Trustee Recruitment Pack

Welcome

Thank you for your interest in the role of Trustee at YoungMinds.

YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity fighting for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. We’re here to make sure children and young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.

We are a partner charity of the Heads Together campaign, spearheaded by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which is aiming to end stigma around mental health.

Following a period of rapid growth, during which our income has nearly doubled in the last two years, we are continuing to implement a wide-ranging transformation programme to implement the requisite change in order for us to support long term sustainable growth. We are now investing in the development of our infrastructure to ensure we realise our ambitions to reach more young people and create further change in young people’s mental health.

Our recently appointed CEO, Emma Thomas has joined us to implement our next phase of strategic planning and development to ensure that we are able to respond to the ongoing crisis in children and young people’s mental health. At this important point in our journey, we are now seeking a Trustee with specific financial expertise who will bring new talent to our Board that will help YoungMinds achieve its plans for growth and ensure it continues to extend its reach, influence and impact. We are particularly interested in people with experience in financial management, strategic planning, risk and audit. This role will also serve as part of the Audit and Risk Committee.

If you feel you have the experience, credibility and – crucially – the passion we need to take YoungMinds forward, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Dr Elizabeth VallanceChair, YoungMinds

Background and ambitions We support parents to help their children through difficult times, we equip professionals to provide the best possible support to the young people that they work with, and we empower young people to change their world.

Why our work is important • One in four children show some evidence of mental ill health.

• Half of all mental health problems appear before the age of 14, with one in four enduring mental health conditions present by the age of 24.

• Three in four children with a diagnosable mental health condition do not get access to the support they need.

• Children’s mental health receives around 8% of the total amount the NHS spends on mental health.

• The average maximum waiting time for Children and Adolescent Mental Health services is 6 months for a first appointment and nearly 10 months till the start of treatment.

• In a recent survey of parents 76% whose children have looked for support said their child’s mental health deteriorated while waiting for help to come.

Strategic Enablers To realise our ambitions we will continue to actively manage sustainable growth, invest in appropriate infrastructure to support our changing needs and ensure our diverse income streams increase to match delivery.

Key areas of development will be:

• Skills and expertise to support YoungMinds’ growth.• Investment in information technology.• Continued development of our diverse income streams. • Development of our brand and marketing resources. • Secure suitable accommodation for our future. • Introduction of key competencies with a pay and reward structure.

Our Vision and Mission YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity fighting for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. We’re here to make sure they get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.

The crisis in children and young people’s mental health is real and it is urgent. More children and young people than ever before are reaching out for help with their mental health. But for those who take that brave step, help is much too hard to find.

Together, we are changing this. We’re fighting for young people’s mental health. Join our fight.

Our Strategic Objectives• We ensure the most vulnerable children and young people get help by fostering

innovation to meet their needs.

• We promote good mental health to more children and young people than ever before.

• We empower young people and parents to be a force for change by championing their voices to influence mental health policy and practice.

• We help professionals provide excellent support by inspiring excellence to achieve transformed, integrated services.

Our Board of Trustees Made up of a blend of experts across the charity sector, finance, business and children and young people’s mental health, our Board provides a guiding hand to ensure we’re fulfilling our objectives.

Chair Dr Elizabeth VallanceElizabeth is a Governor of the London School of Economics. Elizabeth's vision for YoungMinds is to make us synonymous in the public mind with children and young people's mental health and resilience.

Vice-Chair Peter JenkinsPeter is Director of Finance and Operations at Power to Change. He will step down from the Board of Trustees in December 2018. Peter's vision is for YoungMinds to be an organisation that makes a real difference for children and young people with mental health problems.

Rob MackRob is the Locality Manager for Children, Families & Young People with Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Rob's vision is for YoungMinds to be the leading voice in championing and fighting for positive mental health for young people and families and raising their voice.

Beccy BairdBeccy is a Senior Fellow in Health Policy with the Kings’s Fund. Beccy's vision is for YoungMinds to continue to grow as the country's leading voice for children and young people's mental health.

Julie DoddJulie is Director of Digital Transformation and Communication at Parkinson's UK. Julie's vision is for YoungMinds to be so successful we are no longer needed.

Simon MajorSimon is Group General Counsel, The Prince's Trust and his vision is for YoungMinds to continue to champion the importance of the mental health and wellbeing of young people and children.

Jenny ClaytonJenny is a Senior Partner at EY. Her vision for YoungMinds is an organisation which is working smarter to be the most valued source of support on mental health issues for young people and their families.

Caroline HopeCaroline is a Partner at Deloitte. Caroline's vision is for YoungMinds to play a bold and courageous role in shaping mental health support that is innovative, responsive and sensitive to the needs of children and young people.

Meryl DaviesMeryl is CEO at Contact the Elderly UK. Her vision is for YoungMinds to be a great organisation that works alongside young people and will fight for young people and their families.

Trustee with Financial Expertise – Person Specification

Role DescriptionAs a member of the Board of Trustees and Audit and Risk Committee, the Trustee will have the expertise to ensure the strategic oversight of the charity’s finances and to support appropriate decisions and good governance by the Board. This includes:

• Ensuring the charity keeps proper accounts.• Reviewing the charity’s financial performance.• Reviewing finance and investment policies.• Reviewing the robustness and effectiveness of the financial controls in place.• Liaising through the Audit and Risk Committee with finance staff, including COO and Head of

Finance and with the charity’s independent auditor.

Main responsibilities of all Trustees are: • To set and maintain vision, mission and values. • To ensure that YoungMinds complies at all times with its governing document, charity law,

company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations. • To ensure that YoungMinds pursues its objects as defined in its governing document. • To maintain proper financial control and ensure that YoungMinds applies its resources

exclusively in pursuance of its objectives. • To develop strategy and provide strategic leadership, setting overall policy, defining goals and

setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets. • To ensure accountability. • To support the operational management of the organisation. • To draw up and monitor the implementation of internal policies, which must include equality

and diversity as well as health and safety policies and grievance and disciplinary procedures. • To ensure that risk assessments for all aspects of the business are carried out. • To safeguard the good name and values of YoungMinds. • To maintain effective Board performance and ensure the effective and efficient administration

of the charity including funding, insurance and premises. • To promote YoungMinds and act in the best interests of the charity, never in the interests of

yourself or another organisation.

Knowledge and experience

• Financial and audit/risk experience (with a recognised financial qualification) and experience of Board level roles such as CFO, Finance Director, Treasurer or equivalent.

• Outstanding record of professional achievement in their field, with a commensurate personal reputation for excellence, with a particular focus on strategic finance, audit and risk, planning and performance.

• Ideally, but not necessarily experience gained as Trustee or Non-Executive Director in a similarly complex service orientated or influential organisation.

• Strong understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.

• Appreciation of the nature of risk management at Board level.

Skills and abilities

• Able to distil complex information and bring a pragmatic approach to its application.• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.• Able to galvanise external relationships and build support for YoungMinds.• Strong ambassadorial and influencing skills – inspires trust and confidence quickly.

Personal style and behaviour

• Independent, strategic and creative thinker.• Driven and self-managing with sharp commercial acumen.• Collaborative team player.• Sound judgement and political sense.• Committed to the values of YoungMinds; leads by example in upholding these values and

demonstrates the utmost integrity. Safeguarding

All Trustees should ensure that they are aware of their safeguarding responsibilities and take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. This will include completing a Standard DBS check.

Additional duties

In addition to the above statutory duties, each Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board reach sound decisions. These may involve scrutinising Board and Committee papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives and other issues in which the trustee has special expertise. YoungMinds has a system of ‘lead’ Trustees, so that the Trustee’s special expertise can be fully used in the day to day work of the charity.

A Trustee is required to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to YoungMinds and must always bear the interest of the charity in mind.

Terms of Appointments – Chair and TrusteesRemuneration The role of Trustee is unremunerated.

Time Commitment

Up to five Board meetings per year, plus at least one Committee membership with three to four additional meetings per year. Trustees are also expected to attend occasional public or private events, e.g. supporter/fundraising events, strategic planning Board away days and public profile events.

Trustees are required to agree to abide by the Trustees’ Code of Conduct and to declare as appropriate their business interests.

Location of meetings

YoungMindsSuite 11, Baden PlaceCrosby RowLondonSE1 1YW

Expenses

Reasonable out of pocket travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Terms

Trustees will serve an initial three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for two additional terms of three years each.

To be considered for the roleTo express an interest in the role and to be considered, please submit the following:

• A detailed and up-to-date CV.• A supporting statement that addresses all criteria in the Person Specification and outlines

your motivation for applying.• Details of your availability on the dates provided in the indicative timetable.

Completed expressions of interest should be submitted to:

• Email: recruitment@youngminds.org.uk (preferred).• Post: Recruitment, YoungMinds, Suite 11, Baden Place, Crosby Row, London, SE1 1YW.

Please also ensure you have also completed and submitted the equal opportunities monitoring form provided on this site. The information on the form will be treated as confidential, and used for statistical purposes only. The form will not be treated as part of your application.

The closing date for applications for the Trustee role is noon on Monday 29th October 2018.

If you have any queries about any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information or wish to have an informal and confidential discussion then please contact governance@youngminds.org.uk marked FAO: Phil Hall, Chief Operating Officer.

Equal opportunities

YoungMinds is fully committed to eliminating discrimination and promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and employment practices, in the work we undertake, and in the provision of all our services. We therefore expect all of YoungMinds staff to be willing and able to make a positive contribution to the promotion and implementation of YoungMinds’ Equality and Diversity policy.

Recruitment Timetable An indicative recruitment timetable for candidates is provided below. Once final dates are confirmed, these will be made available to applicants as soon as possible.

29 October 2018 (noon) Closing date for applications

w/c 12 November 2018As required, opportunity for shortlisted candidates to meet CEO, COO/Head of Finance

w/c 19 November 2018 Final Selection Panel