APPOINTMENTS
The BBRS will provide an industry funded dispute resolution service to resolve historic and future disputes between SMEs and participating providers of banking services in a transparent, timely and accessible manner without the need for litigation. We are guided by the commitment to do and be seen to do what is right, fair, and reasonable at all times. We now have a Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Adjudicator in place to ensure we do this.
Hft is one of the largest and longest-established charities in England and Wales supporting people with learning disabilities. We are passionate about what we do and use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to speak up with them to bring about positive change.
Conserving the Old Royal Naval College – Sir Christopher Wren’s riverside masterpiece – for the benefit of the nation has been at the core of the Greenwich Foundation’s mission since we were established in 1998 and we continually respond to the exciting challenges of this significant responsibility. Today, the site is used intensively for education, filming, discovery, spectacular programming and ceremonial occasions. We are also the landlord for University of Greenwich’s flagship campus and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Conserving, managing, presenting and developing the estate are the heart of what this role is all about. We want as many people as possible to feel that this is a place for them, a cultural destination and an educational campus.
Human life on earth is facing unprecedented challenges. Global demand on natural resources has reached a critical level, whilst public engagement with climate change has never been so high. That’s why, as we reach our twentieth year, the need for our expertise is greater than ever. WRAP works with governments, businesses and citizens to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. Our mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, resource-efficient economy. Our focus areas are food and drink, plastic packaging and clothing and textiles.
Mind in Croydon is a mental health charity founded in 1967. Over the last 50 years, we have evolved into a significant provider of mental health services in the Croydon and surrounding areas. We work in co-production with service-users to develop individualised, effective support plans. As a long-standing community organisation, well respected and with strong local connections, we have a great spirit of social justice. We put our users at the heart of all we do, including representation at board level and throughout the organisation’s committees.
Hft is one of the largest and longest-established charities in England and Wales supporting people with learning disabilities. We are passionate about what we do and use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to speak up with them to bring about positive change.
Founded a decade ago, 38 Degrees is an influential campaigning organisation, involving more than 2 million people from every corner of the UK. Everything we do is driven by our members. We are passionate about empowering people to have a voice and influence the most important issues facing the UK today. Our campaigns are chosen and led by our members and we hold the most powerful to account, to stand up for a fairer society.
The Centre for Ageing Better is passionate about achieving its positive vision of a society in which everyone enjoys later life. We seek to bring about long-lasting changes in policy and practice informed by evidence so that more people approaching later life are in good health, fulfilling work, and live in safe and accessible homes and connected communities. Established in 2015, with an endowment from the National Lottery Community Fund, our organisation is now widely recognised as a leading authority on ageing issues.
We are currently working with a small Charity to support them recruit an Interim Finance and Resources Director as they embark on a period of change. This role is based in London and can be undertaken on a 4/5 day a week basis. It’s offered on an initial term of 12 months on a salaried basis.
The Lending Standards Board (LSB) is at the forefront of promoting fairer outcomes for consumers of banking services. It exercises rigorous independent oversight and compliance of Lending Standards and Codes of conduct, including the new code to protect consumers from payment scams and that on bank branch closures. Working closely with the FCA, the industry and consumer groups, it provides assurance that standards of conduct agreed to by participating financial services firms are being adhered to.
Belu is an ethical business that operates in multi-billion-pound markets. We compete with global brands like Evian and San Pellegrino in bottled water, and through a collaboration with Brita, deliver water filtration solutions to the UK’s food service industry. In the past nine years of trading Belu has grown to become one of the UK’s best-known social enterprises. We are proud to have given more than £4m to WaterAid, including £1m in 2018 alone, BUT there is so much more yet to be achieved.
Recovery Focus is a group of expert charitable organisations working in a new form of collaboration to deliver the best possible outcomes for the people who use our services. The Group’s vision for the future is a society that values everyone including those with mental health or addiction issues. We are working to inspire individual recovery and believe that with the right support, recovery – however that’s defined by an individual – is achievable for everyone.