• Flexible

Parkwood Community Project Huddersfield, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) established in 2018 and registered in February 2025, is committed to transforming lives in Trees Estate, Golcar, Huddersfield—one of the UK’s 4.2% most deprived areas.

Our journey began with two community consultations in 2018, where we listened to residents to understand their needs. This sparked our intergenerational Community Breakfast and Cook and Eat clubs at the Drop By Centre on Sycamore Avenue. These initiatives form the cornerstone of our mission to reduce isolation, enhance mental health, and build essential life skills.

Over the past year we’ve served 2,239 meals, each a symbol of care and connection, engaging over 100 residents. From a jobless visitor finding community over breakfast to young people thriving in our Kids Holiday Club (10+ per session), we create impact. Since partnering with Youth Matters in 2024, we’re committed to expanding with permanent Junior and Senior Youth Clubs.

We’ve also funded the Young Leaders Network Course in local schools, empowering teens (13-18) with accredited skills for employment and leadership.

Parkwood Community Project is a beacon of hope, driving positive change through community-led action.

Are you passionate about fundraising for all ages in a deprived area? Join our board!

TRUSTEE OF PARKWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT HUDDERSFIELD

Grant Funder

General Responsibilities

The duties of a trustee are as follows.

• Ensuring that the organisation pursues its stated objects (purposes) defined in its governing document. Trustees will help develop and agree a long-term strategy to achieve this.
• Ensuring that the organisation complies with its governing document. For example, trust deed, constitution or memorandum and articles of association.
• Ensuring the organisation complies with charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
• Ensuring that the organisation only uses its resources for its charitable objects. The charity must not spend money on activities that are not included in its objects. Even if the activities are considered worthwhile or charitable.
• Ensuring that the organisation defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets.
• Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation.
• Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation. This includes having appropriate policies and procedures in place.
• Ensuring the financial stability of the organisation.
• Protecting and managing the property of the charity and ensuring the charity’s funds are invested properly.

Job specific responsibilities

As well as the statutory duties above, we are looking for a person who has experience and success of writing and submitting grant applications. As a charity we rely on grant funding to operate, so this is a key position on the Board.

The role will involve:

• identifying potential grant funders
• creating a funding plan
• writing and submitting funding applications
• working closely with the treasurer to recognise funding requirements
• advising on any issues where the trustee has additional expertise.
• reviewing board papers
• attending board meetings
• contributing in discussions

Person specification

• A commitment to the organisation.
• Previous experience as a fund raiser in a non-profit organisation
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort.
• Strategic vision.
• Good, independent judgement.
• An ability to think creatively.
• A willingness to speak their mind.
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship.
• An ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• A commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life:
• selflessness
• integrity
• objectivity
• accountability
• openness
• honesty

Parkwood Community Project Huddersfield

18 yrs and above

• Finance/Trustee

• References required

Please send expression of interest to parkwoodcommunityproject@gmail.com

26/05/2026