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Role purpose
As a Trustee, you will ensure that the needs of victims, witnesses and families affected by tragic events and crime are always at the centre of decisions taken by VS. You will help shape our strategic direction, and will support the outward facing activities of the charity as an ambassador.
Area of Business
Board of Trustees
Location or Function
Board of Trustees
Full time/Part time
Flexible (Volunteer Only)
Hours per week
Variable depending on meetings
Work schedule
Flexible
Basic Salary
Voluntary role
Contract type
Volunteering
DBS required?
Standard
Police vetting required?
No
Closing Date
25/05/2026
Ref No
6730
Principal responsibilities of all Trustees:
- Be jointly and severally responsible for the management and administration of the charity.
- Act in the charity’s best interests, manage the charity’s resources responsibly and act with reasonable care and skill.
- Have a duty of care and prudence towards the charity.
- Appoint the charity’s Chief Officer, ensuring that appropriate levels of remuneration for all staff are in place.
- Take decisions objectively and in the best interests of the charity and its beneficiaries. Trustees will declare any interests and appropriately manage any conflicts that may arise.
- Review the work of the charity by monitoring its performance against agree objectives and indicators.
- Promote and progress equality and diversity within the organisation.
- Continually develop your understanding of the charity and victim and witness issues.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
- A track record of senior, strategic leadership, either as a trustee of senior executive.
- Demonstrable senior technology leadership, with the experience and confidence to act as a non‑executive Trustee, providing Board‑level oversight, constructive challenge and insight on digital and technology strategy, major programmes, cyber and information risk, and technology investment decisions. The role is about governance, assurance and strategic influence, not operational delivery.
- An understanding of the environment within which VS operates.
- An understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of being a trustee.
Skills and abilities
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex issues, problem solve, and to constructively challenge where necessary.
- Ability to think creatively and help VS develop innovative new areas of work.
- Ability to effectively engage and manage senior stakeholders, both internally and externally. Excellent team working and communication skills.
Leadership style and behaviours
- Commitment to supporting and promoting VS’ purpose, vision and mission, to our values, and to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Commitment to making an active contribution as a member of the board, committing the time and thought needed.
- Sound independent judgement.
- Emotionally intelligent, low-ego working style.
Terms of appointment
This role is a voluntary role. Reasonable expenses incurred in the course of undertaking the role will be reimbursed by Victim Support.
Location
Our Board meetings are held around the country but mainly in London.
Time Commitment
The expected time commitment would be around 1 day per month, including:
- Four in person Board meetings a year
- One strategic awayday a year
- Visits to local offices or services if required
- Attendance at occasional networking events
Term of Appointment
- VS trustees are appointed for an initial term of three years; the Board may reappoint them for a further three year term.
Eligibility
- The successful candidate will need to declare their eligibility to be a trustee and complete a DBS check. They will also be expected to declare any conflict of interest affecting their duties as a trustee – both on appointment and prior to relevant board meetings.
How to apply
To apply for the Trustee role, please send your CV (no more than four A4 pages), along with a covering letter setting out your motivation for applying and what you could bring to the role to Governance@victimsupport.org.uk.
Deadline for applications is Monday 25 2026
Recruitment timetable:
Closing date: Monday 25 May 2026
Interviews: w/c 15 June 2026