Chair

Our client is a dynamic UK based health care charity. Their mission is to improve health outcomes for people with long term conditions by providing high quality education to the people who care for them. This is achieved through education, training and facilitation combined with a variety of innovative and practical tools. They work with a range of clients and partners in the NHS, pharmaceutical industry, wider public sector and the third sector.

This role is unremunerated, with travel expenses paid

Time commitment: Approximately 4 days per month: including board and subcommittee meetings.

Location: Warwickshire - Hybrid: Board meetings are in person in Warwickshire 4 times a year and subcommittee meetings are online.

As they celebrate their 40th anniversary, they are seeking a new Chair to succeed the current postholder, who will step down from the role in November 2026 to complete the final year of their term as a Trustee. The Chair will provide strategic leadership to the Board of Trustees, ensuring that the organisation is well governed and effectively delivers its mission and objectives.

We are seeking an inspiring and committed leader with the time and capacity to fully engage in the role. The ideal candidate will bring prior board experience, a strong understanding of governance and charity finance, and established expertise in the health and care sector. They will also demonstrate strategic insight into how the charity can contribute to and support current health policy priorities, alongside strong commercial acumen and the ability to provide strategic guidance on growth and product innovation.

How to Apply To apply for the role, please upload your CV together with a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) onto the Prospectus website via the link below. Please ensure that you have included a telephone number, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable. If you wish to apply using an alternative format, please contact Prospectus.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact our retained partners. At Prospectus we believe passionately that a truly inclusive workplace leads to increased social impact. We are committed to supporting our clients to build more inclusive teams. To understand how we are performing, we ask that you kindly complete the brief equal opportunities questionnaire when you submit your application via our website. Please be assured that your responses are kept confidential, separate from your candidate record, are not part of any application you make, and that the consultants never see individual responses to the questionnaire. Recruitment Timetable Deadline for applications: 4th May (midnight) Interviews with Prospectus: Online w/c 11th May Interviews with the charity: In-Person in their offices 5th June