Chair of Trustees

Lead a growing mental health charity in Bradford District and Craven

Over the past three years, the current Chair, Ruth Mulryne, has provided strategic guidance to CEO Helen Davey and the Board to ensure that Bradford District and Craven Mind is a strong and thriving organisation.

With the new four-year strategy agreed, now is a good time to hand over the reins to a passionate
successor with the skills and appetite to guide the charity through its next phase of growth.

Overall Purpose of the Chair Role

The Chair and Chief Executive in a voluntary organisation are the top team who need to have a shared vision and shared objectives. The Chair provides strategic direction, guidance and support to the Chief Executive, who is responsible for advising the Board and the day to day running of the organisation. You will join a committed and friendly Trustee team, who collectively have overall accountability for the charity and are responsible for making sure it is doing what it was set up to do.

Chair Responsibilities

• Provide purposeful leadership -creating a strong and sustained connection to purpose, steering strategy development and leading the Board.
• Be a constructive partner to the CEO – building a trusting, cohesive relationship as the ‘top leadership team’, providing advice, challenge and support to architect and orchestrate the progression of the organisation.
• Develop a highly effective Board – creating the environment for a high performing team, evaluating and facilitating improvement of individual and collective capability and performance.
• Facilitate and sustain good governance – ensuring delivery of the organisation’s purpose in line with its governing document, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources, decision-making and accountability.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders – understanding the environment and systems that the organisation operates within and collaborating with others to collectively achieve the biggest positive impact.

The successful candidate will be somebody who:

• is personally motivated to make a positive difference to others,
• is a strategic thinker who can see the big picture and navigate complex
and contentious issues,
• is able to engage and collaborate effectively with people at all levels from
different backgrounds and organisations,
• is progressive and innovative, capable of stimulating, challenging and
influencing others to contemplate and consider different solutions,
• is able to facilitate others and develop effective team working, with
experience of planning, preparing and chairing meetings at senior levels,
• is experienced in financial, people and/or operational management,
• is well organised and willing to devote time to the organisation,
• understands the role of societal inequalities in mental health and has a
commitment to challenging these inequalities.

How to apply

• View the Chair Recruitment Pack and Role Description and Person Specification.
• Submit your CV and a short expression of interest (max. 500 words) to kathy@mindinbradford.org.uk by 27 April 2025. 
• Options to submit your expression of interest as a video or audio clip.
• Include a completed Equal Opportunities and Monitoring form. 

Chair Information Pack Role Description & Person Specification Equal Opportunities Form