Trustee

Introduction

Would you like to play a key role in a charitable foundation committed to tackling social and environmental issues? If so, we are looking for a trustee to join the Samworth Foundation, a grant-making charity, to help us invest our money in organisations working to bring about positive change.

For this position, we would really like to hear from people who have lived and/or learned experience of farming that benefits nature and climate.

We are a small team of five trustees and three employees. You can find out more here.

The Samworth Foundation

Established in 1973, the Samworth Foundation is a grant-making charity founded and funded by the Samworth family. As a funder, we aim to bring lasting change to issues that impact on people, communities, and the environment, in the UK and internationally.

Our core grant making focuses on two themes:

• Building lives free from modern slavery and exploitation.
• Better agricultural systems that enhance nature and address climate change.

Within these areas, we are keen to fund work that brings about positive change to policy and practice.

We are a proactive grant-maker, identifying potential grant holders and inviting them to submit applications.

The trustee role

Trustees share responsibility for governing the Foundation and directing how it is managed and run. You will help us effectively distribute our money to organisations working to address social and environmental issues in the UK and overseas.

Trustees are not paid, but reasonable expenses incurred whilst on trustee business, for example travel costs to attend a meeting, will be reimbursed.

About you

We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to the Foundation's vision and can contribute effectively to the board's work — whether this would be your first trustee role or you've served as a trustee before.

We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and as outlined above, we would like to hear from people who have experience of farming, particularly farming that benefits nature and climate. For example, this may be as a farmer or grower, a farm advisor, an agronomist.