Help shape the future of a Bristol charity reducing drug and alcohol harm through your financial expertise
Trustee opportunity at Bristol Drugs Project
Do you have financial expertise and a passion for helping a community-rooted charity make a lasting difference to people’s lives?
If the answer is yes, then we want to tell you more about joining us as a Treasurer Trustee at Bristol Drugs Project!
This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our next phase of growth and innovation. So, if you believe you can combine sound financial oversight with fresh thinking about how we use our resources, we’d love to hear from you!
Who are Bristol Drugs Project?
Bristol Drugs Project is a charity rooted in its community, supporting people who use drugs and alcohol. With 40 years of experience, we bring harm reduction, treatment and support to people in Bristol and beyond.
We work alongside people who use drugs and alcohol, with their experiences helping to shape our services and decision-making.
Our work ranges from drug and alcohol support to arts activities and festival outreach. We are now looking to grow and diversify, bringing our experience to new communities while maintaining our strong connection with Bristol.
What matters to Bristol Drugs Project?
We believe people who use drugs and alcohol should have a voice in the decisions that affect them. Respect for lived experience is central to how we work.
We value openness, collaboration and fresh thinking. Bristol Drugs Project brings together professional expertise and lived experience, with an engaged Board that welcomes constructive challenge and new perspectives.
You don’t need specialist drugs and alcohol knowledge, but an open mind and interest in our approach matter.
What are BDP looking for in a Trustee?
We are particularly keen to hear from people who would broaden our Board’s perspectives and help us better reflect Bristol’s communities.
We welcome finance professionals at different career stages, ideally with a chartered accountancy qualification, who can combine rigorous oversight with a strategic approach to growth. You may be considering trusteeship for the first time.
We think you’d also be great in this role if you have:
- Sound financial knowledge and the confidence to chair our Finance and General Purposes Committee
- An inclusive approach, making financial information clear and accessible to others
- The confidence to offer constructive challenge and support strategic financial decisions
Please make sure you read our Candidate Information Pack before applying. It contains important details about the role and our organisation.
Don’t think you quite meet all of the specifications? Please don’t count yourself out. We’d still love to learn more about your interest in joining Bristol Drugs Project!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us so we can support you appropriately.
What’s next – how do I apply for the Trustee role?
Eastside People is supporting Bristol Drugs Project in the recruitment for this role. Please apply by submitting your CV and a supporting statement both in Word doc format.
In the supporting statement, please tell us:
- Why are you interested in a Trustee role at Bristol Drugs Project?
- Having read the information pack, what relevant experience and skills do you feel you would bring to this role? This might come from paid work, study, community or voluntary work or other experience.
You are welcome to send your cover letter in writing, or as a video or audio clip, alongside your CV. Any video or audio submissions should be emailed to bonnisa@eastsidepeople.org.
If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please email Bonnisa Moore to arrange a convenient time at bonnisa@eastsidepeople.org. Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 21st December. Shortlisting interviews will take place in the new year.
Eastside People is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and work with our clients to ensure that we recruit inclusively, seeking to address the under-representation of some groups of people on boards and in leadership teams.
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