Role Opportunity : Windsor Women's Centre Chair of the Board
VIable Corporate Services are delighted to be supporting Windsor Women’s Centre in appointing their next Chair of the Board.
Overall Purpose
To provide leadership and direction to the Board, safeguard its integrity and reputation, enabling Directors to fulfil their responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation. Developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines. To work in partnership with the Chief Executive to ensure that Board decisions are acted upon and the Organisation is managed in an effective manner.
To provide leadership and direction to the Board, safeguard its integrity and reputation, enabling Directors to fulfil their responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation. Developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines. To work in partnership with the Chief Executive to ensure that Board decisions are acted upon and the Organisation is managed in an effective manner.
Main Responsibilities
Leading the Board to support the Chief Executive to develop business plans for the organisation.
Providing support and leadership to the Chief Executive and ensuring that the organisation is run in accordance with the decisions of the Board and the organisation’s governing document.
Liaising with the Chief Executive to draft agendas for Board meetings and ensure that the business is covered efficiently and effectively in those meetings.
Undertaking a leadership role in ensuring that the Board fulfils its’ non-executive responsibilities for the governance of the organisation.
Acting as the channel of communication between the Directors and staff, in situations where it does not undermine the organisation’s senior management team.
Leading the Board to support the Chief Executive to develop business plans for the organisation.
Providing support and leadership to the Chief Executive and ensuring that the organisation is run in accordance with the decisions of the Board and the organisation’s governing document.
Liaising with the Chief Executive to draft agendas for Board meetings and ensure that the business is covered efficiently and effectively in those meetings.
Undertaking a leadership role in ensuring that the Board fulfils its’ non-executive responsibilities for the governance of the organisation.
Acting as the channel of communication between the Directors and staff, in situations where it does not undermine the organisation’s senior management team.
Main Duties
Planning, setting and chairing Board meetings and General Meetings.
Ensuring that the Board receives accurate, timely and clear information, in particular about the organisation’s performance against budget and business plan; to enable the Board to take sound decisions, monitor effectively and provide advice to promote the success of the organisation.
Ensuring Board decisions are acted upon.
Encouraging the active engagement and involvement of all Board Directors. Supporting and appraising the work of the Chief Executive.
Leading disciplinary, remuneration and appointment committees.
Representing the organisation at functions, meetings and in the press and broadcasting media, when required.
If required, acting between full meetings of the Board either with Board-delegated authority or to coordinate such authorisation to meet emergent requirements.
Planning, setting and chairing Board meetings and General Meetings.
Ensuring that the Board receives accurate, timely and clear information, in particular about the organisation’s performance against budget and business plan; to enable the Board to take sound decisions, monitor effectively and provide advice to promote the success of the organisation.
Ensuring Board decisions are acted upon.
Encouraging the active engagement and involvement of all Board Directors. Supporting and appraising the work of the Chief Executive.
Leading disciplinary, remuneration and appointment committees.
Representing the organisation at functions, meetings and in the press and broadcasting media, when required.
If required, acting between full meetings of the Board either with Board-delegated authority or to coordinate such authorisation to meet emergent requirements.
Number of Board Meetings
There are typically 6 Board Meetings per Annum.
This is a voluntary position; reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
There are typically 6 Board Meetings per Annum.
This is a voluntary position; reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
To apply for the role, please send a CV and a covering letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role to:
VIable Corporate Services HR: hradmin@viablecs.org.
Closing date is Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 12 noon..
