Trustee and Treasurer
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Rainbow Migration
- Career category: Finance
- Job type: Volunteering
- Experience level: Not specified
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Volunteer position (unpaid)
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 27/02/2026
- Location: United Kingdom
About Rainbow Migration We provide emotional and practical support for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum, offer legal information and advice on asylum and partner/spouse visas, and carry out campaigning, 2 policy work and strategic litigation. We also train lawyers and other organisations working with LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum.
Key responsibilities
Financial oversight:
• Support the Trustee Board to maintain a clear and timely picture of the financial health of the organisation
• Ensure the Trustee Board and management team fulfil all required fiduciary and regulatory responsibilities
• Keep up to date on developments in charity finance regulations and best practice
• Chair the Finance Subcommittee to oversee Rainbow Migration’s financial management, ensuring robust processes and controls are in place
• Ensure the committee develops a long-term financial strategy (including a reserves policy) for the organisation, with objectives which can be monitored
• Advise the Board on financial strategy, risk management and resource allocation
• Support the Executive Director and Operations and Office Manager to develop and improve financial policies and procedures
• Work with the Executive Director, Operations and Office Manager and Fundraising Manager to monitor budgets, cash flow and financial performance
• Oversee the production of clear and accessible financial reports to the Board and its sub-committees by Rainbow Migration staff, and lead discussions during meetings
Reporting:
• Ensure regular financial reports (i.e. management accounts, annual budgets, cash flow projections, etc) are accurate, comprehensible, timely, correctly formatted, and properly discussed and understood by the Trustee Board (as required by law)
• Ensure the timely preparation of annual accounts in accordance with charity regulations (UK SORP)
• Oversee the appointment of the Independent Examiner or auditors and provide overall oversight of the annual examination or audit process
Systems and controls:
• Ensure the charity has proper systems in place for budgeting, financial control, insurance, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with all HMRC tax requirements, as appropriate
Person specification Necessary skills and experience
• Committed to Rainbow Migration’s mission, vision and values
• Knowledge of financial accounting and reporting procedures, and particularly the UK charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
• Proven expertise and experience in financial management, accountancy, or charity finance
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to present complex financial information clearly, including to those who may have little or no financial background
• Strategic financial planning skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other trustees and Rainbow Migration’s senior leadership team
• Commitment to our vision, mission and values
• Over the age of 16
• Not previously disqualified as a trustee or company director, have an undischarged bankruptcy or have unspent criminal convictions for an offence involving dishonesty or deception (such as fraud).
Key responsibilities
Financial oversight:
• Support the Trustee Board to maintain a clear and timely picture of the financial health of the organisation
• Ensure the Trustee Board and management team fulfil all required fiduciary and regulatory responsibilities
• Keep up to date on developments in charity finance regulations and best practice
• Chair the Finance Subcommittee to oversee Rainbow Migration’s financial management, ensuring robust processes and controls are in place
• Ensure the committee develops a long-term financial strategy (including a reserves policy) for the organisation, with objectives which can be monitored
• Advise the Board on financial strategy, risk management and resource allocation
• Support the Executive Director and Operations and Office Manager to develop and improve financial policies and procedures
• Work with the Executive Director, Operations and Office Manager and Fundraising Manager to monitor budgets, cash flow and financial performance
• Oversee the production of clear and accessible financial reports to the Board and its sub-committees by Rainbow Migration staff, and lead discussions during meetings
Reporting:
• Ensure regular financial reports (i.e. management accounts, annual budgets, cash flow projections, etc) are accurate, comprehensible, timely, correctly formatted, and properly discussed and understood by the Trustee Board (as required by law)
• Ensure the timely preparation of annual accounts in accordance with charity regulations (UK SORP)
• Oversee the appointment of the Independent Examiner or auditors and provide overall oversight of the annual examination or audit process
Systems and controls:
• Ensure the charity has proper systems in place for budgeting, financial control, insurance, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with all HMRC tax requirements, as appropriate
Person specification Necessary skills and experience
• Committed to Rainbow Migration’s mission, vision and values
• Knowledge of financial accounting and reporting procedures, and particularly the UK charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
• Proven expertise and experience in financial management, accountancy, or charity finance
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to present complex financial information clearly, including to those who may have little or no financial background
• Strategic financial planning skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other trustees and Rainbow Migration’s senior leadership team
• Commitment to our vision, mission and values
• Over the age of 16
• Not previously disqualified as a trustee or company director, have an undischarged bankruptcy or have unspent criminal convictions for an offence involving dishonesty or deception (such as fraud).
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