Trustees

Unremunerated

The Duke of Edinburghs Award (DofE) helps young people build lifelong belief in themselves supporting them to take on their own challenges follow their passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Since our inception we have supported millions of young people to have life-changing experiences develop essential skills for adulthood and give back to their communities.

As we embark on an exciting and ambitious new five-year strategy we will be seeking two new Trustees to join our dynamic Board and as we strive to ensure that DofE is even more accessible and relevant giving more young people the chance to participate in a life-changing DofE programme and feel empowered to be ready for anything with nothing holding them back.

We are particularly seeking individuals with significant leadership experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Fundraising philanthropy and funding strategy development and
• Education and skills (this could include schools multi-academy trusts colleges and/or education policy and governance)

To ensure effective governance and to meet the needs and aspirations of the most diverse generation of young people ever our Board members also need a range of lived experience and perspectives. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds to join our Board but for this round of recruitment we would particularly welcome applications from Black Asian and minority ethnic people and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Todays young people are growing up in an uncertain and uniquely challenging world. More than ever we need to find ways to support their development safeguard their wellbeing and build their independence and essential you are passionate about our mission to support young people to thrive we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to know more about the role or selection process please contact Paddy Pamment from our Executive Search partners Green Park by emailing. To find out more about the roles please visit our microsite:

Closing date: Wednesday 18 March 11:59pm