Remote Trustee: Governance and Strategy Wild Landscapes

Would you like to help us achieve our vision of a world rich in wild landscapes, providing a sustainable future for life on earth? We're recruiting two Trustees to join Lifescape's board.

Our trustees play a vital role in ensuring that the Lifescape Project ("Lifescape") achieves its purpose. Trustees oversee the management and administration of the charity, ensure a clear strategy, and align our work and goals with our vision of a world rich in wild landscapes. Trustees also support and challenge the executive team to enable Lifescape to grow, thrive, and achieve our mission of catalysing the creation, restoration, and protection of wild landscapes by building and employing expertise in science, technology, law, economics, and culture.

We seek people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role. Prior experience working or volunteering for, or acting as trustee of, an NGO would be an advantage but is not required. We will provide a full induction and training. For this round of trustee recruitment, we welcome interest from all candidates who believe they have something to offer.

We particularly value candidates with experience in the following areas:

• Planning and delivering conservation or rewilding programmes in Europe, or in Eastern or Southern Africa; or having relevant professional networks in those geographies.
• Environmental economics / natural capital accounting.
• Major donor or grant fundraising for charities.
• Strategic communications.

Remote

• Support and provide advice on Lifescape’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
• Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
• Oversee Lifescape’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
• Review and approve Lifescape’s financial statements.
• Keep abreast of changes in Lifescape’s operating environment, and ensure that key risks are identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
• Provide support and challenge to Lifescape’s CEO.
• Contribute to regular reviews of Lifescape’s own governance; attend Board meetings prepared to discuss.
• Apply your expertise and network to promote Lifescape’s objectives and enhance the charity’s reputation.

As a small charity, trustees may need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings, including assisting with recruitment, developing internal policies, ad‑hoc reviews of strategic decisions, or providing guidance to the executive team on specific subject areas within your expertise.