BECOME AN URBAN PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEE

BECOME AN URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP TRUSTEE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and driven leader to join an organisation that brings connectivity, wellbeing, aspiration and opportunity to the heart of the community it serves.

The Urban Partnership Group (UPG) is a community organisation offering a wide range of activities across hubs in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Based in the Masbro Centre, the Edward Woods Centre, and the Brook Green Children’s Centre, activities include those for older people, youth clubs, children centre services, Community Champion schemes, educational and personal development courses and careers guidance.

Through these projects we enhance the health, wealth and happiness of our centre users.

WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT?
The Board of Trustees provide support, and challenge constructively. They use their networks and knowledge to support UPG’s development and success. They ensure that we are delivering positive outcomes for the community and using our funds appropriately. They have a good grasp of the risks of an organisation like ours and monitor plans that we can put in place to manage them.

The Board meets four times a year for meetings which last up to 2 hours, and for the Annual General Meeting, typically held in November. We do our best to schedule these flexibly around our Board’s other commitments. We ask Trustees to commit to attending these meetings and to read the papers which are sent out in advance. We also encourage Trustees to visit our services, to meet our service users, volunteers and staff.

We are looking for Trustees who can commit a minimum of 2 years to the role so that we can ensure continuity in our leadership.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
If you share our values of inclusion and empowerment (see website for more details), have the time to commit to this, and some relevant experience that will add value to the Board, we want to hear from you.

We particularly welcome people with experience, contacts or skills in any of the following areas:

  • Growing an organisation/fundraising (voluntary or private sector)
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing/Public Relations/communications
  • Facilities Management and sustainability strategies

We welcome interest from people who reflect our diverse service user, volunteer and employee base, and we expect Trustees to live our values of diversity, inclusion and equity. To improve the gender diversity on our board, we especially

We are keen to ensure that disability should not be a barrier to inclusion. Please do let us know if we might need to make any adjustments to facilitate your full participation.

We have a clear policy and good practice in managing risk of any perceived or actual conflicts of interest. All Trustees are required to abide by the policy and register any possible conflicts of interests. If you think there might be a conflict of interest, please mention it as part of your expression of interest.

NEXT STEPS
If you are interested in this position, or want to find out more information, please email the Chair of the Board of Trustees Kamini on kamini@upg.org.uk with a CV and cover outlining why you are interested in this position and what you bring to it (no more than one side of A4 for the cover letter).

Closing Date: 31st January 2025

Informal Interviews: TBC expected w/c 10th February.

Provisional appointment of new Trustees (subject to references): w/c 24th February

Formal appointment of new Trustees: Board meeting March 2025


ABOUT THE URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP

Our MISSION is to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged and marginalised individuals in our community and to support and empower them to improve health, wealth and wellbeing through community involvement in economic, social and environmental regeneration.

Our VISION is to build a healthy, active, inclusive, sustainable and prosperous community in Hammersmith and Fulham.

We VALUE innovation and collaboration with funders, partners, stakeholders, service users and the local community. Over the years we have built a good reputation and strong community presence, we pride ourselves on being inclusive respectful and responsive.

We AIM to:

  • Enhance and promote the health, wealth and well-being of people in the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and surrounding areas.
  • Reduce inequalities and remove discrimination and other causes of social exclusion in disadvantaged groups and communities.
  • Rebuild communities and improve opportunities for disadvantaged people to participate in work and other aspects of community life.
  • Continually improve the delivery of services and implement innovative solutions to meet changing local needs and community aspirations.

www.upg.org.uk

Social media handles: @masbrocentre