Another Way is seeking new Trustees on a rolling basis, with particular focuses on a Treasurer position, as well as on experiences in environmental science, charity fundraising, and large-scale youth project management!
We are looking for individuals from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about protecting our natural world, science communication and education, and inspiring behavioural change. Your interests and experience might include:
- Environmental conservation
- Science communication
- Project management
- Behavioural change
- Educational psychology
- Working with young people
- Supporting communities
- Innovation and leadership
Another Way’s focus to date has been largely in Cumbria, working with schools and communities to promote sustainable living and raise awareness about environmental issues. Now, we are growing our reach nationally and want to bring new, diverse experience to our board to oversee this growth, support our new strategy, support our team, and ensure the success of the charity. You might be a good fit for this role if your skills include:
- Great communication
- Teamwork
- Charity fundraising experience
- Positive proactivity
- Bringing a wealth of new ideas to your work
- An excited willingness to fulfill duties and responsibilities
No prior experience on boards is necessary and there will be an induction period to ease and support you into the role.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Great Trustees are essential to the success of any charity! You will be expected to attend 6 board meetings a year. We also hold informal monthly team meetings and communicate regularly via Slack. The term is 3 years, and responsibilities include:
- Bringing your strategic advice and ideas to Another Way
- Helping us fulfill our objective of promoting education of the natural world within communities in order to further promote its conservation
- Ensuring our compliance with charity law and effective resource management
- Providing support to our wider team
- Acting in line with Another Way’s values and in our best interest
- For Treasurer-specific role: overseeing financial governance of charity
ABOUT ANOTHER WAY
Another Way is an environmental education charity founded in January 2019 by 16 year-old Amy Bray in Cumbria with the aim to provide awareness about environmental issues and empower individuals to change their behaviour to live more kindly towards our natural world. Our values include:
- Equal responsibility
- Diversity and inclusion
- Access to nature for all
- Compassion
- Science-backed
- Equity
- Community action
- Inspiration and empowerment
- Action engenders agency
- Bettering mental health
- Transparency and openness
We give talks and awareness sessions, run community events, plant trees, create educational resources and inspire leadership and action in young people through our Power of 10 movement.
Our projects are informed by the barriers we identify people face in climate action: a lack of knowledge and skills, feelings of disempowerment, isolation, and eco-grief, as well as a lack of access to nature. We work with communities to understand these issues and to provide solutions.
Currently, our core team is composed of 6 trustees, 7 employees, and over 10 volunteers.
HOW TO APPLY
Please write a one-page letter or record a short video (2 minutes max.) explaining why you would like to become a Trustee of Another Way and what you can bring to the board. Applications are welcomed on a rolling basis. Please send your application to helen@another-way.org.uk. You will then be contacted for a brief interview.
