Trustee

Overview

Use your skills and perspective to help families thrive. Lagan’s Foundation is an award-winning, founder-led charity at a defining moment. We are seeking up to three new Trustees to join our Board at an exciting point in our development. This is an opportunity to contribute your skills, insight and values to a charity supporting families caring for children with complex health needs.

The role provides the chance to influence strategy, governance and safeguarding for a charity focused on delivering high-quality support to families and children with complex health needs. Trustees are not involved in day-to-day operations but play a vital role in guiding and supporting the organisation.

As a Trustee, you will:

• Help shape the strategic direction of the charity
• Provide constructive support and challenge to the executive team
• Ensure good governance, safeguarding and financial oversight
• Act in the best interests of the children and families we serve
• Uphold and champion our values

We are building a well-balanced Board with diverse skills, perspectives and lived experience. While no one person is expected to bring everything, we have identified priority areas where additional expertise would be valuable.

We are ideally seeking individuals who are:

• Experienced Board members looking to give back
• Experienced professionals looking to give back
• Individuals with relevant expertise seeking their first trustee role
• People motivated by impact, values-led decision-making and collaboration

You do not need prior trustee experience. We provide a supportive induction and ongoing guidance.

Priority skills we are keen to appoint include:

• Commissioning expertise, especially with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and/or Local Authorities across children’s and adult services
• Legal expertise with a focus on contract law and HR/employment law
• Safeguarding expertise within health, care or community settings

Additional skills and experience of interest include:

• Charity governance and risk management
• Healthcare or clinical expertise
• Marketing, PR and communications
• Fundraising and income generation
• Digital, IT and systems
• Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

Lived experience of caring for a child with complex needs would be very welcome but is not essential.

• 4–6 Board meetings per year (approximately 3 hours each)
• Optional involvement in specific areas aligned to your interests and capacity
• Trustee role is voluntary; reasonable expenses are covered

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and warmly encourage applications from individuals from under-represented backgrounds. Lived experience is welcomed but not required.

Our Board is collaborative, supportive and constructive. We value open communication, empathy, thoughtful challenge and we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all Trustees.

If you are motivated by values-led leadership, collaborative working and the opportunity to support a charity at a pivotal moment, we would love to hear from you. Please email a CV and a cover letter answering the following questions to .

Cover Letter Questions:

• Why Lagan’s Foundation and why now?
• What perspectives, skills or experience would you bring?
• How do you approach challenge, support and collaboration?