Becoming a Trustee

Breadwinners Foundation’s Board of Trustees work together to ensure the charity has the biggest possible impact. As a trustee, you will have the opportunity to support our strategic development and will support the Director in setting and overseeing our plans, policies and finances. Breadwinners is a young and small charity, so your expertise will make a real impact.

Your role 

Alongside the general responsibilities of a Trustee, you will: 

• Support the Director  in researching, identifying and developing new models to grow bread sales, and  achieve Breadwinners mission
• Liaise with relevant staff to champion an effective growth plan, and ensure that plan is aligned with the mission to support more refugees into work.
• Ensure Breadwinners customer service is of the highest standards. 
• Support the Director in the production and implementation of the business plan. Growing both the markets and the e-commerce.
• Support the Director to implement a Marketing plan. 
• To represent Breadwinners at social events.

Ideal candidates attributes

Essential:

• Passionate about supporting refugees and young people seeking asylum.
• Knowledge and experience of growing an e-commerce business AND/ OR knowledge and experience of Farmers Markets and shopfronts. 
• Knowledge and experience in business development and Sales.
• Knowledge and experience of customer services.
• Self-starter with commitment, motivation and drive to upskill as needed to support the charity.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of telemarketing and call centres.
• Knowledge and experience of CRM systems.
• Knowledge and experience in Marketing.
• Knowledge of the baked goods industry. 

Requirements

• Available to dedicate at least 8 hrs per quarter to Breadwinners work. 
• Available to attend Trustee board meetings on weekdays afternoons 5 times a year.
• Committed to a 2 years term on the Board.