Call for Trustee with Fundraising experience

The Role:

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union is seeking an individual with proven knowledge and experience of fundraising in the NGO sector. Previous voluntary experience serving on a Board or Committee is desirable. 

The Organisation:

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union CLG (ISSU) is a charitable company limited by guarantee. The main object for which the ISSU is established is to contribute to the advancement of second-level education of all second-level students in order to improve and enrich the education of each student and to support the involvement of students at all stages of their education so that they achieve their full potential, and as responsible citizens, improve society.

General Trustee Duties of a Charity Trustee & Company Director:

• Compliance with the charity’s governing documents

• 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

Charity trustees may not profit from carrying out their duties as a charity trustee. Board members do not receive remuneration for Board membership. Travel and subsistence will be paid in line with ISSU policy and public sector rates.

Grounds for being disqualified from being a charity trustee include if a person:

• is adjudicated bankrupt;

• enters into a formal court approved insolvency arrangement with the Insolvency Service of Ireland;

• is convicted on indictment of an offence; and

• is a company that is in the course of being wound up.

Candidate specification includes the following:

• The candidate should have previous NGO fundraising expertise, ideally with 5 years+ experience.

• The role of the successful candidate will be to advise on and monitor the new fundraising opportunities and revenue streams for the ISSU.

• The successful candidate will regularly inspect an overview of the finances to advise the Board on financial implications of proposals, cash flow problems etc. 

• The successful candidate will offer oversight of compliance and risk management in line with usual board responsibilities.

Board Meetings:

There will be a minimum of 4 board meetings a year, with some committee work outside of these meetings. Meetings are held in Liberty Hall, Dublin. Meetings can also be held virtually from time to time and voting would take place virtually