Treasurer at Tyneside and Northumberland Mind

Role Type: Trustee

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 00:00

Salary: £

Role description: Treasurer

Could you be part of Tyneside and Northumberland Mind’s ambitious future and help us to support more people with mental health as our Treasurer Trustee?

What are we looking for?

Trustees are our most senior leaders. They set our strategic direction, make sure we’re using our resources effectively and ensure we’re having the greatest possible impact on our community. We’re looking for dedicated, empathetic and ambitious candidates, who share our vision and values. 

Who are we?

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind is an independent local charity, affiliated to National Mind. We help people who are struggling with their mental health, we provide local mental health services and we fundraise to support those services. We have an excellent reputation in our area and deliver varied and impactful services that are truly transformational for those who access them and the wider community. 

We are looking for someone who can:

• Guide and advise the Board in the approval of budgets, accounts, and financial statements, within a relevant policy framework. 
• Keep the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities. 
• Chair our Finance and Risk Subcommittee.
• Monitor investment activity and ensure its consistency with policies, aims, objectives and legal responsibilities.
• Contribute to determining the overall direction and development of the charity through good governance and clear strategic planning. 
• Promote and develop the charity to help it to grow and be successful.
• Ensure that the charity and its representatives’ function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the governing document.
• Read papers, comment, attend Board meetings and other ad-hoc meetings.
• Act in the best interest of the charity and its beneficiaries at all times. 

How to apply

Review the Recruitment Pack attached in this Job advert and apply by sending your CV and a short expression of interest (max 500 words) stating why you are interested in the role and what skills and attributes you aim to bring, to our Chair, Lynda Cox: lynda.cox@tynesidemind.org.uk

Any questions about the position please email Chair, Lynda Cox on the above email.

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values, and skills, we’d love to hear from you.