At Young Lives vs Cancer we know just how rewarding it is to be part of an incredible team making sure that children, young people and families don’t face cancer alone. The support offered to young cancer patients has come a long way, and our vital work has never been more needed than over the past few years.
Like many organisations, we are looking outward and to the future to understand how we can build on this to create a better, equitable future for young cancer patients, one in which the whole system of support around them works together, and no-one is left behind. This will mean looking beyond traditional ways of delivering services and raising funds. We have been listening to the experiences of the people who need our support, and as a result, building new partnerships to take a truly systemic approach to change.
And we have been looking at our own organisation, starting our journey to become a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation at which everyone belongs, delivering our Brave Not Perfect strategy. We now need to take this to the next level.
With our partners, we have set an ambitious ‘North Star’ for children and young people with cancer. We must ‘act from the future’, being open to challenging how we do things, and experimenting with new ways to create impact, and importantly – fund this vital work. Our new strategy, The Time is Now, sets this out. We are investing in innovation, research and development, and must embrace working in collaboration and new forms of delivery and income generation, being curious about new solutions and the uncertainty that this brings.
Our Board of Trustees are committed to this ambition and so we are looking for new trustees with the passion and expertise to steer us.
The Young Lives vs Cancer team is enthusiastic and committed, from staff and volunteers to supporters and, of course, young people and their families, and totally committed to continually learning and striving for better. Through your role on the Board, you will help provide the vision, leadership and direction to tackle the problems of the future.
You will champion change in all its guises at Board level. You will probe, ask questions and challenge us to ensure we consider new ways of doing things and properly learn from our experience.
If you believe children and young people with cancer deserve the chance to thrive then we’d love to hear from you.