Title: Trustee with legal / HR experience
Reporting to: Chair, Board of Trustees
Contract: 4yrs with up to 2 terms
Hours: 5 – 8 days per year
Location: Home working/ London
Closing date: 12 noon, Wednesday 18th June 2025
We welcome applications from people with transferrable skills and qualities, and people with diverse employment histories and personal backgrounds.
Download voluntary role description and person specification
What we are looking for
With the appointment of our new CEO, we are embarking on a new chapter including undertaking a full strategic review. As we launch our new strategy, we are seeking a new trustee with a legal and or HR background to join our board. We are seeking people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm, fresh ideas and commitment to the board, to deliver the new strategy while bringing your own expertise.
The role of trustee represents a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to be part of an organisation with a mission to support people with learning disabilities, people with mental health issues or older people to say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.
As well as embracing our aims and values we welcome people with a range of lived and professional experience, to compliment the skills we currently have we are specifically seeking people with experience in a senior HR role or those with a legal background.
Personal qualities should include
- Excellent communication
- strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- good judgement, tact and diplomacy
- Able to ask probing questions and hold management to account
- a commitment to equality and diversity and inclusion.
- Commitment and understanding of safeguarding.
- Commitment to the mission and values of The Advocacy Project,
We actively welcome those with lived experience of mental health or learning disability services .
Ideally, our new trustees will come with an understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship. However previous experience of being a trustee is not essential.
About The Advocacy Project
We help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing and social care. We’re here to make sure people across all ages and care groups can understand their rights, make effective choices about their lives and voice their concerns. Some of the ways we do this include:
- advocacy services that make sure people can express their wishes when decisions are being made about their care or wellbeing
- user involvement projects that help organisations improve what they offer by listening to people who use their services
- local Healthwatch organisations, which act as health and social care champions for the areas they serve and give people a direct channel to share their feedback
- innovative Personal Health Budget projects that allow people to access items and services to improve their wellbeing.
Our services are independent, confidential, and free to those receiving them. Together, our teams are standing up for essential rights and supporting people to have a say on the issues that matter to them.
How to apply
Upload your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this role. (NB we will only be accepting applications from candidates who upload both a supporting statement and CV).
It’s a legal requirement that you are eligible to work in the UK for all our posts.
If you have any questions, please email:
The Advocacy Project is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
The Advocacy project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults’ , successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.