Non-Executive Director (Unpaid)

We are looking for new non-executive directors (board members) for our group of award-winning social enterprises.  Our unpaid (trustee-like) board members are central to ensuring Down to Earth’s impact continues to grow whilst maintaining excellent accountability and good governance.

Deadline: 8am Monday 31st March 2025
Interviews: tbc at our Murton site in Swansea (SA3 3AP)
Start date: First board meeting is Friday 9^th May 2025 – a full, strategy day (9am to 3pm). There will be a 3 hour induction in advance of this meeting.Being a non-executive director, we need committed and passionate people who believe we can create a better world together.  As you’ll see in the Specification, we are looking for a range of skill sets for at least 2 new board members to join our board.  We encourage different perspectives and backgrounds and people from different sectors.As a non-executive director, you will be registered as a director with Companies House. 
Responsibilities include: 

• Accountability and governance
• Advice
• Specific support to the team

Board members are appointed on a 4 year term with the potential to renew up to 2 times. 
We hold board meetings 6 times a year in our hand-crafted Gower (Swansea) venues on Fridays. Four board meetings are Friday mornings between 9am and 12pm and two board meetings are strategy days (9am to 3pm).  We are open to some virtual attendance but would prefer mostly face to face. Ad hoc input is also expected depending on project and business needs.We are looking to appoint at least 2 new board members with experience in at least one of these areas: 

• Finance – Chartered Accountant; financial strategy, budgets and governance on key financial decisions
• Manufacturing – off site and modern methods of constructing panels for buildings
• Ecological – sustainable land management, nature-centred regeneration, biodiversity net gain

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years experience in one of the areas mentioned above
• Strong communication skills
• Passion to create a better world for people and nature

Desirable:

• Welsh language speaker
• Board level experience
  

The non-executive board member roles are unpaid, though we cover expenses and any necessary training. Board members are also able to use Down to Earth sites for personal and work purposes, as well as our EV charging facilities, for free.