BBC Charity Appeals: Appeals Advisory Committee Members (Voluntary)

  • Job Reference: 14687
  • Date posted: 16 April 2024
  • Recruiter: BBC
  • Location: London
  • Salary: On Application
  • Bonus/benefits: The position is unpaid but reasonable expenses will be met
  • Sector: Art, Culture & Heritage, Children & Young People, Corporate, Equality & Diversity, Learning Disability, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, International Development & Disaster Relief, Physical/Sensory Disability
  • Job type: Trustee
  • Duration: The appointment will be for three years, renewable for a further three
  • Work hours: Part Time

Job description

BBC Charity Appeals: Appeals Advisory Committee Members

Specialist areas: 
• Disability 
• International Development

Could you lend your skills to help the BBC’s work with charities? 
We are recruiting 2 new members to the BBC’s Charity Appeals Advisory Committee (AAC) which is made up of independent experts from the charitable sector.  The AAC is a voluntary body which advises and supports the BBC’s Executive Board in matters relating to good governance and effectiveness of BBC charity appeals. 

Role Responsibility
AAC members advise on policy, scrutiny, the allocation of broadcasting time and the strategic development of the BBC’s relationship to appeals. These include BBC Children in Need, Comic Relief, the Radio 4 Appeal, BBC One Lifeline, appeals in the Nations and English Regions, appeals on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee and other projects where funds are raised for charities.

The Ideal Candidates
We’re keen to hear from people who are, or who have been in a senior leadership role in a charity and who can bring expertise in charity governance and management. In particular we’re looking for people with specialist knowledge in one of the following sectors:
• Disability
• International Development


We’ll also need you to be able to demonstrate expertise in at least 2 of the following: social policy, fundraising, finance, grant making, legal issues, monitoring and evaluation.
 
The appointment will be for three years, renewable for a further three years by agreement. The position is unpaid but reasonable expenses will be met.

For more information please see the full advert by clicking the 'Apply for this job now' button. You will be redirected to the vacancy on the BBC's webpage.

Closing date: 12 May 2024

Interviews are expected to be held w/c May 20th 2024.
 

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