General Trustee Role

Hub 21 is particularly interested in individuals with recent and relevant experience in fundraising and corporate partnerships, governance and leadership, legal, strategic planning and organisational development and/or business development and sustainability. 

The Board are also ideally a Hub 21 parent or a close relative of a child/young person with Down Syndrome. 

If you have experience in any of these areas and want to play a role in helping us, we’re keen to hear from you.

General Trustee duties of a Charity Trustee:

• Comply with the Charity’s governing document
• Ensuring charity is complying with its charitable purpose for the public benefit
• Acting in the best interest of the charity
• Act with Reasonable Care and Skill
• Manage the assets of your charity

General Responsibilities of a Trustee will include the following:

• Providing input to the strategic direction of the Not-For-Profit and contributing with insight, oversight, and experience of strategy formulation in the sector. 
• Policy formation and implementation as required
• A deep appreciation and knowledge of the Not-For-Profit sector
• An understanding of and commitment to our mission and values
• Commitment to highest levels of corporate governance

Ideally the candidate will be from the North East region, or commutable to Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. A candidate with a personal link and knowledge of Down Syndrome would be favourable but not compulsory.

Board Meetings:

There will be approximately 6 board meetings and additional sub-committee meetings a year as required. Meetings are held either at Hub 21, in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, and/or online via Teams.