Opportunity
Charity Trustee

Help empower the lives of everyone born with congenital heart disease (CHD) in our region.

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is a unique life-changing service driven and inspired by CHD patients in our region, working to enable affected children, adults and families to live their best lives.

As recently as 50 years ago, most children born with CHD died very young. Thanks to advances in treatment both locally and globally there are now more adults than children living with CHD and 90%+ infants survive to adulthood. Fundraising through businesses, individuals and trusts, CHSF provides life-saving medical equipment and a suite of services including family support, hospital accommodation and more, serving Yorkshire and Humber, North and North East Lincolnshire and North Derbyshire.

Up to four new trustees will boost the capacity of the Board of Trustees to drive CHSF’s mission and objectives, providing inclusive leadership and ensuring that colleagues collectively deliver on their duties and responsibilities for effective charity governance.

Location/time commitment: Leeds in-person meetings quarterly, with two strategy sessions per year. Subcommittee meetings are virtual. Between 4 – 6 hours a month.

Salary: Unremunerated but with all reasonable expenses covered.
Closing date: Monday 16th June 2025 Interviews (online via Teams) 14 – 16 July 2025

For any more information, including informal contact with the Chair/Deputy Chair/CEO which is also available to potential candidates, contact catherine.brown@chsf.org.uk

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