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Are you passionate about cycling and sustainability? Keen to use your skills to help a charity make positive change? I am a board member with the Bike Station and we are looking for new members. Do apply if you think this could be for you!
We are looking for people to join our board. Organisation profile The Bike Station is a social enterprise and charity based in Edinburgh and Perth, with a mission to develop environmentally sustainable communities by empowering people to have greater freedom to move by bike. We are focused on improving access to bikes for those who are traditionally underrepresented or excluded from sustainable travel initiatives. We do this through refurbishing and recycling donated bikes. We make refurbished bikes available free of cost to those who might not otherwise have access to them or sell them to fund our other activities, including our flagship community programme Shifting Gears which provides skills development, both cycling and repair, and employment opportunities. Responsibilities ▪️Advocating for the Bike Station; ▪️ Overseeing the management and development of the Bike Station, which is delivered on a day-to-day basis by the CEO supported by other key employees; ▪️Supporting the CEO of the Bike Station in managing operational risk; ▪️Approving the priorities for the Bike Station and overseeing delivery of these priorities; ▪️Overseeing legal and financial compliance and ensuring good governance in accordance with the Bike Station’s constitutive documents; ▪️Evaluating performance against priorities. Time Commitment ▪️Attendance at board meetings approximately every six weeks face to face or via video call. Meetings are usually held on weekday evenings and last about 1.5-2 hours. Board papers, including financial papers, are circulated around five days in advance for review prior to the meeting; ▪️Attendance at the AGM; ▪️Attendance at meetings of special focus groups (participation is voluntary and usually reflective of specific interests or skills of the relevant board member); ▪️Attendance at occasional strategy or team building events, usually no more than twice a year. Requirements: ▪️Excellent interpersonal skills; ▪️Ability to work collaboratively as a team; ▪️Ability to constructively challenge; ▪️Excellent and independent judgement and integrity; ▪️Commitment to the Bike Station’s mission; Willingness and ability to commit the time required and share knowledge and experience. We are particularly interested to hear from those with finance, business or marketing experience or training. We would equally like to hear from those in our communities who might have previously used our services. Previous board experience is not essential, as training will be provided. We are keen to recruit trustees from diverse backgrounds and welcome applications from students or young people, women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Applications Applicants should submit a statement no longer than 500 words summarising their experience, key skills and what they can bring to the board. If you are interested but unsure if you are suited to the role, we would be happy to have an informal chat. https://lnkd.in/esgNfvsd