Trusteesopen
Together Active
Job ID-227
Deadline for applications: 31st May 2026
Inclusive Boards is pleased to be supporting Together Active in their search for two new Trustees.
About Together Active
We’re Together Active, a charity working across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to make it easier for people to be active in ways that fit their lives.
We focus on the systems that shape who gets included, and who doesn’t. That means looking beyond individual behaviours to understand how policy, funding, culture, and place shape people’s choices, freedoms, and access to movement. We support local organisations, influencing decision-makers, and helping the system work better for the people it serves.
We focus on the people most likely to be excluded: those living on low or no income, with poor health, discrimination, or long-term structural disadvantage. Our strategy for 2024-2030 centres on Stoke-on-Trent and the parts of Staffordshire where inequality is most entrenched.
About the Trustee roles
The role of trustee at Together Active is an integral position that ensures the charity operates on the foundation of effective governance. That means providing oversight at strategic level and supporting a robust, informed decision-making process.
Together Active is seeking to appoint two trustees that have specialist knowledge across two key areas:
- Governance expertise
OR
- Strategic safeguarding expertise
Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience of either charity sector leadership and governance; strategic communications or community development
- Ability to actively monitor the performance of the organisation
- IT literate
- Understanding of and commitment to Charity Commission’s Code of Governance
- Able to understand financial information
Leadership:
- Inspires confidence and creates stability
Communication:
- Exceptional communication skills particularly when speaking to others
- Active listener
- Confident networker
- Evidence of being able to persuade and influence in a range of settings
- Strong commitment to partnership working
Desirable criteria
Knowledge and Skills:
- Lived or professional experience of the challenges facing communities in Stoke on Trent
- Previous experience of trusteeship
- Understanding of risk and its effective management
- Knowledge and understanding of the sport and physical activity landscape
Communication:
- Understanding of principles of non-violent communication
For more information, please download the Candidate Information Pack via the links on this page.
The recruitment process is being undertaken by Inclusive Boards on behalf of Together Active. If you wish to apply for this position, please supply the following by 11.59pm on 31/05/2026:
- A detailed CV, setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
- A cover letter (maximum two sides of A4) highlighting your suitability for the role for which you’re applying and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the cover letter is an important part of your application and will be assessed.
- Details of two professional referees with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what period of time they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.
Please also complete our diversity monitoring form found here. The information you provide will stay confidential, will be reviewed and processed separately from the application you make, and is not assessed as part of your application.
To find out more, request support when applying, or have an informal confidential discussion before applying, please get in touch with one of our consultants by emailing TogetherActive@inclusiveboards.co.uk or calling 0207 267 8369.