The Board and Leadership team at Charity People is thrilled to be partnering with Amnesty International UK in their 2024 Board Recruitment.

Amnesty International UK:

Amnesty International UK operates in the UK as two distinct legal entities: Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust (‘the Charitable Trust’), and Amnesty International United Kingdom Section (‘the UK Section’). Each entity is governed by its own Board with the two working together and co-operating but remaining independent. Each Board operates and makes decisions based on the long-term interests of their respective entity and within the constraints imposed by applicable UK law, their separate constitutions and the overall rules of the global Amnesty International movement.

The Section Board:

Amnesty International UK Section Board are seeking to add members to its Board who can bring expertise/experience in the below areas:

Co-opted Board Member – they are seeking an established and experienced human resource professional to be co-opted on to the Section Board.  Prior Board experience is by no way a pre-requisite or even having come from a charitable or non-profit background. The expectation is that individuals will be values-driven, with an understanding of what it means in practice to be a people first organisation and to deliver on the aim of being at the forefront of progressive employment practice. In addition to serving on the Section Board, ideally, the successful candidate would act as Chair of the People, Culture and Inclusion Sub-Committee. The ability to provide inclusive leadership to a strategic governance body is therefore important.

Casual Vacancy – for the casual vacancy slot, they are seeking a candidate to fill the seat reserved for the 18-23 year-old age group (on day of appointment). No prior experience is required but a demonstrable commitment to human rights would be advantageous.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that the Section complies with its Articles of Association, company law and any other relevant legal and regulatory responsibilities.
• Safeguarding the good name and values of the Section and ensuring that the organisation’s culture is consistent with its values.
• Ensuring that AIUK Section maximises the health, growth and human rights impact of the Section’s activism.
• Valuing the contribution that children and young people make to Amnesty International by listening to and respecting their contribution.
• Willingness to join Amnesty International UK Section as an individual member by day of appointment (a constitutional requirement).

Time commitment

The UK Section Board usually meets on a Saturday for six hours in March, May and September and meets together with the Charitable Trust Board for joint training and reflection over two days (Friday and Saturday) in July and December. Additionally, there are typically two joint Board briefings per year on a weekday evening of approximately two-hours duration. Section Board members are usually asked to attend the Annual General Meeting (which typically takes place in June or July).

Board members are likely to be asked to join a sub-committee, which will meet four times per year, usually on a weekday afternoon or early evening.

Aside from meeting attendance and preparation, we would expect Board members and sub-committee member to monitor emails for updates and occasional requests and those with a specialist brief (such as Finance or Human Resources) should be reasonably available to provide advice and support to senior managers with a corresponding brief.

How to Apply:

We will host a Q&A webinar with AIUK at 6pm on 15th August 2024, where they will share further insights and answer any additional questions you may have. In the first instance send your CV to seniorappointments@charitypeople.co.uk and we will forward you the recruitment pack and the link to register to attend this webinar.

Timeline:

Closing date: 9am 30th August 2024
1st Interviews: TBC
2nd Interviews: TBC

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.