Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on your community? If so, The Wasp Community Club (WCC) wants to hear from you! WHO THEY ARE: Wasp Community Club is a dynamic organisation with charitable status, dedicated to creating positive change in our community. Since their establishment in 2009, they've been tirelessly working to provide kids with enriching football experiences. But that's not all – they also run a range of sports, health, education, and employability projects throughout Clackmannanshire. And now, the Wasps are on the cusp of something even bigger. WHY WE NEED YOU: They are searching for enthusiastic and forward-thinking individuals to join their Board of Trustees. As a Trustee at WCC, your role will be pivotal in shaping the club's future, setting strategic direction, and ensuring that their mission thrives. While their dedicated team of paid staff and volunteers handles day-to-day operations, your insights and decision-making will guide them toward even greater success. WHAT YOU'LL DO: - Attend quarterly trustee meetings (or as determined by the Board) - Review financial and operational reports - Make strategic decisions that drive the club forward - Share your fresh ideas and expertise - Commit approximately 1.5 hours per quarterly meeting (with opportunities for additional involvement, as you see fit) - No previous footballing experience required! GET IN TOUCH They want to hear from you! If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to your community, please express your interest by reaching out to Alex Brown at 07824 439 563 or alex.brown@mulraney.com. The Group will also be hosting an informative evening for potential Trustees to learn more. This is your chance to be part of something extraordinary – an organisation dedicated to the well-being of their community and ready to take its mission to the next level. Join them at Wasp Community Club and help make a lasting impact.

We need new Trustees to join our friendly charity doing a great job for children in Edinburgh. We are interested in people joining our board who feel they can assist us in taking forward our work. We are particularly interested in people who may want to chair meetings, undertake secretarial roles and assist with fundraising. You will join a friendly and supportive group. We are looking for people interested in managing a small charity working with children with disabilities and the management of a large garden.

All trustees collectively have responsibility for Play Midlothian, with day to day management delegated to staff. The legal responsibilities for each trustee, under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act (2005), are to: · Act in the interest of the charity: Trustees should put the interests of their charity before their own interests or those of any other person or organisation. · Operate in a manner consistent with the charity’s purposes · Act with due care and diligence · Ensure that the charity complies with the provisions of the 2005 Act and other relevant legislation. Play Midlothian has identified the key responsibilities of its trustees as: · To contribute to setting the vision and overall strategic direction for the organisation · To ensure good financial planning, agreeing the income generation strategy and budgets · To ensure that income and expenditure levels are regularly compared to agreed budgets and that variances are identified and explained · To manage, safeguard and protect the assets and resources of Play Midlothian and ensure that they are used only for the purposes set out in Play Midlothian’s governing document · To oversee the development and delivery of Play Midlothian’s business plan, including monitoring and reviewing progress against agreed activities and outcomes · To promote a culture of evaluation and learning within Play Midlothian and with its stakeholders · To manage and safeguard the reputation of Play Midlothian and oversee the strategy for external and stakeholder relations · To ensure that Play Midlothian adheres to its own values, particularly in relation to service users, volunteers, staff and other stakeholders · To ensure a commitment to equalities throughout the policy and practice of Play Midlothian

The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing the charity’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines. While all Trustees always retain their responsibility for the Charity as a whole, some will be chosen for their specific expertise in particular areas and will support and advise the Board on that area of expertise. -Main Responsibilities: • Work together to provide leadership and strategic direction to the charity • Ensure that M4U meets its charitable objectives as laid out in the constitution • Ensure that M4U is effectively run and meets all of its legal and regulatory requirements • Ensure that assets are safeguarded and used efficiently for those for whom the charity exists • Ensure that the charity is accountable financially and in other ways • Take on specific roles as required for the smooth operation of the Board of Trustees and charity • To maintain absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information received in the course of trustee’s responsibilities to the charity. • Act in the best interest of the charity, beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times • Promote and develop the charity in order for it to grow and maintain its relevance to society -Commitment: Trustees are expected to contribute around 10 hours per month to the charity and to attend 6 Board Meetings per annum. A minimum commitment of 12 months is requested. Trustees are expected to attend a minimum of 2 Workshops, 2 Performances and 2 Fundraising Events per annum. -Remuneration: This is a voluntary position, although reasonable travelling expenses can be refunded. -Accountable to: As the board are responsible and liable for the governance and functioning of the charity, they are accountable in varying degrees to a variety of stakeholders, including: service users, funders and OSCR. M4U depends on Trustees having a wide range of skills, and each Board member should have strengths in at least one of the following areas. We do not expect Trustees to be skilled in all of these areas. • Musical theatre • Organisational development/strategy • Financial management • Charity legal compliance responsibilities • Management and development of paid staff/volunteers • Fundraising • Lobbying & campaigning • Ability and time to represent M4U in meetings with stakeholders • Best in employment • Evaluation • IT Management • Project development/management experience A fantastic opportunity to assist in the continued successful development of Music 4 U. All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. For further details please email info@m4u.org.uk