Trustee with Legal Expertise

The Irish Green Building Council is seeking a Charity trustee with a proven record in legal practice to join the board of trustees. He/she should be a qualified solicitor or barrister, with at least five years’ experience. Expertise in areas that relate to the design, construction of the built environment would be an advantage but is not essential. Experience in employment law and company law would also be of benefit. If you have experience in this area and want to play a key role in participating in board, we’re keen to hear from you.

General Trustee duties of a Charity Trustee:

• Complying with the IGBC’s governing document
• Ensuring the IGBC is complying with its charitable purpose for the public benefit
• Acting in the best interest of the charity
• Acting with Reasonable Care and Skill
• Managing the IGBC’s assets

Responsibilities of a Legal Charity Trustee include the following:

• Inputting to the strategic direction, contributing with insight, oversight, and experience of strategy formulation in other sectors.
• Acting as Legal Counsel, assisting on legal aspects of the organisation and pertaining to best practice
• Assisting with the creation of strategic plans which will comply with current legislation and practice Desirable skills
• A Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with at least 5 years’ experience.
• Expertise in areas such as Employment and Commercial Law would be an advantage.

Board Meetings: There are 6-7 board meetings a year. Board Meetings are held in the offices of Irish Green Building Council, The Masonry, 151 Thomas Street, Dublin D08 PY5E.

Subcommittees: There are currently two sub-committees of the Board. These are Finance and Governance and Risk. The Legal Trustee will be expected to be a member of the Governance and Risk Sub-committee meetings are generally online.