trustee recruitment
useful services
Browse the organisations below or download our full list of trustee recruitment portals and services here.
Arts & Business have a volunteer recruitment and placement service which matches arts charities with volunteers from the business world. It is free for charities to advertise vacancies including trustee positions.
Bar In The Community circulates a regular email bulletin to barristers letting them know about vacancies within not for profits management committees. It is free for charities and available throughout England and Wales.
The Big Give Trustee Finder is an online portal where charities can post trustee vacancies for free. You must be a registered charity to create a profile and post vacancies.
Charity Finance Group features a jobs board which can be used for free by charities to advertise treasurer and other trustee positions.
Do-it is a national volunteer database where you can post all types of volunteer positions including trusteeships. Free to post at you local volunteer centre, charges apply for posting online
The Honorary Treasurers Forum features a jobs board where charities can advertise their trustee and treasurer vacancies for free to financially qualified candidates. Contact them directly to place an advert
The Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) hosts a jobs board where charities can advertise both accountancy volunteer positions and trustee or treasurer vacancies. All for free.
The Smart programme, is a national and free programme (for charities) run by Charity People. It matches senior corporate executives with trustee roles that fit with their personal interests and the CSR objectives of their main employer
Trustee Bank is run by NCVO the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and is a free portal for charities based in England to advertise trustee vacancies.
Trusteefinder, our own trustee vacancy listing site, is a free online portal with national reach. Register for free to post and edit your vacancies.
Trustees Unlimited is a recruitment placement service run by NCVO in partnership with Russams GSM and BWB. The basic service costs £750 for charities with an income under £1 million.
TrusteeWorks is a recruitment placement service run by REACH and Prospectus. They offer a range of paid recruitment services from £75 for their matching service, to £375 for their premiun service.
guides & tools
Trusteenet resources listing features a variety of free third sector guidance, toolkits as well as models and templates to support your charity in the process of trustee recruitment and induction.
The Charity Commission's guidance should be your first go-to point for how to recruit and induct trustees. Their guide 'Finding new trustees- what charities need to know' covers the essential points.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) offers template skills audits and model role descriptions for trustee positions. All are free to download.
Young Charity Trustees is a network promoting and supporting the recruitment of young people to trustee positions. They have useful guidance for charities and prospective trustees on young trusteeship.
