Chair of Trustees

We are looking for at least two new Trustees to join our Board, as well as for a new Chair to lead us towards our vision of a society where no family experiences the removal of a child more than once.

Our board of Trustees work together to lead Pause, and have the ultimate responsibility for our success. They meet on a regular basis to discuss Pause’s progress, problems and the future. They listen to, support and challenge the Chief Executive and leadership team, to make sure they stay on track and meet all their legal obligations. They also work with the Pause Advisory Group, which is made up of women who have completed the Pause Programme, to ensure that women are consulted on and involved in crucial decision-making.  

Pause currently has eight trustees who all have different skills, experience and expertise. What brings them together, is their passion for improving the lives of women who’ve had children removed from their care.   

Trustees will be engaged in:

• Strategy – thinking about the bigger picture and the future of Pause, and making sure there is a clear plan for getting there.  
• Support – making sure Pause employees feel well supported, listened to and understood.  
• Stretch – making sure the people in the organisation are ambitious.  
• Scrutiny – making sure the organisation is well run and safe.  
• Stewardship – to take care of the organisation and its people.  

Please see the recruitment pack and our website for more information.

We are looking for people who are:

• Honest, open-minded and have integrity
• Good listeners and communicators who work well with other people
• Keen to learn from other people, particularly women with experience of the Pause Programme
• Able to challenge with respect and disagree kindly
• We are especially keen to hear from people with experience of one or more of the following:
  • Women who have completed the Pause Programme
  • Fundraising
  • Professionals with a background in family law
• You don’t need to have experience of all these areas. For example, if you have completed the Pause Programme but don’t know about fundraising, we’d still love to hear from you!

We encourage applicants from as diverse a range of backgrounds as possible, to better reflect wider society, as well as the women we work with. We would particularly like to hear from people with lived experience of children’s services, with disabilities and from communities that experience racism, all of whom are currently underrepresented within our Board.