Chair of Trustees

Grimm & Co


Job Summary

This voluntary role offers a unique opportunity to guide a much-loved charity at an exciting point in its story – helping imagination change lives.

Job Description

We are looking for a chair of Trustees who will lead our Board with integrity, compassion and creativity. This is an opportunity to guide a much-loved charity into its next exciting chapter – strengthening our community impact, ensuring good governance, and nurturing an organisation that places inclusion, kindness and ethical practice at its heart.

Insight into commercial, visitor attraction, fund-generating environments would be advantageous but not essential.

As our inspirational Chair you will have:

  • A strong belief in the Grimm & Co’s values, vision and mission in changing lives one story at a time.

  • An understanding and commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

  • Experience and understanding of charity governance and the role of board member/trustee.

  • Experience of leading successful organisational development and growth.

  • Experience of leadership at a senior strategic level in a relevant environment that could further strengthen the charity.

  • Previous experience at board level of an organisation.

  • Be prepared to represent, advocate for, and champion Grimm & Co.

  • An ethical stance that is in tune with the charity’s values, beliefs and core principals of operation.

  • Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships.

Job Requirements

Our Chair of Trustees will:

  • Lead the board in ensuring it fulfils its responsibilities for governance of the charity and acts in accordance with its constitution.
  • Ensure the charity complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
  • Ensure the charity applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives.
  • Provide firm strategic direction to the organization, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets then evaluating performance against agreed targets.
  • Safeguard the good name and values of the charity.
  • Ensure financial stability of the charity.
  • Protect and manage the property of the charity and ensure the proper investment of the charity ‘s funds.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Chair of Trustees
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Hybrid
  • Closing date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026

  • Location:

    Yorkshire

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Job: Chair of Trustees

Job: Chair of Trustees

Organisation: Grimm & Co

Postcode: S60 2HG

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