New Trustees Required For Leading Public Health
Charity based in Liverpool
Key skills & experience:
- Business Development
- Communications
Health
Equalities Group (HEG) is a public health charity started in 2005 under the
original name ‘Heart of Mersey’. The charity undertakes research, policy change
activities, and delivers public health interventions and education programmes
relating to the prevention of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular
disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers) and reduction of health inequalities in the
United Kingdom and beyond.
Our influence
and impact over the last 15 years has been significant. HEG was the lead agency
to advocate for an introduction of smoke-free policies in Liverpool ahead of
national legislation in 2007 and was formative in bringing about the UK
Government’s ‘Sugar Tax’ in 2018. HEG currently leads the North West’s healthy
weight programme (Food Active), whilst our Healthy Stadia programme is UEFA’s
current partner for health and wellbeing, resulting in high profile health
projects delivered for EURO 2016 and Champions League Finals.
We are
continuing a period of growth and development as we aim to increase our social
impact at regional, national and international levels. Our Board of Trustees
currently includes preeminent figures from epidemiology, finance, public
health, marketing, the education sector, human resources and legal services.
As part of our
plans for growth we are seeking new trustees to play a strategic role for the
charity with skills and experience in the following disciplines. Please note
we are particularly keen to recruit female trustees for this intake:
- Business Development:
An individual with a strong track record of income generation, securing
new contracts through tendering and business development strategies. Your
skills will be essential in helping to plan and enhance HEG’s growth over
the years ahead. Financial acumen would also be a distinct advantage for
this role.
- Communications:
We are particularly keen to secure new trustees from a communications
background, with a specific focus on corporate communications and media
relations. HEG currently delivers life changing programmes at both
national and international level, and we need to strengthen public
awareness of our work and the issues we are tackling through engagement of
the mass media and targeted stakeholders.
What can we
offer you?
In return for
attending four evening-based Trustee meetings per year, and occasional
sub-committee meetings, you will be part of an ambitious, growing organisation
that is delivering public benefit through our research, health interventions,
campaigns and advocacy activities. You will be joining and supporting an
organisation that is recognised at European-level for our work on tackling
health inequalities. You will also be able to act as an ‘Ambassador’ for the
group at events and ceremonies throughout the year.
We will also,
where possible, offer you professional development opportunities and the
opportunity to be included in the press and publicity of our work.
Please note
that as we are a registered charity we are unable to pay Trustees. Reasonable
expenses will however be reimbursed.
Interested?
If you are
interested in applying for a trustee position with Health Equalities Group,
please send your CV and a one page letter of application illustrating
why you are interested in the role, how your skills and experience are aligned
to the areas of expertise we require, any previous experience of acting as a
trustee, and how you will add overall value to the Board.
We will be
interviewing for new trustees in early April, so please respond to us by
Monday 23rd March 2020 at the latest.
For any initial
enquiries or an informal chat about these roles, please contact HEG Executive
Director, Matthew Philpott on 0151 702 5554
Charity number:
1110067
Company number: 5382971
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