ShareGift is a registered charity that provides a charitable solution to the business problem of small shareholdings. Often unwanted because they are too small to sell, these shares can be transferred to ShareGift at no cost to the shareholder, aggregated and sold to benefit different registered charities. The result is a significant funding stream for the charitable sector, along with substantial savings for companies in administrative costs. Since the charity was set up in 1996, over £40m has been donated to more than 3,300 charities.

ShareGift works closely with shareholders, listed companies, share registrars, share plan administrators, solicitors, stockbrokers, financial advisers and charities to create this pool of charitable funds. Click here for more information about how it works.

ShareGift has a strategic model with three pillars, the first of which is to raise awareness of and increase engagement with share and asset donation as powerful and tax-efficient sources of income for charities and as problem solvers for corporates, individuals and institutions; the second is to enhance and expand ShareGift’s capability and capacity to harness new and emerging asset classes and developments for charitable purposes; and thirdly, to ensure that ShareGift remains the go-to source of expert information and know-how on share and asset donation across the corporate, philanthropic and charitable sectors and beyond. ShareGift’s three strategic pillars (or priorities) are underpinned by robust operational and governance foundations.

Having been founded 26 years ago and recently celebrating £40m in charitable giving, now is a great time to join ShareGift as it is looking to refresh its Board, formalise its governance framework, and continue to grow sustainably.

ShareGift seeks to appoint two Trustees with a strong alignment with its vision and mission who, in addition to formal Board and committee meetings, will be willing to undertake informal engagement with the charity and its executive team.

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 training and events as required

Trustees have joint responsibility for the financial oversight of the charity, its governance, and the delivery of its charitable objects. This covers a wide range of skills and experience, however ShareGift is particularly interested in recruiting candidates with one or more of the following skills / expertise:

• Finance and audit: Candidates will bring strong financial experience gained in a listed company, audit firm or charity finance role, and will have the ability to advise and monitor the financial / accounting health of an organisation. A key part of this role will be to add experience to ShareGift's newly formed Audit Committee. The Committee is responsible for advising on the charity’s strategic direction with respect to external audit, risk and risk management
• Governance or company secretarial experience: Candidates will ideally have governance and / or legal experience gained in a senior executive, or non-executive position in a listed company from any sector. This candidate would ideally have knowledge of, or at least a willingness to become familiar with the requirements of the Charity Commission. They will possess the confidence to represent the charity to a wide range of stakeholders. They will possess tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen, engage effectively, think strategically and make sound decisions. Applications from all sectors are welcome, and from those seeking their first trustee role.

ShareGift is committed to improving the diversity and representation on its board, for more information, please see the Diversity section below.

For more information on ShareGift's Board of Trustees, please see here.

There are three Board meetings per year which last no more than one and a half hours. The Audit and Remuneration Committees meet two to three times per year, usually virtually. Both Trustees will be asked to join at least one Committee, with the Trustee with finance and audit experience expected to join the Audit Committee. These appointments are for a three-year term, which is renewable at the discretion of the Board. The first Board meeting that the newly-appointed Trustees are expected to attend will be in May 2023.

The default attendance for candidates joining Committee and Board meetings is in person, but this is not a requirement. ShareGift is flexible for Trustees to join these meetings virtually when needed, and so are happy to consider candidates from all across the UK for this appointment. Reasonable pre-agreed UK travel expenses will be reimbursed.

ShareGift welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, belief or disability. As those from an ethnic minority background are currently under-represented on the Board, applications from those individuals would be particularly encouraged. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.