Key Responsibilities All Trustees

Trustees are accountable for delivering the responsibilities detailed in the UWSU

Memorandum and Articles of Association and supporting documents. Notwithstanding this all Trustees have a duty to:

• Ensure that the UWSU acts in accordance with its charitable objects, articles of association and other guiding documents and in particular remains true to its mission, vision andvalues.
• Facilitate the UWSU being a student-ledorganisation
• Help the UWSU achieve its objectives and the lives of its members
• Ensure that the UWSU complies with all relevant legislation and regulations,including relevant charity acts and educationacts
• Ensure that the UWSU does not undertake activities that put its financial members or reputation at undue risk
• Work with other Trustees, and volunteers in a constructive manner and the greater good of theUWSU
• Participate fully in Board of Trustees meetings and join one of the TrusteeBoard’s Committees ifrequired
• Use their personal skills and experience to ensure the UWSU is well run and efficient
• Seek external professional advice where there may be material risk to the UWSU where the Trustees may be in breach of their duties or at any other appropriate moment
• Abide the UWSU Trustee Code of Conduct

Student Trustees and Sabbatical Trustees

Student Trustees and Sabbatical Trustees have a particular responsibility to:

• Ensure decisions of the Board of Trustees and its Committees take account of the needs views of the UWSU members
• Ensure the UWSU considers the needs and views of all student groups including as examples Postgraduate, International and part-timestudents
• Ensure communication between the UWSU and itsmembers

For more information on the role view the Trustee Recruitment Pack
 

How to apply:

If you have any questions or would like to apply for the role please send a copy of your current CV, along with a covering letter (no more than one side of A4) which should identify the relevant experience and expertise you would bring to the role and why you would like to be a Trustee to:

Sarah Bishop
Chair of the Board
c/o Delores.Williams@wlv.ac.uk