Chair of Trustees - TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND MIND

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind

Tyneside and Northumberland

Full-time

26th September 2025

We are on a very exciting journey and now is a fantastic time to join us. Come and join our thriving team and be part of something great.

A career at Tyneside & Northumberland Mind is an opportunity to do vital and rewarding work with other talented people, as you contribute to fighting the stigma around mental health.

Could you be part of Tyneside and Northumberland Mind’s ambitious future and help us to support more people with mental health?

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind (TNM) is seeking to recruit a Chair of Trustees. Key skills are previous leadership and board experience and a good understanding of charity governance; a commitment to leading TNM; and excellent people skills in relation to both the Board of Trustees and the CEO.

To apply, please send your CV and a short expression of interest (max 500 words) stating why you are interested in the role and what experience, skills and attributes you aim to bring, to our current Chair, Lynda Cox: lynda.cox@tynesidemind.org.uk

Closing Date: Friday 26 September 2025

Any questions about the position please email Chair, Lynda Cox on the above email.

Trustees are our most senior leaders. They set our strategic direction, make sure we’re using our resources effectively and ensure we’re having the greatest possible impact on our community. We’re looking for dedicated, empathetic and ambitious candidates, who share our vision and values. You will want to help make people and our communities stronger and healthier through education, training and support for mental health and wellbeing. We are looking for a Trustee, who will be our Treasurer, who will work in close cooperation with, and provide support and advice to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance.

We are looking for someone who can:

⭐️ Guide and advise the Board in the approval of budgets, accounts, and financial statements, within a relevant policy framework.

⭐️ Keep the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities.

⭐️ Chair our Finance and Risk Subcommittee.

⭐️ Monitor investment activity and ensure its consistency with policies, aims, objectives and legal responsibilities.

⭐️ Contribute to determining the overall direction and development of the charity through good governance and clear strategic planning.

⭐️ Promote and develop the charity to help it to grow and be successful.

⭐️ Ensure that the charity and its representatives’ function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the governing document.

⭐️ Read papers, comment, attend Board meetings and other ad-hoc meetings.

⭐️ Act in the best interest of the charity and its beneficiaries at all times.

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values, and skills, we’d love to hear from you!

For more information about the Treasurer role please download the pack below.

To apply, please send your CV and a short expression of interest (max 500 words) stating why you are interested in the role and what skills and attributes you aim to bring, to our Chair, Lynda Cox: lynda.cox@tynesidemind.org.uk

Any questions about the position please email Chair, Lynda Cox on the above email.

We are also on the look out for a variety of volunteer roles, whether you want to lend a hand at events, deliver physical activity sessions or represent us in the local community-we could use your help! For all volunteering opportunities available, please visit our volunteering page, we need you.

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind are an anti-racist and anti-prejudice organisation. We are committed to having frank, open conversations about all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including racism. We acknowledge that racism and discrimination exist in our sector and within our organisation, but we are actively working to move our charity, our people, and our sector towards equity. We are not perfect, and we are still learning, but we vow “to do the best we can until we know better, then when we know better, we will do better” (quote adapted from Maya Angelou).

We welcome and encourage applicants from under-represented groups; ethnically marginalised people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with physical or intellectual differences, neurodiverse people, and those with lived experience of mental ill-health. We actively use positive action to counter any potential bias in our recruitment processes. Reasonable adjustments and training will be provided to candidates who show a high level of competency but lack similar formal experience or who may require additional support to perform their best in the role. We are a ‘Disability Confident Committed’ employer and welcome applicants with diagnosed and self-identified disabilities to apply for this role. Please mention in your application if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. This will not affect your application.

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