Are you looking for a pivotal Chair role which will shape the future of a national charity working on a key social justice challenge? Are you an experienced professional who wants to use your talents to improve the lives of people across the UK? At The Hygiene Bank, we are looking for a new Chair to work alongside a committed team of Trustees, staff, volunteers and Chief Executive Officer.
We are a grassroots, people-powered charity and social movement, grounded in community. Our passion stems from the injustice that people may be unable to fully participate in society due to hygiene poverty. This is why we work to inspire social change.
At The Hygiene Bank, we believe it is not right that feeling clean should be a luxury or a privilege for anyone in our society, yet many are living in poverty and cannot afford to stay clean. That is why our network of projects exists – to give people access to the basics they need. Through supplying products to people who need them and through innovative, compelling campaigning activity, we will fulfil our mission – to end hygiene poverty for good.
We have been through huge growth since we started in 2018. Last year, we appointed a new CEO and published our ground-breaking research report, Hygiene Poverty 2022. We are now working on our next three year strategy, key to which will be developing its campaigning work with the ultimate aim of ending hygiene poverty for good, as well as scaling the project work with a strong focus on better targeting and impact. As we move from a start-up to a scale-up phase, as Chair you will lead us in putting hygiene poverty on the map, as we leverage our grassroots insight and corporate partnerships to influence policy, and tackle hygiene poverty at root cause as well as alleviating the effects.
Key details
Role: Chair of The Hygiene Bank
Location: home-based
Time commitment: approximately 2-3 days a month
Compensation: unremunerated, but reasonable expenses paid
If you have a strong personal alignment with our belief, vision, mission and values, and our strategic objectives, and the skills and experience below, please do get in touch:
Experience in operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation.
Successful track record of achievement through your career.
Experience of charity governance and a strong understanding of charity governance issues.
Experience of working with or as part of a Board of Trustees.
Strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities, being comfortable in an ambassadorial role.
Strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the charity.
Excellent leadership skills.
Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to engage, inspire and support colleagues, donors, trustees, volunteers and other stakeholders.
Altruism and emotional intelligence, with the capability to lead the Board and executives by example.
Ability to commit the time required to conduct the role well, making an effective contribution.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this Chair role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive@harrishill.co.uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 2nd May 2023
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
