Read Easy is looking for a new Chair of Trustees

Posted on October 12, 2017

Read Easy UK is currently looking for a new Chair of Trustees, particularly someone with experience of scaling organisations.

In addition, the Board is looking to recruit an additional member with (preferably) high level experience of adult basic skills education. To read the profile of our current trustees, please go to: /meet-our-trustees/

Read Easy’s new three-year development plan includes expanding its services into new regions and exploring ways to develop additional income streams. For further information, please download the role descriptions below:

Read Easy UK Chair of Trustees Role Description
Read Easy UK Trustee Role Description Oct 2017

Please share this opportunity to any friends or colleagues who might be interested. For more information on what is involved in being a trustee, follow this link from the Charity Commission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-cc3

Many thanks.

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