Glasgow Wood Recycling is currently seeking a new volunteer committee member for our Board of Directors. As a social enterprise we are looking for someone with some business, management, finance or marketing experience to join our diverse committee team.
GWR seeks to divert a large amount of wood waste from being destroyed or going to landfill whilst improving and supporting the community through our extensive volunteer programme and in the process creating beautiful and unique new products. For anyone applying to this position you will have a real impact in shaping the future of our organisation, and improving the social impact that we can have.
We are seeking a new committee member to help us define and determine our strategic direction and to input their creative and functional expertise. This input will help us tackle a challenging business environment but also support the varied social and environmental aims of the organisation. The time commitment of this post is not huge, with only around 6 meetings a year, however your input will have real impact on where we take the organisation as we continue to expand.
Requirements & Responsibilities
- Some form of experience in management, marketing or finance
- Be able to attend board meetings once every 6-8 weeks
- Communicate with other board members about the core issues surrounding GWR
- Have an active interest in third-sector organisations and helping individuals meet their needs in terms of finding opportunities for volunteering, training or employment.
Board positions are unpaid, but related expenses will be reimbursed.
If you think this is the position for you then we would love to hear from you!
