The role of the Association’s Trustees is to optimise the charitable benefit achieved in fulfilment of its charitable objectives. As a member of the Board, an individual Trustee’s role is to use their skills and judgement to work collectively with the other Trustees to:
- ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit,
- comply with the charity’s governing document and the law,
- act in the charity’s best interests, manage the charity’s resources responsibly,
- act with reasonable care and skill, and
- ensure the charity is accountable.
We are particularly seeking applications from individuals who are skilled in the areas of health and safety management, funding and the environment but we welcome applications from individuals with any experience they believe is valuable to the Association. Knowledge and/or experience of inland waterways is important. Candidates must be passionate about our campaigning for sufficient funding for Britain’s waterways, for the sustainable operation of navigations and the restoration of closed waterways as well as all our work to make the waterways great places to live, work, travel and play. Although many meetings are held on-line we feel it is important to meet in person and to visit sites and events from time to time. Applications close on 9th June, and should be submitted to [email protected]. Applicants are asked to submit their CV, the completed Trustees Skillset Framework questionnaire (download below) and a covering letter rather than completing an application form. You can download:
