{"id":79,"date":"2025-09-03T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:03:50","slug":"role-description-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/role-description-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Role Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2025\/08\/ormiston-trust-banner-2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"ormiston-trust-banner-2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Role Description &#8211; Chair\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<p>As Chair of Ormiston Trust, you&#8217;ll lead the board to provide strategic direction and ensure organisational effectiveness as we enter a new strategic phase. Beyond the governance responsibilities of a trustee, you&#8217;ll champion our mission externally, help build strategic partnerships and guide the board&#8217;s development. This influential leadership role offers the chance to shape the Trust&#8217;s future, represent our values in the wider sector, and drive meaningful impact for the young people and families we serve.<\/p>\n<h3>Accountabilities<\/h3>\n<h4>Board Effectiveness<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair four in-person UK board meetings annually, set agendas, facilitate decision-making, and prepare thoroughly in advance<\/li>\n<li>Conduct regular board effectiveness reviews and manage conflicts of interest<\/li>\n<li>Lead trustee recruitment, development, succession planning, and annual performance reviews<\/li>\n<li>Represent the Trust externally as a key ambassador, championing our work and enhancing sector profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Leadership &amp; Strategy<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead strategic planning processes and guide board approval of annual budgets and strategic plans<\/li>\n<li>Champion robust governance, ensuring adherence to charitable objects and maintaining effective financial and risk management frameworks<\/li>\n<li>Act as primary liaison with the CEO, providing strategic guidance whilst respecting operational independence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Grant-making &amp; Beneficiary Engagement<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Guide trustees through decision-making processes, facilitating informed discussions on funding priorities and strategic direction<\/li>\n<li>Undertake visits to funded projects nationwide to meet young people, witness impact, and inform strategic decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Engage with potential grantees and strategic partners to expand the Trust&#8217;s reach and effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Governance &amp; Compliance<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead the board in ensuring robust information and control systems to monitor objectives, policy compliance, and regulatory requirements<\/li>\n<li>Chair investment performance reviews and lead decisions on investment manager appointments and risk management strategies<\/li>\n<li>Oversee compliance with Charity Commission requirements, maintenance of charitable status, and public benefit delivery<\/li>\n<li>Attend AGM and approve annual reports and accounts, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and stakeholder confidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ormistontrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}