The Moto Foundation was launched in 2005 as a grant-making charity supporting various local groups and national charities by raising money at Motorway service locations nationwide. Funds raised by the charity are distributed back into its communities through grants. Moto has around 5,900 colleagues at service areas nationwide and has helped raise over £8m since 2005.

Moto Foundation's main areas of focus are collaborating with its national and community partners and adopting local schools, making a difference in the environment and most importantly giving grants to the community. The charity's business model is a unique one. Moto Hospitality, branded as Moto, is a British service station operator which operates 59 motorway service stations across the United Kingdom. Some brands at Moto services include Burger King, Costa, Greggs, M&S, Tesla, Pret and several others. It is currently the UK's largest service area operator. Moto is the sole member of the Moto Foundation and offers its support with fundraising, donations and access to other services like its people, technology and teams. 

Each Moto location is given the opportunity to adopt a local community partner, specific to their geographical area. These partnerships build strong community links and provide excellent opportunities for our charity to make a real difference to its communities. Local community partners are eligible to apply for grants to the charity.

The Moto Foundation’s current five-year national charity partnership is with Mind, the leading mental health charity across England and Wales, and SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health), the leading mental health charity in Scotland. The Trust aims to fundraise £1.25m during the partnership and raise mental health awareness among both its colleagues and customers. Over the next five years, the charity aims to raise £5m overall and this is a very exciting time to join the foundation.

Moto Foundation seeks to appoint up to two new Trustees with a strong alignment with its vision and mission who, in addition to formal Board meetings, will be willing to undertake informal engagement with the charity. 

Responsibilities of the Trustee may include:

• Contributing to the Board’s collective role in setting the charity’s strategic direction and providing effective oversight of its operation and governance
• Ensuring that the charity uses its resources in line with its charitable objects
• Carrying out the core responsibilities of charity governance, as set out in Charity Commission Guidance and the Charity Governance Code
• Safeguarding the reputation and values of the charity and having an active concern for diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to increasing the impact of the charity
• Acting as an ambassador for the charity and using their networks to promote its work
• Being committed to all of the Nolan Principles for Public Life
• Attending and engaging in events as required

The new Trustees will have the relevant knowledge to specialise in one of the following areas to support the charity with its success. The charity welcomes applications from candidates who are looking to take on their first non-executive role.

• Marketing and communications: one of the new Trustees will bring expertise in devising and implementing comprehensive media strategy and digital marketing content. This Trustee will be able to assist in the community engagement and public relations across social media platforms to increase its reach and brand awareness. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate their knowledge of relevant media outlets that would be attractive for the charity to further expand its visibility and garner public support.
• Fundraising: this candidate would have demonstrated a track record of successful funding for a charitable organisation, including donor introductions, engagement and development. The ideal candidate will have the enthusiasm and the energy to build influential relationships and assist with commercial partnerships with organisations in order to help the charity's goal of continuing to give back to its community
• Mental health sector experience: with the charity's partnerships with mental health organisations like Mind and SAMH, one of the successful candidates for this role would bring experience from the mental health sector and would help the Trust navigate and preserve a strategic and successful relationship with the organisations. 

This role is unremunerated. The appointment is for a three-year term, which can be renewed at the discretion of the Board. The time commitment will include quarterly Board meetings and ad hoc regular communication when required.

Location

This organisation will have remote Board meetings and therefore, Trustees can dial into virtual meetings. The Board hopes to have an away-day for planning and strategy and Trustees will be required to attend this in person. When and if possible, the Board would appreciate in-person attendance for meetings for the purpose of team building. 

Process

The organisation will view the applications without edits. We therefore advise applicants to avoid using ‘please call me to discuss further’ in your application as it may restrict your chances of progressing to the next round.

Connected parties

Please do not contact the organisation directly. Instead, if you know someone at the organisation, please mention it in your Reason for Application. Should potential applicants wish to have an informal discussion with someone from the organisation concerning the role, please contact Nurole who will aim to arrange this.

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