COMMITTEE MEMBERS: FINANCE and HOUSING Racing Welfare is a national charity supporting all those working and retired from the British horseracing and thoroughbred breeding industry.
We are seeking an advisory committee member who shares our vision that everyone from the horseracing and breeding industry and community feels supported and has the opportunity to thrive. The Racing Welfare group – including our housing association, Racing Homes – has exciting times ahead as we seek to secure long-term sustainable funding for our core services and plan the expansion and reorganisation of our housing portfolio. We are looking for someone who has a passion for the work that we do and who is familiar with the challenges of running a national organisation. What are we looking for? We are seeking to add to the expertise that we have on either the Finance Investment & Audit committee or the Housing Committee (Racing Homes) through enthusiastic individuals who are looking to develop their own skills and experience.
We are particularly look for those with: • Experience and expertise in charity audit and statutory compliance, preferably someone who has held a senior position in an audit firm or is otherwise familiar with charity SORP; or • Professional experience with construction projects and the build environment; or • Legal expertise in the property or social housing sector. Please note, as this post will involve governing and advising on services that have direct contact with young people and vulnerable adults alongside some work of a sensitive nature it will be subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS disclosure.
We also make checks on staff working with vulnerable adults and young people against the DBS barred lists. What will you be doing? Our committees meet up to four times a year - usually twice via video-call and twice in person.
The meetings are currently routinely attended by at least three trustees along with other advisory committee members, as well as relevant members of the Executive Team.
The meetings are held to discuss strategic matters, as well as report on significant current challenges or issues, and to assist the main board with high level decision making. There will also be the requirement to undertake a committee member induction which we anticipate being a one-off one-day commitment.
Each year, in addition to the committee meetings we anticipate another two days commitment would be required. We invite committee members to join the Charity for an initial period of three years with the possibility of Trusteeship after one year.
What difference will you make? Demand for Racing Welfare and Racing Homes' services is higher than ever and in common with the charity sector as a whole funding those services is increasingly more challenging. Racing Welfare continues to review, improve and expand a large portfolio of welfare and wellbeing services which make a significant difference to the lives of individuals working in horseracing, their employers, the horse racing industry and in turn, communities and society. Racing Homes currently has 165 units of accommodation housing young people, working age staff and retirees from the Racing industry.
We have housing schemes in Newmarket, Lambourn, Middleham and Malton and have advanced plans for new schemes in two of those locations, providing more than thirty additional new units of accommodation. What is in it for you? You will enjoy working alongside and learning from an inspiring and knowledgeable team of executives, committee members and trustees.
You will have the opportunity to develop your board member skills and there may be opportunity to progress to a trustee position after 12 months. How do you apply? You can either • Send a covering letter and CV by post or email to the addresses detailed below • Send a short video telling us why you are interested in the role, your relevant experience and what you feel you can bring to the role • Find out more on our website www.racingwelfare.co.uk Application addresses: By Post: Lissie Mitchell, Racing Welfare, 20b Park Lane, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8QD By email: ****** Applications will close on 18th November 2024. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare: • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e.
that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).