Victim Support Trustee (Technology Expertise)

• Be jointly and severally responsible for the management and administration of the charity
• Act in the charity’s best interests, manage the charity’s resources responsibly and act with reasonable care and skill
• Have a duty of care and prudence towards the charity
• Appoint the charity’s Chief Officer, ensuring that appropriate levels of remuneration for all staff are in place
• Take decisions objectively and in the best interests of the charity and its beneficiaries
• Review the work of the charity by monitoring its performance against agreed objectives and indicators
• Promote and progress equality and diversity within the organisation
• Continually develop your understanding of the charity and victim and witness issues
• Ensure that the needs of victims, witnesses and families affected by tragic events and crime are always at the centre of decisions taken by VS
• Help shape our strategic direction
• Support the outward facing activities of the charity as an ambassador

• A track record of senior, strategic leadership, either as a trustee of senior executive
• Demonstrable senior technology leadership, with the experience and confidence to act as a non‑executive Trustee, providing Board‑level oversight, constructive challenge and insight on digital and technology strategy, major programmes, cyber and information risk, and technology investment decisions
• An understanding of the environment within which VS operates
• An understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of being a trustee
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex issues, problem solve, and to constructively challenge where necessary
• Ability to think creatively and help VS develop innovative new areas of work
• Ability to effectively engage and manage senior stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Excellent team working and communication skills
• Commitment to supporting and promoting VS’ purpose, vision and mission, to our values, and to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to making an active contribution as a member of the board, committing the time and thought needed
• Sound independent judgement
• Emotionally intelligent, low-ego working style
• The successful candidate will need to declare their eligibility to be a trustee and complete a DBS check
• They will also be expected to declare any conflict of interest affecting their duties as a trustee – both on appointment and prior to relevant board meetings

Reasonable expenses incurred in the course of undertaking the role will be reimbursed