Independent Director

ASVA: Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions; Paisley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A charity organization is seeking an Independent Director in Paisley, Scotland to enhance local services and community wellbeing. The position is voluntary and requires strong financial expertise and governance knowledge. As a Board member, you will direct the charity’s affairs, ensuring compliance with regulations while supporting the Senior Leadership Team in strategy delivery. This is an excellent chance to leverage your skills in a meaningful role that contributes to community welfare.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial governance or a related field.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks affecting charities.
• Ability to provide support and challenge to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and direction for the charity's governance.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and regulations.
• Support and challenge the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Strong financial expertise

Governance knowledge

Strategic planning

Job description

Independent Director, Renfrewshire, Voluntary position

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Board member with strong financial expertise to join OneRen. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your professional skills to enhance local services and community wellbeing.

Our Board of Directors are responsible for the strategic governance and development of OneRen. The board is made up of Renfrewshire Councillors, independent representatives from the local community and employees of OneRen.

The role of a Director is to direct the affairs of the charity through efficient, effective and accountable governance, ensuring that the organisation is professionally run and acts in accordance with its stated aims and objectives.

Directors are responsible for ensuring OneRen has a clear vision, mission and strategy which fulfils its purpose; to support and challenge the Senior Leadership Team in delivering that strategy and to ensure that it is able to account for its activities and outcomes to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, its funding partners and to the public.

In addition to its governing and leadership role, the Board has responsibility for the sound management of the charity; compliance with the legal and regulatory framework within which

OneRen operates; public accountability for OneRen’s performance and effective delivery of the strategy and services; and to provide direction, support and challenge for the Chief Executive and the Senior Leadership Team.

The Director must ensure that the charity complies with the Companies Act 2006, all other relevant legislation and regulations (including in relation to employment, health & safety, data protection) and operates within the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association.