| What is the role? | Trustee of Habitat for Humanity Great Britain
As Habitat for Humanity Great Britain is both a registered charity and a company, Trustees also serve as Company Directors, with names publicly listed at Companies House and the Charity Commission. |
| Responsible to | Chair of the Board of Trustees |
| Term limits | Trustees are appointed for a term of 3 years, with the option of reappointment (ie up to 6 years total) |
| Time commitment |
Up to 1 day per month. Board meetings are held 4 times per year during the working day. They are held in person, last half a day and are normally at our ReStore site in Romford. Ad hoc meetings, online and in person, may also be scheduled. Trustees may also be asked to join either the Finance, Audit & Risk subcommittee, or the Strategy & Development subcommittee, which also meet 4 times per year, normally online. |
About Habitat for Humanity Great Britain
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.
To support Habitat for Humanity GB’s vision of a decent home for everyone, our National Strategy 2024-2027 identifies two key goals:
- To develop, pursue and share innovative solutions to increase access to decent, safe, affordable homes for communities across Great Britain’;
- And to form a diverse coalition that champions the universal right to decent homes and collaborates to implement effective housing solutions for underserved communities worldwide.
As Habitat for Humanity Great Britain is both a registered charity and a company, Trustees also serve as Company Directors, with names publicly listed at Companies House and the Charity Commission.
About the Board of Trustees
The Habitat for Humanity GB Board of Trustees is a group of volunteers with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences who come together to help guide Habitat for Humanity GB to deliver its strategy and ensure we do our work to the highest possible standards.
The Board works as a team, challenging and supporting the National Director and Senior Leadership Team with strategic decisions, mobilising resources and opening up access to networks and expertise.
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This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to deliver our bold strategy, guided by our vision of a world where everyone has a decent home. As a Trustee, you will help shape and support Habitat for Humanity GB on this journey, ensuring our plans are ambitious, inclusive and achievable. You will play a key role in guiding the organisation’s future direction, ensuring our strategy reflects the voices and experiences of the people we support and that our work continues to deliver lasting impact.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking to recruit up to 5 new Trustees. We are particularly looking for the following experience:
- Finance management (experience of audit, impact investment or charity finance would be helpful).
- Legal (experience of charity law would be helpful).
- People – HR, EDI, Culture, Safeguarding.
- Brand, marketing, PR and media.
- Any experience of our strategic areas: the wider housing sector; local or national political, policy or service delivery; charity retail.
- Fundraising and partnerships.
We are committed to making this opportunity fully accessible. We strongly encourage applications from disabled people and women, as well as individuals from other underrepresented backgrounds and those with lived experience of homelessness or housing insecurity, to help us build a more diverse and inclusive Board.
You do not need to have previous experience of sitting on a Board, or a university degree, or to have reached any particular stage in your career. If you’re ready to use your experience, insight or passion to help break down barriers and make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.
To find out more and for the full job specifications please click here to download the Candidate Pack.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
Start Your Habitat for Humanity Journey
We want our recruitment process to give you an opportunity to shine, to share your skills and experience as clearly as possible, and for you to find out more about Habitat for Humanity GB in return. You are welcome to get in touch and arrange an informal chat with Nicola Barclay, Chair of the Board, via (recruitment@habitatforhumanity.org.uk) before submitting an application.
You may also find this a useful read: The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do – GOV.UK
To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a brief supporting statement (max two sides of A4) telling us about the skills and experience you would bring to the role of Trustee and your motivation for applying.
Send by email (Subject line: Trustee) to: recruitment@habitatforhumanity.org.uk
Deadline for applications is Sunday 11 January 2026 (at 11:59 pm).
We plan for interviews to take place 28-30 January 2025. Interviews may be held online, or in person in Central London. An informal conversation with Habitat for Humanity GB’s National Director will also be arranged w/b 26 January. (Please note that we do not reimburse any expenses incurred during interviews.)