Become a Trustee Board of Trustee Directors As a registered charity, Acorn Early Years Foundation is governed by a board of trustees. The role of the board is primarily strategic, and monitors the financial performance, management and quality assurance processes within the organisation. The board meets at least four times a year (with an additional strategy day), but receives monthly updates and management information, and email correspondence and conference calls take place to deal with any urgent issues between meetings. Each trustee serves a three year term, which may be renewed by mutual agreement. If you would like more information on what is involved in being a trustee of a charity, please refer to this charity commission guidance. We are recruiting! Acorn is always on the lookout for skilled, experienced and enthusiastic new trustees to join our team, bringing even more knowledge and experience to the board in order to continually improve the running of the organisation. We are particularly keen to recruit someone with expertise in one or more of the following areas: finance, property, charity law and compliance, or local government. You will need to be an excellent communicator with leadership skills and an interest in early years. In addition to your expertise, alignment with our values is essential, and that you are able to bring broad life experience from other aspects of your professional and personal life. We recognise that the skills of a trustee can be developed through a range of different experiences and it is not necessary to have previous experience as a trustee to apply. If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Santa Svike, Governance Lead, at [email protected] To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to the same email address. For more information, please refer to our Trustee Recruitment Policy and Trustee Application Pack Our commitment to inclusion and support: We are committed to building a board that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we warmly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. We want volunteering with us to be accessible to everyone. To support this, we: Reimburse all reasonable volunteer expenses, including travel to meetings Offer flexibility around meeting times where possible Provide accessibility support or adjustments as needed Foster a culture where every trustee’s voice is valued and respected