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Board Member

Greater London

Centre for Homelessness Impact

Organisation Type

Charity/NfP

Industry / Sector

NGO / NFP / Other Charitable

About The Organisation

We exist to see an end to homelessness for good

Our mission is to act as a catalyst for evidence-led change to enable people working in and around homelessness to achieve breakthrough results.

Our goal is to create a society where any experience of homelessness is prevented whenever possible and, where it cannot be prevented, it is a rare, brief and non-recurring experience.

To guide our efforts and track our progress towards this goal, we developed the SHARE outcomes framework. It provides a birds-eye view of what’s needed to prevent homelessness.

Website URL

https://www.homelessnessimpact.org/

Position

Board Member

Location

Greater London

Time Commitment

1-2 days per month

Remuneration

Unpaid/ Expenses only

Skill Sought

Governance; Marketing; Strategy
Closing Date: 29 May 2026

Position Description

Trustee: Comms Specialist

‍Role overview

The duties of a trustee are as follows:

  • Ensuring that the organisation pursues its stated objects (purposes), as defined in its governing document, by developing and agreeing a long-term strategy with clear priorities
  • Ensuring that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
  • Ensuring that the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its charitable objects for the benefit of the public
  • Providing board-level leadership and expertise on strategic communications and influencing, including how the Centre shapes narratives, policy and practice at different levels of government, and supports the adoption of evidence-led approaches across complex systems to maximise impact
  • Ensuring that the organisation defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets
  • Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation
  • Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation
  • Ensuring the financial stability of the organisation
  • Protecting and managing the property of the charity
  • Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the chief executive

Contribution of expertise

In addition to collective trustee responsibilities, this trustee will contribute specialist expertise to support the board and the organisation’s system leadership role. This will include:

  • Advising on how strategic communications can be used to increase the uptake of evidence, influence decision-making, and shift behaviours across policy, practice and public discourse
  • Helping shape how the Centre communicates its insights and supports others – including governments, local systems and delivery organisations – to act on evidence and translate learning into practice
  • Providing strategic insight into how narratives, framing and messaging can enable or hinder progress on homelessness, including the role of media, political context and public attitudes
  • Supporting the board to consider reputation, positioning and influence, ensuring the Centre’s voice is clear, credible and aligned with its mission
  • Advising on how communications can strengthen system-wide efforts, including building coalitions, aligning stakeholders and supporting collective impact

This contribution is strategic and outward-facing, focused on enabling system-level influence and adoption rather than operational delivery.

 

Selection Criteria

Person specification 

  • A strong commitment to the mission and strategic objectives of the Centre for Homelessness Impact
  • The ability to devote sufficient time and attention to the role
  • Credibility and influence within a relevant professional field, and a willingness to use this to support the Centre’s mission
  • Sound, independent judgement and the ability to think strategically
  • A commitment to the importance of high-quality evidence and its application to policy and practice
  • An understanding of charity governance and the legal duties of a charity trustee
  • An ability to work effectively as part of a collegiate board

Essential expertise for this appointment

  • Substantial professional expertise in strategic communications, public affairs, media, or related fields, ideally within complex public or social impact environments
  • Experience using communications to influence policy, shape public narratives, or support behaviour and systems change
  • A strong understanding of how communications interacts with evidence, policy, politics and delivery in complex systems
  • The ability to translate communications insight into clear, practical guidance for senior leaders, policymakers and boards
  • Experience navigating reputational considerations and advising at a senior or board level on positioning, messaging and influence

Time Commitment

Trustees are expected to commit approximately 6 hours per month, including board meetings, preparation time and occasional additional activity aligned with expertise.

 

How to Apply

Terms of Appointment

The role of trustee is voluntary. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with the Centre’s expenses policy.

Application Process

Please submit a CV and a short covering letter outlining how your experience and expertise meet the requirements of this role to [email protected]. If you would like to find out more about the role or have an informal chat before applying, we’d be very happy to hear from you — please feel free to get in touch at [email protected]

Closing date: 29th of May 2026 (5pm)

Interviews will be held in our London offices on the 19th of June 2026 (afternoon).

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