Trustee

Application Deadline: 25 April 2025

Department: Board of Trustees

Location: Remote

Description Chance to Shine Foundation Chance to Shine Foundation is a cricket charity whose mission it is to give every young person the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket. We want them to learn a love of the game and, in doing so, develop their wider wellbeing. We do this by creating opportunities to play, learn and develop. We have two core programmes ? Chance to Shine Schools (ages 5?16) and Street (ages 8-24) which support over half a million children every year.

Chance to Shine coaches inspire children and teachers in thousands of state schools and disadvantaged communities. We work with half a million children each year - nearly half of them are girls.

Street cricket sessions are fast, fun and loud. They take place in the heart of communities all across the country, anywhere from a housing estate to a sports hall - and all year round.

We're really passionate about what we do but we're ambitious and we want to do more. In 2024 we launched our new strategy, Limitless Futures, and by 2028 we aim to reach 1 million young people annually, prioritising under-served areas and maintaining our focus on high quality impact.

The Chance to Shine Board of Trustees offer a wealth of expertise, guidance and support to ensure that as a charity we strive to be the best organisation we can be and that we provide high-quality support via cricket for children and young people. It is an exciting time for new trustees to contribute towards the future of this successful charity.

Chance to Shine values and prides itself on the diversity within our programmes and we aim to reflect this diversity within our Board.

We welcome applications from interested individuals from all backgrounds.

To find out more about Chance to Shine, our mission, our work and our impact please visit www.chancetoshine.org

Purpose of the Role The role of a Trustee is to provide support, guidance and expertise to the Chance to Shine Board (including its sub committees and advisory boards of: Audit and Risk Committee, Governance and Remuneration Committee, Development Board, County Advisory Board and Youth Advisory Board) and the Chance to Shine executive team.

Time requirements The Chance to Shine Board meets formally four times per year, usually in January, April, July and September. Meetings typically take place in London from 4:30pm for approximately 2 hours with the July meeting being a longer half day strategy session. In between meetings individual Trustees provide advice and support to the executive team where required.

In addition to meetings, there are opportunities for Trustees to attend and be involved in year-round activities such as gala dinners, school or street project visits and the Chance to Shine Annual Awards ceremony in November.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise In particular, with this recruitment, we are looking for trustees who can demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following fields:

• Legal

• Links to cricket; County Cricket Boards, clubs, cricket networks, our work at Chance to Shine

Generic skills: ? strong leadership skills
? willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
? good, independent judgement
? good communication and interpersonal skills
? ability to ensure decisions are taken and followed-up
? willingness to join in discussions and check and challenge
? ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

Qualities: ? A strong personal commitment to the aims and objectives of Chance to Shine
? Enthusiasm to embrace our values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun
? Be available to attend induction/training/events organised by Chance to Shine
? A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to their duties as a Trustee
? Strategic vision and good, independent, judgement
? Be willing and confident to challenge and engage others in debate
? Honesty and integrity
? An understanding of the importance of, and Chance to Shine's commitment to, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
? Respect for confidentiality

Further information For further information on the governance of Chance to Shine including the Terms of Reference of the Board and the Duties and Responsibilities of Trustees, please see the governance section of our website www.chancetoshine.org/governance