Trustee/Treasurer

Ballymun Regional Youth Resource CLG (BRYR) are seeking to recruit a

Board Trustee / Treasurer (Volunteer)

Ballymun Regional Youth Resource (BRYR) is a vibrant Youth Work organisation working with 10-24-year old's in Ballymun, Dublin.  Our aim is to empower young people from Ballymun & surrounding areas to reach their full potential. We put in place a range of resources that will support them to make a happy, healthy and successful transition to adulthood.  We seek to promote health, well- being and resilience at all stages of their development.

  Board Trustee’s take on general duties such as to:

• Comply with BRYR’s governing document
• Ensuring BRYR is complying with its charitable purpose for the public benefit
• Acting in the best interest of the BRYR
• Act with reasonable care and skill
• Manage the assets of BRYR.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Trustee/Treasurer will be responsibility for overseeing the finances of the organisation 
• Working with the Youth Service Manager and Financial Administrator the Trustee/Treasurer will ensure that the organisation meets its legal financial obligations and that its finances are properly managed
• To have insight and comprehensive knowledge of charity financial policies and controls best practices; evaluate and monitor the adequacy of current controls and procedures and ensure that the organisation is compliant with best practice principles
• Financial forecasting and risk analysis
• Advise the Board on financial implications of proposals, cash flow, projects
• Oversight of compliance and risk management in line with usual board responsibilities
• To be an authorised signatory of the charity
• To attend Board meetings (Annual General Meeting, General Meetings, and extraordinary general meetings as required) 
• Provide input to the strategic direction of BRYR and contributing with insight, oversight, and experience of strategy formulation in the sector
• Ultimately the Trustee/Treasurer needs to ensure that BRYR operates in a transparent and fair way

Essential Skills/Qualities required for these roles:

• Chartered Accountant with relevant years professional experience
• An appreciation of Youth Work
• An understanding of and commitment to our mission and values
• Commitment to highest levels of governance 
• If a candidate has governance experience, that would be welcome. 

Board Meetings:

There are 9 Board meetings per year, which are held on the last Monday of each month (except July, August and December) at 6:15pm.

Trustee’s also have an opportunity to join sub-committees.  

Meetings are held in BRYR, The Reco, Ballymun Central Youth Facility, Ballymun, Dublin 11. 

Expressions of interest to Geraldine Comerford, Youth Services Manager, geraldine.comerford@bryr.ie, 085-8716664