Board Member
Leading CAUSE into the future the power of peer
Our board members/trustees are unique as they have a great insight into caring for someone living with a serious mental illness.
We are a truly unique peer-led charity in NI which provides practical and emotional support to families, partners and friends with loved ones who have experienced serious mental illness. As a peer-led organisation, we want carers at the very heart of our organisation on our Board of Trustees.
If you have supported a loved one with serious mental illness, we would love to hear from you. Even if you are not a carer, we are still looking for board members with some of the skills or experience in one of the following areas:
- General personnel or project management
- Mental health or social care services
- Marketing / PR
- Fundraising
- HR
- Legal / policy
- Accountancy
By becoming a Board member of CAUSE you will be able use your skills and experience in shaping services for other mental health carers, meet new people and experience a real sense of fulfilment from working with other Trustees and sharing their passion in contributing to CAUSE’s success. It is an exciting opportunity to benefit many mental health carers and really make a difference to them and their families. It can be a hugely rewarding, important and exciting role.
Northern Ireland is home to at least 30,000 charity trustees. These individuals provide charities they serve with strategic direction and are responsible for ensuring each one stays within the remit laid out in its governing document and carries out its purposes for the public benefit. Anyone can be a charity trustee provided they are over 18-years old and are not disqualified under legislation.
Trustees not only give their time, skills and experience to a good cause, they can learn new and useful skills too.
Applications are welcomed now from individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
By becoming a Board member of CAUSE, you can enhance your professional profile, social networks and experience a real sense of fulfilment from working with other Trustees and sharing their passion in contributing to CAUSE’s success.
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For more information about minimum requirements and the role of trustees, please call us for a chat on 028 90 650 650 or email: volunteering@cause.org.uk
