We’re Recruiting A Finance Trustee
About Kiota
Kiota aspires for a world in which women, children and young people can determine their futures, free from harm and exploitation.
We are a small-but-brave charity, working in partnership with KIWOHEDE, an established and respected Tanzanian NGO, for the past 18 years. Our holistic approach to poverty reduction focuses on the education, rights, health and development of young people, with a particular emphasis on girls. We are a UK-based volunteer-led charity with minimal costs in the UK, and pride ourselves on developing a collaborative, responsive and empowering approach to international development. We place a high value on the autonomy of our beneficiaries, and this manifests in us supporting them to develop their own solutions to the challenges they face.
To learn more about Kiota, check out our Facebook page, our Twitter account, or our Instagram page.
Responsibilities as a trustee
Kiota trustees are responsible for controlling the charity's management and administration. They are responsible for ensuring that our income is used for the purposes set out in the charity's governing document and for no other purpose. Trustees have a responsibility to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to the charity and have a responsibility to act in the best interests of the charity.
There are six key duties of trusteeship:
Ensure your charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit
Comply with your charity’s governing document and the law
Act in your charity’s best interest
Manage your charity’s resources responsibly
Act with reasonable care and skill
Ensure your charity is accountable.
Being a trustee of a small charity can be incredibly rewarding. It is different to being a trustee of a large organisation, as the trustees are responsible for the operational work of the charity as well as the governance and strategy. To ensure that trusteeships work for Kiota and for our trustees, we will review new trusteeships after six months to ensure that all are happy with arrangements and that there is a good “fit”.
Role Purpose
We are looking to appoint a trustee with experience in finance to set and oversee our budgets and other financial affairs, providing advice, scrutiny and support to the charity. You will also be responsible for developing applications to trusts and foundations to help gain required funding.
Key tasks will include:
Budgeting and forecasting
Statutory financial reporting
Bookkeeping
Reviewing our partner’s financial reports
Leading the financial risk management process.
Time Commitment
The board has four strategic meetings each year which are three hours each, we also have four shorter decision focused meetings each year of up to an hour and a half.
The board is an operational one, and the trustees act as the main staff of the charity on a voluntary basis as well as being trustees on the board. Please be aware that all trustees will be expected to take on functional roles including being active in fundraising activities. We anticipate this will take a minimum of 8 hours per month.
We are committed to refreshing our Kiota family so that it better reflects our audience. Kiota believes that a more diverse board can bring a wider set of life experiences to bear, avoid groupthink and strengthen our governance. We would particularly welcome applications from people with East African heritage and are committed to creating a working environment that is supportive and safe for all.
To Apply:
Please fill out this form.
We are speaking to candidates on a rolling basis so please get in touch and we will be in touch shortly after!
