ELBA & BIG Alliance's BoardMatch19: UBS

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Are you interested in becoming a trustee of an amazing east London or Islington based charity?

You have the chance to use your professional skills and experience to help shape the future of an east London or Islington based charity.

BoardMatch19 provides you with the opportunity to meet east London and Islington based charities or social enterprises that are in need of new board members, and to submit an application to join the board of the organisations of your choosing. ELBA/BIG Alliance staff members will support you through the application process and, if you are invited to interview, will facilitate an introduction to your chosen organisation.

The event

BoardMatch events went virtual in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. We are pleased to be offering BoardMatch19 as an in person event, kindly hosted by UBS.

BoardMatch19 will kick off at 5:30pm on the 18th of October. You will hear 1-minute presentations from each of the participating community organisations after which you will have the chance to meet them and ask any questions about their organisation. Following the launch event, you will receive an email with the opportunity to apply to join the board of any of the participating charities by submitting an expression of interest form and copy of your CV by no later than 5pm on Tuesday 1st November 2022. The event schedule below provides an overview of the BoardMatch process including key dates for each activity.

Post-event - The introduction/interview process

If you decide to submit a trustee application then your CV and expression of interest form will be sent to the charity/charities of your choosing for consideration. If successful, you will be invited to an interview. The interview is both an opportunity for the charity to understand the skills and experience that you will bring to their board and for you to learn more about the charity. If, following the interview, both parties wish to progress your application then you will be invited to become a trustee.

Event Schedule

18th October 2022, 5:30pm-7:30pm

BoardMatch19 Launch Event

5:30pm - 6pm: Arrival and networking

6pm: Session begins & doors close

6pm - 6:30pm - 1-minute presentations from each participating community organisation

6:30pm-7:30pm - Meet the community organisations, a chance to ask questions and learn about the organisation in a little more detail.

7:30pm - Event close

1st November 2022, 5:00pm

Deadline for prospective trustees to submit their expression of interest form and CV

8th November 2022, 5:00pm

Deadline for Community Partners to submit their interview shortlist to ELBA/BIG Alliance staff

2nd December 2022, 5:00pm

Deadline for all interviews to have been completed

If you have any questions or queries about BoardMatch19 please contact us boardmatch@elba-1.org.uk