Trustees - Trent Bridge Community Trust in Nottingham

Job Title: Trustee

Reporting to: Chair of Trustees

Location: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, NG2 6AG

Hours: 3 Board meetings a year, typically 2 hours duration, plus additional sub committees and working groups as required.

Remuneration: Unpaid, reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed.

Start date: February 2027

WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Trustee of Trent Bridge Community Trust.

I’ve been involved with the Trust for around three years, and I’ve seen first-hand what cricket and community programmes can do. They bring people together, lift wellbeing and provide pathway opportunities for people who might otherwise be left out. Earlier this year we published our first Social Impact Report, which showed that for every £1 invested, the Trust generates almost £12 in social value. Our 2025–2028 strategy is about building on this and reaching even more people.

It’s an exciting time to get involved. We’re strengthening our governance, growing our funding and building partnerships that will take our work further across Nottinghamshire. To do that well, we need a Trustee Board with a real mix of skills, backgrounds and perspectives, and I’d especially love to hear from people with lived experience of, or close ties to, the communities we’re working to reach.

Most of all, we’re looking for people who care about what the Trust does, who’ll bring independent judgement and constructive challenge, and who can give the time to prepare properly for Board discussions.

There’s more about the role in this brief, but if you’d like an informal chat before applying, I’d be very happy to speak with you.

Navdeep Sethi

Chair, Trent Bridge Community Trust

ABOUT THE TRUST

Trent Bridge Community Trust (TBCT) is an independent registered charity (Charity number 1124425) working to drive positive social impact across Nottinghamshire by using cricket and community programmes to bring people together, improve wellbeing and create opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or circumstance.

Our 2025–2028 strategy focuses on developing and supporting people and volunteers, creating safe and accessible places to participate, widening participation among underrepresented communities, tackling inequality and promoting inclusion, and building strong partnerships to secure funding and sustain and extend our work.

Ultimately, the Trust wants more people to feelwelcomed, valued, respected and connected to their communities, while making cricket and physical activity more inclusive and accessible across the county.

THE ROLE OF A TBCT TRUSTEE

Could you help shape our future?

We’re looking for two passionate and committed people to join our Board as voluntary Trustees.

Our Trustees play a vital role in helping us achieve our ambitions, providing strategic leadership, strong governance and constructive challenge while supporting our team to create positive impact through cricket and community programmes.

We want our Board to benefit from different experiences, skills and perspectives, and we particularly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

You don’t need an in-depth knowledge of cricket. We’re looking for people who believe in the potential of sport to improve lives and who can bring their professional experience, ideas and insight to our Board.

In return, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute at Board level, help influence our strategic direction and play an important part in the future development of the charity.

Trustees are initially appointed for a 3-year term, with an option to serve a further two terms, up to a maximum of 9 years. An induction will be provided for new Trustees, to ensure they have a good understanding of Trent Bridge Community Trust.

More information on the responsibilities of a charity trustee can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee-whats-involved.

TRUSTEE ROLE PROFILE

The key roles of the TBCT board of Trustees are:

• Strategy and Vision: The TBCT Board shall be responsible for setting the TBCT strategy;
• Performance: The TBCT Board shall scrutinise the performance of management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and monitor the reporting of performance;
• Finance & Risk: The TBCT Board should satisfy itself that financial information is accurate and that financial controls and systems of risk management are robust;
• Compliance: The TBCT Board shall ensure the Trust complies with its governing document, charity law and Charity Commission reporting.
• Decision-making: The TBCT Board shall be the ultimate decision-making body and accordingly exercise all the powers of the organisation;
• People: The TBCT Board is responsible for appointing and, where necessary, removing Board Trustee members.

All non-executive Trustees on the board shall have the following key responsibilities:

• To ensure that the Trust’s charitable objectives are met.
• To ensure they have sufficient information about the TBCT and issues being brought to the TBCT Board to enable them to make decisions or offer guidance to the TBCT management as appropriate in accordance with the key role of the TBCT Board as set out above;
• To ensure they understand the distinction between Executive and Non-Executive roles and do not try to become involved in executive issues.
• Act as an Ambassador for the charity.
• Act as a spokesperson for the charity when asked.
• Represent the charity at external functions, meetings and events when asked.

What time commitment is involved?

We have 3 Board meetings a year, typically 2 hours duration. Board papers are issued the week before meetings, and Trustees are expected to have read the papers in advance of the meeting to maximise opportunities for conversations and input at the meetings.

Board meetings are mid-week starting midafternoon and are hosted at Trent Bridge. All Board meetings are face to face, with a remote option to allow all Trustees to attend.

Trustees will also have the opportunity to be a member of one of the Board committees or working groups, which will align with areas of expertise and interest. This will include additional meetings throughout the year.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply via our recruitment link.

• Closing date for receipt of applications will be: Thursday 17^th December 2026
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on Thursday 14^th January 2027
• Appointments will be confirmed by week commencing 25^th January 2027
• New Trustees will be provided with an induction during their first 3 months

If you have any questions please send us an email at recruitment@trentbridge.co.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

All applicants must be eligible to serve as a charity trustee, and successful applicants will be DBS checked