Remote Treasurer in Guildford

Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) is a UK-registered charity dedicated to reducing global malnutrition through knowledge exchange, research, and advocacy. Since its founding, ENN has worked at the forefront of nutrition thought leadership, enabling evidence-based programming and policy development to improve nutrition outcomes in low- and middle-income countries and crisis settings.

We work in close partnership with national governments, UN bodies, NGOs, academic institutions, and funders to strengthen the design and delivery of nutrition interventions. Our areas of expertise include infant and young child feeding in emergencies, the management of wasting and stunting, adolescent nutrition, and maternal and infant care for at-risk groups, including through our MAMI initiative. ENN also publishes Field Exchange, a globally recognised technical publication in humanitarian nutrition.

ENN is governed by a diverse and skilled Board of Trustees, who provide strategic direction and ensure that the organisation operates in line with its charitable objectives and legal obligations. Our trustees play a vital role in upholding ENN's values: independence, integrity, collaboration, and field-driven insight.

We are now seeking a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees, oversee financial governance, and support ENN's strategic direction as we enter our next phase of growth and impact.

The Treasurer plays a vital role in overseeing the charity's financial performance and sustainability; leading the Finance sub-committee (FSC) to inform the board in its decision making. Specific responsibilities include:

• Guide the board in its understanding of ENN's financial strategy, budget management and risk oversight.
• Chair the Finance sub-committee, ensuring well-structured and inclusive discussions, clear decision making, and effective follow-up on actions.
• Build a strong, supportive, and transparent relationship with the Finance Manager, providing guidance and challenge as a critical friend and ensuring effective communication between the Board and the Management Team on financial strategy.
• Advise on Auditor identification, engagement and management.
• Oversight of ENN's Reserves Policy and management.
• Oversee compliance with UK Charity and Company Law.
• Review of ENN's financial systems and reporting, to the extent they serve project delivery, transparency and accountability.
• Approval of ENN's Banking and Investments.
• Backstopping technical resource to Finance Manager, CEO and Chair.
• Reporting any financial improprieties or misconduct.
• Attend quarterly Board and finance sub-committee meetings and contribute to strategic development.
• Safeguard, respect and demonstrate ENN's values, policies and reputation.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive senior management experience in finance, with relevant qualifications (AAT / ACCA or equivalent).
• Experience in overseeing annual audits, identifying and managing auditors.
• Understanding of the role of a Trustee and how Trustees can interact with ENN's Management Team to best effect.
• Experience of multiple income/project organisations.
• Experience in the not-for-profit sector is desirable.
• Prior experience of working with or on a board is desirable.
• Strong inter-personal and relationship-building skills.

Time Commitment:

Your commitment in an average year is likely to be 3 pre-fixed board meetings, each of half a day. Each of these are preceded by sub-committee meetings, usually of ninety-minutes, and each trustee is expected to allocate time to prepare for all meetings and participate in one sub-committee. The Treasurer chairs the Finance sub-committee. Other committee and ad hoc meetings and additional support will be arranged as agreed. We encourage active participation and engagement, and Trustees often give more time outside of this, on their own terms.

Trustees serve a four-year term, renewable once. Board meetings are held virtually, with an intention to hold one facilitated face-to-face meeting at, or near, the ENN office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, every two years. Sub-committee meetings are convened remotely.

Ideally you will join the Board in 2026, though we can show some flexibility for the right candidate, and in your first few months you should allow for additional time for induction and orientation (including meeting a number of the Leadership Team).

This is an unpaid, voluntary position. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed for attendance at Board meetings and other Trustee activities in line with ENN's policies. Some employers encourage and enable trusteeship as part of wider career development and corporate social responsibility; please check with your organisation and their relevant policies.

ENN is committed to diversity and inclusion, and to building a culture where every staff member and volunteer is recognised and valued as an individual. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds and are particularly interested in improving representation of younger people and minority ethnic groups on our Board.

If you believe you're the candidate we're looking for please submit a CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages describing your motivation behind applying for the role, as well as explaining how you believe your skills and experience match what we are looking for. Please email this via the button below.

Closing date for applications: 23:00 Hrs. 20 June 2026.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (or equivalent criminal records check where available, for non-UK citizens) and 2 satisfactory references.

ENN has a long and rich history in global nutrition. Founded in 1996 in Ireland, ENN has become a powerful and recognised name in the nutrition sector, working with others to influence outcomes around the world. Our work has never been more important. Nutritional challenges are growing across the world; undernutrition rates may be slowly decreasing but other forms of malnutrition are on the rise.