experience may be comparable.

Who we’re looking for

We are recruiting voluntary Trustee Board members with particular interest in applicants with expertise in the following areas:

• Accountancy experience
• Legal experience
• Clinical expertise with accreditation from BACP, IACP, NCPS or HCPC

We would also welcome applications from those who are generally interested in the work we do and becoming a trustee with Nexus. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as black and minority ethnic groups, male, disabled people, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community are currently under-represented in the board, we would particularly welcome applications from the above-mentioned communities and backgrounds. All appointments will be made on merit.

For more detail about this role and the areas of expertise we would welcome, please download the briefing document below:

How to apply:

To apply please send a cover letter outlining your reasons for wishing to join the Board as well as a CV of your professional experience to recruitment@nexusni.org by no later than 12 noon on Thursday 24th October 2024.

Nexus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and all applications for employment are considered strictly based on merit.

Equality Monitoring 

Along with the application form, please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form linked above. This will not be disclosed to anyone involved in shortlisting your application.

Disability

In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act a person is disabled if they have, or have had, “a physical or mental impairment which has, or has had, a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities”.

If you consider yourself to have a disability relevant to the position for which you are applying, please contact recruitment@nexusni.org so that we can process your application fairly, make any specific arrangements for your interview, and make any necessary reasonable adjustments or adaptations, or provide any aids to assist you in completing the duties of the post if appointed.