Trustee recruitment resources
Use these resources alongside our Trustee Recruitment Guide.
Recruitment processes and plans
1. Sample Board Recruitment Process
2. Example recruitment plan: Well Women Centre
Working out what you need on your board
1. Getting on Board audit of the skills, knowledge and experience you have on your board.
2. Reach Skills Audit https://reachskills.org.uk/knowledge-centre/support-boards/recruiting-and-retaining-trustee/how-do-i-do-skills-audit
3. Prospect-US Skills Audit https://prospect-us.co.uk/media/84991/board-skills-audit-v1.doc
What to include in your advert
4. Example advert: Community Action Norfolk
8. Example advert: Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
9. Example advert: Trust Links
10. Example advert: Young Citizens
11. Example advert: Canaan Project
Tailoring adverts for specific skills
1. Example tailored advert (fundraiser): Heart UK
2. Example tailored advert (treasurer): Well Women
Targeting your advertising
1. Ideas for useful links for trustee recruitment
2. Some ways to use LinkedIn for trustee recruitment
Role and person specifications
1. Reach role description templates
2. Template role description and person specification
3. Example role description and person specification
4. Example treasurer specification: Heart UK
5. NCVO example person specification
Candidate information packs
1. Template trustee information pack
2. Example trustee information pack: Trust Links
3. Example trustee information pack: Well Women
4. Example trustee information pack: Young Citizens
Shortlisting
Interviewing
1. Interview question template
2. Prospect-US interview questions
4. Email notifying unsuccessful candidates
Appointment
2. Template appointment letter
Induction
1. Example induction pack: Well Women Centre
2. Example Trustee Handbook: Heart UK
Board operations
1. Directors Codes of Conduct, example 1, example 2, example 3
Applying to become a charity trustee?
Template cover letter - younger trustees
Template cover letter - older or more established trustees
Template CV
Template application tracker
'At a glance' guidance - read this alongside How to Become A Charity Trustee: a Practical Guide