Fundraising Trustee - Young Climate Warriors

We are looking for a Trustee with Fundraising experience to provide direction to enable us to achieve our charity's vision. Join our active and engaged Board of Trustees, and help shape our fundraising strategy.

We are Young Climate Warriors. 62% of the UK's statutory carbon emission reductions target requires individual behaviour change (UK Committee on Climate Change). Yet there is currently a gap in both curricular and extracurricular activities of age-appropriate, engaging resources on climate change, particularly for younger children. Young Climate Warriors seeks to fill this gap.

We are inspiring a national team of 'young climate warriors', ensuring children aged 7-14 (KS2/KS3) can learn about climate change and feel empowered to make informed choices. YCW supports teachers and families with free, age-appropriate, ready-to-use, weekly challenges online, offering creative ideas for embedding changes in daily life. Our 'Climate Change Club in a Box' eco-club 'starter kit' - encouraging curiosity and inspires action through engaging and thought-provoking activities. We also offer deeper engagement with schools and students, though in-person visits from locally-based YCW Ambassadors, to date they have shared over 50 interactive assemblies across the UK. We are also a Duke of Edinburgh approved activity provider, and young people join us for a three-month journey of weekly carbon-busting, sustainable living challenges.

As a Trustee you will have the opportunity to help shape our young, ambitious, growing charity. With your 'fundraising hat' on you will help set our Fundraising Strategy and draw on your knowledge and experience to advise, guide and direct our Fundraising team.

Whether you're an experienced Trustee or wanting to take your first step at Board level, we want to hear from you. Our new Trustee will have talent in fundraising, and designing fundraising strategies and initiatives.

We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds. To better reflect the communities we support, we particularly welcome applications from younger people, ethnic minorities and those outside of south-east England.

Your time and energy could help us achieve our charity's vision! We're looking for a team player who will actively support our fundraising activities, with a live interest in climate change and a 'stubborn optimistic' outlook.

To apply, please send your one-page CV with a short covering letter explaining why you'd like to be a YCW Trustee and what you'd bring to the role.