Join Our Team!
NEW Chair of Trustees
Voluntary Role
We are looking to appoint someone with leadership qualities and high motivation, initially to join us as a trustee in June and then to take on the position of Chair in November.
In close co-operation with our dedicated team of trustees and inspirational director, you will be guiding our charity through the next phase of our journey. This is a very exciting opportunity to play an important role in the development of Aid Box’s strategy over the next 5 years and to oversee the deepening of our charity’s impact on our community, made possible by our recent move into our new home.
Duration: 3 years with potential for reappointment (Voluntary Role)
Closing date for applications: 19th April 2026
Interview Date: 19th May 2026
Trustee appointment Start Date: 12 June 2026 or later by agreement
Start Date as Chair: 1ST November 2026
To apply:
Please read the full role description and specification on our website. Send your CV, together with a covering letter (no more than two pages please), telling us how your experience, skills, and motivation, make you a suitable candidate for this role, to: Susan@aidboxcommunity.co.uk
What are our trustees responsible for?
We are all jointly responsible for:
The overall management of our charity.
Setting and monitoring Aid Box’s strategic direction and ensuring it is financially sound.
Ensuring the charity carries out the purposes set out in our constitution for the benefit of our community and in line with the Charity Commission’s guidance.
Main duties and responsibilities as a Chair:
leading our charity’s strategic direction in close collaboration with the board and our director.
Chairing quarterly trustee meetings as well as our HR sub-committee meetings.
Representing trustees in contacts with other charities and organisations.
This role is for you if:
You have leadership experience (formal or informal), either within or outside the charity sector.
You have specialist skills that may benefit Aid Box Community.
Motivated by ABC’s vision, mission and values, in particular upholding the basic human rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
Teamwork and communication skills with ability to listen and build a consensus.
Living in or near Bristol .
You would like to join a fantastic community of staff, volunteers and service users.
Chair Role Specification
Trustee Handbook
About Aid Box Community
We are a charity based in Bristol and for nearly nine years have been providing vital support, supplies and sanctuary to men women and children seeking asylum in this city.
You are welcome to come and have a look at the work we do by visiting, by prior arrangement, our Welcome Hub and Free Shop.
Our Commitment to You:
We will provide practical support, principally through our deputy chair, along with a full induction programme including the legal framework and other key areas such as safeguarding. During your time with Aid Box, you will be able to join training workshops relevant to your role as a trustee, along with the opportunity to be involved in a range of charity activities.
See our website for more information about our charity (where you can also find our Impact Report 24/25): www.aidboxcommunity.co.uk
Our Financial Statements for year ended 31 March 2025 filed with the Charity Commission:
Want to know more?
If you would also like to have an initial informal chat, please email our Chair, Richard Annandale: richard@aidboxcommunity.co.uk
Safeguarding Statement
ABC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its service users and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, trustees and volunteers to share this commitment.
ABC operates Safeguarding Policies for the purpose of protecting Young People and Vulnerable Adults. All staff and trustee members are required to undergo Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service DBS checks.
Statement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
ABC aims to be an anti-discriminatory organisation committed to the promotion of quality and diversity and, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups and those with lived experience.
About Aid Box Community
Our Vision, Mission & Values
Vision - that the rights of refugees and those seeking asylum will be respected so that they have the opportunity to achieve financial and emotional independence.
Mission – to provide a warm welcome to people seeking asylum in Bristol and to offer the support they need to access living essentials, emotional support, recreation, shelter, community, legal advice, health care and employment.
Values – we welcome with open arms all displaced people regardless of their faith, race, ethnicity, culture, age, disability, gender and sexuality and always respecting the principle of equity. We treat everyone with respect, compassion and love and seek to offer hope, advocacy and a space to belong.