Chair

The Role of the chairperson: Information taken from the Charity Regulators Website:

Board meeting will take place monthly with a minimum of 10 meeting in the calendar year. Meeting are a mix of online and in person.       

Charity trustees are the people who ultimately exercise control over, and are legally responsible for, the charity. Each board of charity trustees should have a chairperson whose duties include: Leading the board; Ensuring smooth running of board meetings; Promoting good governance among fellow charity trustees; Providing supervision and support to the manager/CEO (where applicable); Acting as a figurehead or spokesperson where required.

The chairperson must co-ordinate the board of charity trustees to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for the effective management of the charity. If the charity is more complex, the chairperson should ensure that where the Board delegates authority to carry out any of its functions, to a manager/CEO or other employee of the charity, that such delegations are subject to regular reporting requirements. Delegations of authority by the Board and the associated reporting requirements should be documented, understood and applied. 

It is also part of the chairperson’s role to make sure that the board of charity trustees is operating as effectively as possible. This may involve the induction of new charity trustees and on-going training and development to ensure that all charity trustees understand their role and have the necessary skills to carry it out. All charity trustees benefit from the opportunity to reflect on the way in which they work together and there are a number of ways of doing this such as planning days, training and board evaluations.

It is also part of the chairperson’s role to make sure that the board of charity trustees is operating as effectively as possible. This may involve the induction of new charity trustees and on-going training and development to ensure that all charity trustees understand their role and have the necessary skills to carry it out. All charity trustees benefit from the opportunity to reflect on the way in which they work together and there are a number of ways of doing this such as planning days, training and board evaluations.