Youth Employment UK is recruiting two new non executive Members to its Board. This is a great opportunity to further your passion to champion quality youth employment!
Youth Employment UK is looking to recruit two non-executive Members to join its Board at an exciting period of growth and development. This is a great opportunity to join us as we enter the second year of our five-year strategic plan. This last year has seen incredible growth and impact across the business. Despite the challenges expected in 2023, Youth Employment UK is set to have an even more impact in the year ahead.
We are looking for new Board Members who can contribute to our success by bringing their own skills, knowledge and network to our team.
Aim of the Board of Directors:
- Ensure that Youth Employment UK makes a difference and that it stays on course with its theory of change and strategic objectives
- Ensure Youth Employment UK complies with law and regulation
- Support the CEO and senior leadership team, ensuring that Youth Employment UK is well run and efficient
- Support the CEO and senior leadership team to ensure that problems are identified early and dealt with appropriately
- Ensure the preservation of the reputation and integrity of the sector
- To advocate for Youth Employment UK and promote it throughout personal networks
What you’ll do as a Board Member
Board Members are expected to attend four board meetings a year and provide additional support by attending key events, representing Youth Employment UK and by being available to the CEO and leadership team to share insight and expertise as may be required throughout the year.
We’re youth employment experts
Youth Employment UK is a not-for-profit social enterprise of actively tackling youth unemployment. As a youth-led organisation we are pretty unique, our expertise, services and advice is centred around what young people tell us they are experiencing, what they want and need. We understand the root causes of youth unemployment, what works and what doesn’t.
Our core aims:
- Giving young people a voice on the youth employment issues that affect them
- Support young people on their journey to employment with a range of skills and careers support
- Support organisations to develop and be recognised for their youth friendly employment practice and connecting young people to those Youth Friendly Employers
- Providing expert insight across all youth employment policy areas
How to apply
You can read the full role description and find out how to apply in our recruitment pack.
Prior to applying, you can also read about our five-year strategic plan.
Board Member Recruitment PackWe are a Disability Confident and Youth Friendly Employer.
We encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates and ask you to let us know if we can make any adjustments to the recruitment process to support your application.
