Join the Action Together Board of Trustee

Action Together is a membership organisation with 3,000 members across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. These represent and support many diverse local needs and interests. They are a charity whose purpose is promoting social benefit for the people who live in the communities they serve.

They provide different practical help to support local member groups and organisations.

Action Together are looking to appoint additional Board members, with diverse knowledge and experience, to aid them in strengthening communities in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside.

The overall role of a Trustee is to further the organisation’s purpose, keeping within its charitable objectives.

A Trustee will be member of the Board of Trustees, who have the legal responsibility of being the primary decision makers for Action Together. This entails acting in the best interests, set the strategy or plan, make key decisions, and oversee the running of Action Together.

Outlined below some of the areas of expertise and experience in which Action Together hope potential members could contribute to the Board. However, this as an exclusive list!

Far more important is willingness ability to demonstrate commitment to the values of Action Together; Believe it's possible, Strengthen others, Be true. And then to share how this experience can be utilised to support the work of the Board.

Action Together are looking for individuals who can offer some of the following:

· Are based within Oldham, Rochdale or Tameside, especially with knowledge and experience from within the communities we serve

· Have experience of senior/CEO role in a medium to large charity, or private sector

· Have experience of working with senior decision makers, in the localities we work in or within Greater Manchester

· People from CERI that have strong connections to local communities in the areas we work – particularly but not exclusively, Pakistani and Bangladeshi

CERI – Communities Experiencing Racial Inequality. This refers to groups of people who are treated unfairly by the way society is built as a result of their ethnicity or skin colour. Experience and/or knowledge of inclusive economic development/ community wealth building or supporting the development of social economy organisations

· Expertise in finance of medium to large charities

· Support in achieving our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy so we can become a more equitable and inclusive organisation

· Expertise and/or knowledge of legal practices of medium to large charities

· Have experience of HR or people management

· Have a keen insight into digital innovation (including AI), and how we can best utilise this

· Have the ability to bring groups together through community organising

· Expertise and/or knowledge of health and social care systems

· Expertise and/or knowledge of social enterprise and cooperative development

Chair, Camilla Guereca, said “I have been a Trustee for Action Together since the charity was formed in 2016, and the Chair since January 2023. I became a Trustee because Action Together is an organisation with strong values, which I apply to all aspects of my life and work within the charity. We are an organisation striving to reduce poverty and inequality and advocating for the needs of the sector at a local and Greater Manchester level - something I care passionately about.

I am extremely proud of the amazing work Action Together does in the communities we serve.

Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, there are thousands of people changing lives, improving neighbourhoods and contributing positively to our local area. Action Together offers a range of support to strengthen those communities. We believe that by learning together, sharing skills and pooling resources we can get much more done.

I really hope that if you do become a Trustee of Action Together, that you will share our passion and commitment to making our communities stronger, and better places for all to live, grow and be proud of.”

Download the Trustee Recruitment Pack at - www.actiontogether.org.uk/join-action-together-board-trustees

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please complete the Trustee Application Form, which can be found on our website, or requested lui.delverto@actiontogether.org.uk. Please then return the completed form to us at that same email address.

Completed application forms must be submitted by Monday 22 September

The recruitment panel (including current trustees and senior leaders) will review all applications. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a friendly and informal interview from 29 September to help both parties explore whether this is the right opportunity.

If the outcome is that jointly agreed that the you could make a positive contribution as a Trustee, the Board will then propose your nomination, with its endorsement, for formal approval at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 5 November. All nominees will be supported through a structured induction process following the AGM.

If duly elected (by the membership at the AGM), you will then serve initially for a year period and can subsequently serve for further terms.

If you have any queries, please email Lui DelVerto, Executive Support Coordinator, at lui.delverto@actiontogether.org.uk or call 0161 339 2345 for more details.

For more information, visit www.actiontogether.org.uk/join-action-together-board-trustees