Trustee

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Trustee, Robins Foundation

Employment Type

Volunteer

Application Start Date

24-07-2026

Application End Date

31-08-2026

Location

Robins Foundation

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Zip Code

BS3 2EJ

Country

United Kingdom

Industry

Non-profit charitable organisations

Description

We have an exciting opportunity at the Robins Foundation for new Trustees to join the Robins Foundation!

Who are we?

Bristol City Robins Foundation is the Charity of Bristol City Football Club. The Foundation’s mission is to bring the club and community together.
The Foundation work across Bristol with a primary focus on Young People and families, areas of deprivation and South Bristol.
The Foundation delivers programmes and services that support people who feel that they have been written off by society. Our high-quality, targeted work focuses on three key areas: Health and Wellbeing, Education and Employability, and Youth Engagement.

Our Board

All Trustees are expected to uphold and represent the Robins Foundation’s purpose, vision, values and mission in a personal and professional capacity. The board of trustees will consider any applicant who brings the right skills and experience forward. Being a Bristol City supporter is not a prerequisite.
The Board comprises of seven trustees; one trustee nominated by Bristol City Football Club and six independent trustees.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for Trustees with experience in one of the following areas; Education, Safeguarding, Marketing, Communications, Property & Construction or working within Community Engagement, though we welcome applications from all sectors.
We also want our Trustees to be representative of Bristol, so we actively encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled people and anyone who identifies as part of a community that is underrepresented in the charity.

Role Status: Unpaid Role (Voluntary role, but all reasonable expenses will be reimbursed)
Location: Ashton Gate Stadium/ Home based
Role Term: Part-time, fixed term (Initial 3-year term with an option to extend to a maximum of 9 years)

Skills and Experience

We welcome applications from any candidate who can demonstrate such expertise and skills as

Relevant lived experience, professional qualifications, and expertise with board-level or senior management experience
Experience working closely with communities
Experience working in Safeguarding
Experience working in Marketing and or Communications
Experience working at a strategic level in the Education Sector
Experience working in the Property or construction sector

Person Specification

Essential

Understanding and accepting the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of Trusteeship.
Commitment to the charity’s objects, aims and values and willingness to devote time to carry out responsibilities
Strategic and forward-looking vision in relation to the charity’s objects and aims
Good, independent judgement, political impartiality, and the ability to think creatively in the context of the organisation and external environment
Good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to respect the confidence of colleagues
Balancing tact and diplomacy with a willingness to challenge and constructively criticise

Desireable

Prior experience in committee/trustee work.
Knowledge of the type of work undertaken by the organisation
A wider involvement with the voluntary sector
Experience in committee work

Role and Responsibilities

To ensure that the Robins Foundation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
To ensure that the Robins Foundation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document.
To maintain proper financial control and ensure that the Robins Foundation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects, ie, the charity must not spend money on activities that are not included in its objects, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.
To develop strategy, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.

The successful candidate will be required to spend a minimum of 12 days per annum on work for the Robins Foundation, including Board Meetings, the AGM, an annual 1:2:1 performance review with the Chair, and an annual Board away day and at least 4 Board subcommittee meetings per year.
It is expected that the Trustee will support and participate in some Robins Foundation events throughout the year and provide ad-hoc support to the Robins Foundation team and Board as required.

Application Process

The Robins Foundation is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse Board of Trustees and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and those from an ethnic minority background. All suitably experienced applicants will receive consideration for these positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief(s), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, or pregnancy or maternity.
The Robins Foundation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and adults at risk and requires all employees to share this commitment and promote the welfare of these groups.
Applicants will be asked about any previous convictions, cautions, and reprimands, including those that are considered ‘spent’ as defined by the Rehabilitation Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amended 2013).
Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check (with children’s barred list check) and references.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Dan White, our CEO at Dan.White@bcfc.co.uk

Safeguarding Statement:

Bristol City Robins Foundation are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment.

This post requires Enhanced Criminal Records Checks and may include checks against the Barred Lists; as such it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions, including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS, should be declared.

Equality Statement:

The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

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Trustee Recruitment Pack V1 July 2026.pdf

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Guidance on completing your application form.

The answers you submit plays a key part in deciding whether you are invited to an interview. The shortlisting panel will measure it against the person specification and or job/role description and decide who to interview based on the information you provide on your form. To ensure equal opportunities in recruitment, we request that all applicants answer all the questions - please note that Vs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are applying for posts within the organisation that may bring you into direct or indirect contact with vulnerable groups, including children, you must ensure that you include on your application a full education/ employment/ training history from when you left school. We will require you to account for any gaps or anomalies in your application. You will also be required to complete an Enhanced DBS Check and Self Declaration form.

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• Make sure that you have read through the person specification, job description and advertisement carefully, and ensure that you tailor your answers to these.
• Don’t leave out any relevant experience, skills, or knowledge that you have – however you gained it.
• Please do not send your CV, it will not be accepted.
• You should complete all questions.

Present Employment - Current/Last employer’s name, Position held, Present Salary, Name and Job title of your manager, Position held from: & To: Reason For leaving, Brief outline of duties * Required

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Gaps in Employment Please tell us about any gaps in your employment history. Please note you may be asked about these at the interview.

Qualifications and Professional Membership Only complete this section if you have qualifications and/or membership of a professional body that is/are relevant to the post. You should include details of any equivalent overseas qualifications. Please note the original certificates will need to be produced.

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References

Please provide names of three referees.

If you are (or have been recently) employed in either a paid or unpaid capacity. Two references should be from a current or last employer and one should be a suitable character reference.

If you are a student. One reference should be a senior staff member from your place of study and the second should be a suitable character reference. The third can either be a senior staff member from your place of study or a suitable character reference.

References from a relative or partner will not be accepted. If you have not been previously employed, suitable character references must be used.

If the post you are applying to involves work with vulnerable groups, including children and you have worked in these sectors previously. One reference must be able to make reference to your work with vulnerable groups, including children.

References will only be taken up if you are the successful candidate and have been offered the role. We recommend contacting your referees in advance to check they are willing to act as a referee and so that they can expect our request.

Criminal Records Check

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Please note any criminal convictions except those 'spent', or otherwise ‘protected’, under the Rehabilitation.

Please note that where you will be working in a regulated activity with children or young people and/ or vulnerable adults you will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and a self-declaration form by the safeguarding team.

Data Protection Statement

All of the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to the performance of the job applied for. We will use the information provided by you on this form, by the referees you have noted, and the educational institutions with whom we may undertake to verify your qualifications with, for recruitment purposes only. The Company will treat all personal information with the utmost confidentiality and in line with current data protection legislation.

Should you be successful in your application, the information provided, and further information which will be gathered at the relevant time, will be subsequently used for the administration of your employment and in relation to any legal challenge which may be made regarding our recruitment practices.

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I confirm that the information submitted is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment offered. I understand that any offer of employment is subject to the Company being satisfied with the results of series of relevant checks including references, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal convictions, probationary period and a medical report (in line with the operation of the Equality Act 2010).

I have read and consent to my personal data, as detail above, being held and utilised by the Company for the purposes stated.

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