Background The Native Woodland Trust (NWT) is an environmental non-government organisation (eNGO) charity founded in 1998.
(Company No.
298277, CHY14025, CRA
The Native Woodland Trust is dedicated to the preservation of Ireland's few remaining native woodlands and to the re-creation of those woodlands where they should naturally occur.
In furtherance of those aims, the NWT currently manages 12 woodland nature reserves, protecting ancient woodland as well as numerous other habitats and species, as well as three native tree nurseries.
The Trust also runs a number of other initiatives, including countrywide giveaways of native trees (with over 200,000 trees donated to schools and community groups), a programme to restore disease resistant Elm trees, citizen science programmes and publicly accessible conservation events every week.
The Trust has an establishment of 3 full-time staff and a network of branches and volunteers.
Director role (Finance) The Trust is seeking a director to assist in providing independent expertise and oversight of the organisation's finances and financial practices & reporting.
The board meets monthly for between 1-2 hours, and the full board also attends the yearly AGM.
Additional time commitments may be necessary in between board meetings to assist in preparation of financial reporting & management.
Relevant skills, experience, role Help improve & prepare our financial reporting requirements for c-suite / board level.
Help automate our financial reporting and slicing, to better understand our financial strengths and weaknesses, validate return on investment.
Assist in the review of financial controls and processes, covering everything from minor expense processing to corporate cash management, to create robust new best-in-class controls and procedures.
Experience with budgeting of multiple income streams / cost centres, cash flow projections, asset management.
Integrity to volunteer in line with the mission and values of the organisation.
Strong communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
Ability to see different perspectives, considering all information in decision making.
Commitment to highest levels of corporate governance.
A passion for environmental protection; experience within environmental NGOs is beneficial.
Experience in project management, and/or volunteer engagement is beneficial.
Time commitments There are 8 board meetings per year, all held online and lasting approximately 90 minutes.
There is one AGM per year, which may be in person, combined with a nature event.
There may be additional sub-committee meetings, depending on the business need.
Estimated monthly time commitment is 5-10 hours, plus board and committee meetings.
Before applying, please be familiar with the legal responsibilities of a Charity Trustee which is available on
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