Trustee Vacancies

The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) is a small charity and think tank and is the UK’s leading authority on the impact of longevity on society.

• We believe society must adapt now so we can all enjoy the benefits of long lives and we want a society that works for everyone, regardless of their age.
• We combine evidence, solutions and networks to make change happen.
• We help governments, policymakers, businesses and employers develop and implement solutions to ensure we all live happier, healthier and more fulfilling longer lives.
• We want a society where we all live happier, healthier and more fulfilling longer lives, where tomorrow is better than today and where future generations are better off. ILC wants to help forge a new vision for the 100-year life where we all have the opportunity to learn across our lives and where new technology helps us contribute more to society.

We are recruiting for new Trustees to join our dedicated and active Board of Trustees.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in our work, care about the issues and have a passion for making a difference. You will be a voice for ILC, promoting the work of the organisation. We want you to help us provoke conversations and discussions about the impact of longevity on society, and what happens next.

Whilst we are interested in hearing from all interested candidates, to strengthen the existing skillset on our Board, we would particularly welcome applications from those who have a strong legal knowledge or professional legal expertise. The trustee board would not expect to rely on this newly appointed trustee as its legal adviser, but a legal perspective on some of the issues we discuss can be a useful addition to debates.

For more information about the organisation, the full role description and details of how to apply, download the ILC Board of Trustees Recruitment Pack from the ILC website:

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 13 October 2025 with interviews being held soon after.

Are you organised? Can you take notes for our charity Board meetings?

Do you have an interest in supporting a charity which supports older people in our community?

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About us

You could be the Honorary Secretary for Age Concern Twyford & District, a local charity whose aim is to promote and maintain independent living for older residents in and around our local area.

Initially set up in 1988, we are an independent incorporated charity. We are not affiliated with any similar organisations, but work closely with other Wokingham Borough-based charities, support organisations and local businesses.

We provide a Day Centre with options for lunches and take-home meals, many activities including arts, singing, dancing and exercise, plus a range of support services including assistance with form-filling, handypersons and a listening ear to support families.

In 2023/24 our income rose (again) to £206k, and our services and facilities remain well-used and very well-appreciated.

About us https://www.ageconcerntwyford.org.uk/about-us

Charity Commission information about our organisation https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5066867

The role and what we are looking for in a new Honorary Secretary

Our Board includes people with experience and skills in supporting older people, and we’d expect our new Honorary Secretary to have empathy with our cause and our beneficiaries.

You’ll assist with our Charity Regulation and reporting to the Charity Commission, which you should find easy enough to implement. You will need good organising skills and the ability to take notes to turn into Minutes of our meetings, but those aren’t complex or too formal.

In all these things, you’ll be assisted and advised by our Centre Manager and other trustees, including our new Chair of the Board.

You don’t necessarily need prior experience of charity trusteeship, although that would be welcome. Full induction to our organisation will be provided, plus specialist support as a new trustee, including access to external training if needed.

We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles to governing our organisation. We are looking for fresh expertise and experience from a variety of backgrounds to our charity: we want to expand the diversity of our board, in all meanings of the word, and strongly welcome applications from people from less-represented groups.

The focus of a trustee role is strategic, and trustees will not be expected to get involved in the organisation’s operations on a day-to-day basis; however, contact and liaison with other trustees and employees is expected.

We ask for up to five hours of your time per month, which includes our monthly meetings, and other discussions.  You will need good access to digital communications, as much of our charity’s business is run that way.

What do YOU get as a volunteer trustee with our organisation?

• An opportunity to exercise your strategic administrational & planning skills, probably in a different environment or context
• An opportunity to influence and collectively-lead an organisation supporting local older people
• A chance to expand and implement your understanding of our work
• A chance to augment your experience of charities
• A boost to your career and CV, if needed
• Satisfaction of helping an organisation that supports our community, thus giving something back

What do we get?

• Your strategic administrational and planning skills, knowledge, understanding or experience, including ability to take comprehensive notes to turn into Minutes
• Your abilities to jointly influence plans for our charity’s future
• Enhancement to our overall governance and the Board of trustees
• Your participation in our collective decision-making, contributing to all areas of our charity work
• Your enthusiasm

What do our beneficiaries get?

• The ability to continue our support for local older people and our community
• A forward-looking and agile organisation, with a well-informed and well-managed Board of trustees

How to apply

This appointment is being managed for us by inVOLve Community Services, a charity-support organisation, who offer a no-obligation discussion by phone or video. A detailed Role Description and Person Specification can be made available to you upon request.

Trustee appointments are subject to satisfactory references, to completion of an online Safeguarding course and an Enhanced DBS check.

Your CV or similar will be read by our existing trustees, and an interview offered as soon as mutually convenient.

Closing date 27/11/2025.

I need to know more

Contact Mike Allen intrusted@involve.community for more information and arrange to have a no-obligation initial informal discussion (Teams or Zoom).