Join us as a trustee and help to change the lives of disabled and seriously ill children.

Family Fund Trust is a unique, grant-giving charity with a 49-year history supporting low-income families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people across the UK.  

Our support helps break down some of the barriers and ease the additional pressures that many families face when raising a child or young person with a disability or serious illness. Through our grant making and services, we work hard to make life easier for families, making a practical difference to a family’s well-being, their opportunities, and the lives of their children and young people.

We are looking to appoint two exceptional individuals who will bring passion and commitment, as well as skills and experience to our Board. Trustees play an active role in governing the charity and are responsible for setting vision, strategic priorities, and for ensuring that the charity complies with legal, charitable and financial requirements.  This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills and experience, while at the same time, giving back to a nationwide charity that makes a real practical difference to the lives of families every day.

We are seeking to appoint two trustees to the Board and are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are living in Scotland or Wales, in order that we can ensure that the needs and context of families living in all four nations are always considered in our discussions and decision making.

We welcome candidates of any background who have the required skills and experience to be a trustee. We would like to particularly encourage those with disabilities or long-term conditions or who are parents or carers of children and young adults with disabilities or serious illnesses to apply, to bring fresh perspectives through lived experience.

The positions are not remunerated, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

For a recruitment pack and to read more about the role please click here.

To arrange a confidential discussion regarding the Trustee role, please contact Melissa Baxter - melissa.baxter@russam.co.uk / 07789 985229.

Closing date: Wednesday 16th November 2022