Treasurer

Are you passionate about climate justice and skilled in financial oversight? We’re looking for a Treasurer from our membership to join our Board. This is a voluntary role, vital to guiding our financial health and shaping our future growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Member of the Executive team
• Oversee our financial affairs while promoting FoES’s financial health and adherence to legal and ethical standards.
• Present management accounts at Board meetings (prepared by our Head of Operations & Finance).
• Become the Board member responsible for overseeing finance, providing financial guidance to the Board and leading its Finance committee in identifying financial risks, required controls and actions to manage these.
• Support the Board to make strategic decisions about the long-term financial stability of the organisation and overall organisational impact.
• Attend a range of relevant in-person and online meetings: quarterly Board meetings, attend and chair the Finance subcommittee meetings, ad-hoc check-ins with the Head of Operations & Finance, quarterly Executive meetings, and Annual General Meeting.
• Work with the Head of Operations & Finance and the staff team to ensure the proper management of the charity’s funds, assets and financial affairs.
• Meeting with external auditors to finalise year end statutory accounts.

Why Join Us?

• Make an impact: Help steer a leading environmental campaigning organisation.
• Grow your skills: Gain governance experience and expand your network.
• Be part of a movement: Join a committed team advocating for Scotland to be on track to make a just transition away from fossil fuel production by 2031, and with helping to make FoES become a thriving, resilient, inclusive organisation and a best practise employer.
• Expenses covered: We reimburse travel costs.

Interested? Please go to our website to see the full list of criteria and details on how to express your interest.