Coastal West Sussex Mind is looking for new Trustees!

Coastal West Sussex Mind is a highly regarded local charity providing services and support to people with mental health issues. We are looking for new Trustees with financial experience to join our Board of Trustees.

What are we looking for?

You will have a strong financial background; are accountancy qualified or working towards a qualification. We’re open to a wide range of financial backgrounds, diverse experience and ages.

Who are we?

We are a long-standing West Sussex charity, celebrating our 50^th year in 2020. Recent years have seen strong growth and our current income is almost £1.3 million.

We are currently in the process of merging with another local mental health charity, which will bring our annual income to £1.8 million.

We are a stable and experienced Board including senior professionals from business, the public sector and local politicians. One third of our Board places are reserved for service users, reflecting our commitment to putting people with mental health issues at the heart of our work.

There is an experienced management team with highly motivated CEO and Deputy CEO. We are seen as a trusted and reputable local provider with strong links to NHS and local authority commissioners in the county.

What does it involve?

You would be one of a 14 strong Board of Trustees who lead and oversee the work of some very committed staff. You would help create strategy and ensure our services deliver for our beneficiaries. We do this through a mixture of formal Board meetings, workshops and service visits – your commitment would probably amount to about ten hours per month. Board meetings take place in the evening, although Finance Sub-Committee meetings take place during working hours (approximately 6 time per year). The role is voluntary but expenses are available.

What to do next?

To learn more about the role, feel free to contact one of our current Joint Treasurers, Daniel Bird, for an informal conversation. He can be reached by email at danielbird193@gmail.com or by telephone on 07834 537986.

Candidates who wish to apply for the position should then contact our Chair, Sally Lefroy, on sally.lefroy@coastalwestsussexmind.org with an expression of interest and a brief outline of the skills and experience you would bring to the role.

Those who take their interest further will be invited to informal interviews towards the end of July with the aim of joining the Board formally at the AGM in September.