Current Opportunities

Current opportunities

Featured Role

Trustees & Chair Designate (Deputy Chair) for Havencare Care & Support

Location: Plymouth (meetings held in person and via Teams)
Time Commitment: c.10 hours/month (Trustees), increasing to 3–4 days/month for Chair appointment. Plus meetings.
Salary: Voluntary (expenses covered)
Application deadline: Midday, Thursday 8 January 2026

Havencare is a long-established, dynamic charity providing homes and support for people with learning disabilities and autism.

We currently provide support to 87 people, providing 6,468 weekly support hours. As our housing aspirations grow, we also act as a landlord for 45 people ensuring they have a safe, secure and affordable home.  

As a Trustee at Havencare, you will contribute to an organisation that is small enough for your impact to be felt and ambitious enough to drive system-level change. You’ll work with a values-led CEO and Executive Team, and a committed Board who believe deeply in transparency, engagement, and quality.

Current Opportunities

Chair of Trustees for Citizens Advice Cornwall

Location: Cornwall (with some flexibility for remote participation)
Time Commitment: 3 – 4 days per month
Renumeration: Voluntary (reasonable expenses reimbursed)
Application deadline: November 17th

Citizens Advice Cornwall is an independent charity providing free, confidential, and impartial advice to thousands of people across the county each year. Our service is a vital lifeline for people navigating challenges such as debt, benefits, housing, employment, and family issues.

We are seeking an outstanding individual to become our next Chair of Trustees, leading the Board at a pivotal time in our development.

As Chair, you will guide and support our dedicated Board of Trustees and work in close partnership with our Chief Executive to ensure that Citizens Advice Cornwall continues to thrive. You will help shape our strategy, safeguard our values, and act as an ambassador for the organisation across Cornwall and beyond.

Go Beyond – Chair, Treasurer and Trustees

Location: Meetings in London, Cornwall, Derbyshire + virtual
Commitment: Chair: ~3–4 days/month | Trustees: ~1 day/month
Renumeration: Voluntary (expenses reimbursed)
Application deadline: Midday Tuesday 14th October 2025

Inspire brighter futures for children across England.

Go Beyond is a national children’s charity with a powerful, simple mission: to give children a break from difficult lives.

Each year, we provide life-changing residential breaks in the countryside for over 1,000 children aged 8–13 who wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to enjoy time away, make friends, and just be children. With ambitious plans for growth, including pop-up programmes and site expansion we’re seeking a new Chair (to take over in 2026), a Treasurer, and two additional Trustees to strengthen our already passionate and committed Board.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and want to be part of something special.

Director of Operations for Newquay Town Council

Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Contract type: Full time
Salary: £55,801 – £59,922

Newquay is one of Cornwall’s most distinctive and ambitious towns. With a resident population of 20,000 (which grows significantly in the summer), the Council delivers a wide range of services including public toilets, CCTV, open spaces, events, maintenance, enforcement and community facilities. The Council has set a clear vision for Newquay to be a safe, clean, inclusive and sustainable town, where residents, businesses and visitors thrive.

The Director of Operations is a newly created senior post, reporting to the Chief Executive and leading on all operational services and infrastructure. You will have direct line management responsibility for the Estate Manager and CCTV Manager, and wider leadership of facilities, environment, enforcement and health & safety staff.

Chair & Commissioner NED Appointments – Falmouth Harbour

Location: Board meetings in Falmouth 10 times per year
Time Commitment: Approx 10 hours per month
Renumeration: Commissioners: £4,660 pa | Chair: £12,128 pa + expenses

Shape the future of the UK’s Atlantic Gateway

Falmouth Harbour is one of the UK’s most strategically important trust ports – the 3rd deepest natural harbour in the world, and the first and last major port in the UK for vessels crossing the North Atlantic. For over 150 years we’ve safeguarded our waters, driven innovation, supported our community, and led on environmental stewardship.

We are now entering an exciting growth phase, with a new Marine Development Masterplan, ambitious sustainability targets, and a clear vision to be the UK’s best harbour to invest in, live beside, and visit.

We are currently seeking exceptional leaders to join our Board, including our next Chair and two Commissioners (one with maritime/shipping expertise, one community appointment) to join our small and dynamic Board who are entrusted with the Harbour future and have strategic oversight of a wide range of activities which are vital to the safe management and economic prosperity of the Falmouth Harbour.

Chair of Trustees for Step One Charity

Location: Exeter & Hybrid
Time Commitment: 22–30 hours per month
Renumeration: Unremunerated, expenses paid.

For over 85 years, Step One has been supporting people across Devon who face challenges with their mental health, learning disabilities, and neurodiversity. Each year we make a real difference to the lives of up to 800 people through a wide range of services – from specialist inpatient rehabilitation and supported living, to community enabling support and wellbeing programmes.

With a strong Senior Leadership Team, committed staff, and a clear 5-year strategy, Step One is well-positioned for the future. We are now looking for a new Chair to guide our Board with vision, energy, and commitment as we continue to grow our impact and champion better mental health and inclusion across the region.

Clinical Trustee Opportunity – Step One Charity

Location: Board meetings in Exeter, with some remote options.
Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per month.
Renumeration: Unremunerated, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.

Help shape the future of mental health support in Devon

Step One is a long-established and ambitious charity, with over 85 years’ experience supporting people across Devon with mental health challenges, learning disabilities, and neurodiversity. Each year, we work with up to 800 individuals, helping them to live more independently and thrive in their communities.

We are seeking to further strengthen our Board of Trustees as we continue to grow and deliver our 5-year strategy. To complement our current strengths, we are looking for someone with a clinical background, with an emphasis on mental health, which could include experience as a clinical psychologist, GP, mental health nurse, or OT, amongst others.

Previous Appointments

Chair – Falmouth Harbour

Nigel Tipple
2025

CEO – Trevi

Amanda Greenwood
2025

CEO – Leukaemia Care

Colin Dyer
2024

Trustees – World Habitat 2025

Tina Paillet, Nahid Majid & Florence Bachelard-Bakai
2025

Newlyn Pier & Harbour Comissioners

David Stevens, Paul Trebilcock & Becki Jarvis
2025

Board Members – Spinal Injuries Association

Clair Guy, Gareth Hillier, Anne Rhind & Pete Watts
2024

CEO – Havencare Homes

Be McCarroll
2025

Community Energy Plus

Jo Cook, Josie Dean, Amanda Forman, Hazel Williams and Tim Wotton
2025

Non-Exec Directors – Livewell Southwest

Seb Stevens & Jacqui Lyttle
2024

CEO – Livewell Southwest

Michelle Thomas
2022

Board members – Cornwall Housing

Kate Ryan, Andrew Manning & Jane White
2025

CEO – Transport Focus

Alex Robertson
2023

Board Members – TONIC

Terry Stacey, Assiah Awalah & Michelle Davies
2021

Board Member – Falmouth Harbour

Kay Penney & Andy Wright
2025

Trustees – Dame Hannah Rogers

Katie Summers, Nikki Henderson & Nicola Kelly
2024

Chief Executive – Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital

Tamzyn Smith
2025

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