Find all the information relating to the election of trustees to the board of the Malvern Hills Trust here
The Malvern Hills Trust is inviting candidates to come forward to stand for election to its Board.
The Trust is the charity that cares for the Hills and commons and is governed by the Malvern Hills Acts. The Board of trustees is the body which is legally responsible for managing the Trust.
The trustees are responsible for the strategic oversight of the charity, ensuring that it is meeting its statutory and charitable objectives. The Board meets at least 5 times a year, but most trustees are also on one of the 4 committees.
As Returning Officer, Deborah Fox, CEO of the Trust said: “It is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in making key decisions about how the Trust delivers its charitable objectives. This is a privilege and also a significant responsibility, including financial control of the charity, health and safety matters and risk management.
“The Board particularly welcomes people with experience in areas such as finance, land management, charity governance or human resources. It would also be good to see candidates standing who would bring more diversity to our Board.”
“It is important to say that being a charity trustee is different from being elected to a local authority. Once elected, our trustees are legally obliged to act in the best interests of the charity, and are not representatives of the voters.”
All trustees are unpaid and candidates for election must fulfil certain criteria, which include being registered to vote in, living in or working in one of the wards or parishes that pay the Trust’s levy.
Nominations open on 13th August and close on 21st August 4pm. Full details of the election process and more information about the Trust can be obtained from their website or offices at Manor House, Grange Road Malvern.