Trustee Role - LEAH - Learn English At Home
Learn English at Home (LEAH)
Trustee role – Learn English At Home (LEAH) LEAH is a West London charity that helps empower people whose first language is not English to communicate independently. Our staff and volunteers help beneficiaries feel resilient, develop a sense of belonging, and become equipped with the skills to contribute to their communities. We are seeking two Trustees to join a highly collaborative Board that is committed to making a difference to ethnic minority adults and their families.
Trustees are responsible for the governance of the charity, ensuring that it achieves its stated objectives: to advance the education and integration of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who do not speak English as a first language, and to improve their access to support services and future education, employment and volunteering opportunities. This is achieved through: • Board meetings, held approximately every two months, with a mix of in person (in Kingston) and remote meetings • Three sub committees — Finance, Fundraising and Governance — which allow detailed discussion and help Board meetings focus on key decisions • Specific Trustee roles, for example one Trustee focusing on services in Merton, and ad hoc working groups (e.g. supporting the development of the strategic plan) Main Trustee responsibilities • Ensure that LEAH complies with its governing document, charitable objectives and relevant charity law • Contribute actively to the Board and its sub committees, helping to oversee the effective management of LEAH. Be willing to challenge constructively and, once decisions are made, support them collectively • Contribute to strategy development. A strategic plan was agreed at the end of last year, and a volunteer strategy is currently being developed. Trustees help define goals, set targets, monitor progress and ensure that LEAH remains focused on its strategy • Oversee and help ensure the ongoing financial sustainability of LEAH Please send your CV and a brief covering letter explaining your interest in the role to Sharon Landa, Chair, at slanda@leah.org.uk. Our website is: https://learnenglishathome.org.uk/ If you would like an informal discussion before applying, please contact Sharon by email. Deadline for applications: 6 May 2026.
Trusteeships & Committees
Bookkeeping & Finance, Evaluating & Reviewing, Organising & Planning, Research
Main Trustee responsibilities • Ensure that LEAH complies with its governing document, charitable objectives and relevant charity law • Contribute actively to the Board and its sub committees, helping to oversee the effective management of LEAH. Be willing to challenge constructively and, once decisions are made, support them collectively • Contribute to strategy development. A strategic plan was agreed at the end of last year, and a volunteer strategy is currently being developed. Trustees help define goals, set targets, monitor progress and ensure that LEAH remains focused on its strategy • Oversee and help ensure the ongoing financial sustainability of LEAH ________________________________________ Desirable skills and experience • Leadership qualities, including critical thinking and sound decision making • Experience of fundraising or working with grant making bodies • A good understanding of the challenges facing asylum seekers and refugees
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Approximately 1.5 days per month, including attending meetings, responding to emails and reading papers between meetings. Trustees should also be willing, where possible, to attend occasional events involving volunteers, beneficiaries and potential funders.
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Siddeley House 50 Canbury Park Road Kingston upon Thames
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