Treasurer (Trustee)

Location: Hybrid, mainly from home 

Salary: This is a volunteer role so no salary is payable, however expenses will be covered

Hours:  Approximately 6-8 hours per month:  4 board meetings and 4 Finance subgroup meetings per year, plus preparation time and additional involvement around year-end and audit. 

About the role

As Treasurer, you will:

• Provide strategic financial oversight

• Chair the Finance subgroup (meets quarterly)

• Present financial reports to the board

• Oversee annual accounts and audit

• Support the CEO and Finance Manager

What we’re looking for:

• • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or significant financial experience
  • Ability to interpret financial statements and communicate clearly
  • Strategic thinking and sound judgement
  • Commitment to our mission

  Charity finance experience is desirable but not essential – we can provide training.

Diversity 

We encourage applications from all under-represented groups, particularly those from disabled, LGBTQ+ and diverse and minoritised backgrounds, and people with lived experience of domestic abuse.

How to apply

Send a CV or expression of interest to recruitment@equation.org.uk.  For an informal conversation or to request the full recruitment pack, contact Anthea Tainton, CEO. 

Find out more at www.equation.org.uk

Closing date

We are aiming to appoint before April 2026 and will review applications on a rolling basis.

Safeguarding

Equation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to work in accordance with our safeguarding policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment checks including an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references covering the past five years, and completion of our safeguarding disclosure questionnaire.

This post involves regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

Equation operates a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse, discrimination, bullying, harassment or exploitation. We are dedicated to creating a safe environment where everyone we work with feels protected and able to speak up if they have concerns.

About us

Our goal is for everyone to have equal, healthy relationships free from domestic abuse. This is front and centre of everything we do. We run education programmes with young people in schools, training for professionals and behaviour change programmes, as well as raising awareness of where to get help and support. We also run a helpline and support services for men and LGBTQ+ people experiencing abuse living in Nottinghamshire.

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and encourage applications from all under-represented groups, particularly those from disabled, LGBTQ+ and diverse and minoritised backgrounds.

We believe that equity, diversity and inclusion improves the health, wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are prioritised, we are happier, healthier and can achieve more.

Wellbeing and benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our team members to ensure wellbeing remains a top priority. Work-life balance is important to us so we have family friendly policies, flexible, hybrid working options and an incremental annual leave allowance.

These include:

• Flexible and hybrid working for suitable roles
• Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 31
• Clinical supervision is available for all front life staff
• Free annual eye test
• Sick pay, compassionate leave and special leave
• Expenses and mileage paid
• Progression opportunities
• Family friendly leave policies including maternity, adoption and parental leave. Carers leave, and fertility treatment leave.
• Auto-enrolment to People’s Partnership pension scheme (salary dependent) with an employer contribution of 5%. Further 3% is automatically deducted from monthly salary.

Ongoing development

We’re committed to providing development opportunities for our whole team. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences, as this allows us to be creative and provide the best support for people experiencing domestic abuse.

To support this, we have a robust induction and development programme available to the whole team, throughout your career here at Equation.

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