Chair and Directors
Fair Trade Wales are looking for a Chair and two Directors to join the team.
We are a small team working to support, grow and promote the Fair Trade movement in Wales. Our vision is to create an equal world, using our values of support, collaboration and empowerment.
Come and work with a friendly and Fair Trade organisation.
Directors Details:
Fair Trade Wales is looking for two board members who can use their skills to guide our strategic direction, support employees and champion Fair Trade in Wales.
This role would suit passionate people committed to the values of Fair Trade, who are able to offer their time to support the strategic direction of Fair Trade Wales. If you care about justice and global equality, and want to support the growth of the Fair Trade movement, then this could be the role for you.
Fair Trade Wales works to support, grow and promote the Fair Trade movement in Wales. Our vision is to see an equal world, using our values of support, collaboration and empowerment.
The board provides overall strategic direction for the organisation which is managed on a day to day basis by a paid Head of Fair Trade Wales who, with the board’s guidance, prepares and delivers forward business plans.
Fair Trade Wales is established as a company, limited by guarantee with not for profit status. We work as part of the Hub Cymru Africa (HCA) partnership to maximise the effectiveness of organisations in the international sector and are based in Cardiff. Hub Cymru Africa is currently funded by the Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa programme.
How to apply
Email your CV and a covering letter, explaining why you want to join the board for Fair Trade Wales.
Closing Date: Friday 23rd of May 2025.
Interviews: Monday 9th of June, 2025.
Details
Reports to: Chair of the board
Reward: This is an unpaid position but reasonable expenses consistent with practice in the voluntary sector are offered.
Location: Home based with online video meetings four-six times a year and one annual/biannual in person away day requiring travel.
Commitment: Flexible but attendance at board meetings is required together with response to email communications. Other representative duties at events or subcommittees may be required from time to time. Total time is unlikely to be more than one day per month.
Chair Details
Fair Trade Wales is looking for a new Chair who can use their skills to guide our strategic direction, lead our board, support employees and champion Fair Trade in Wales.
This role would suit a passionate person committed to the values of Fair Trade, who is able to offer their time to support the strategic direction of Fair Trade Wales. If you care about justice and global equality, and want to support the growth of the Fair Trade movement, then this could be the role for you.
Fair Trade Wales works to support, grow and promote the Fair Trade movement in Wales. Our vision is to see an equal world, using our values of support, collaboration and empowerment.
The board provides overall strategic direction for the organisation which is managed on a day to day basis by a paid Head of Fair Trade Wales who, with the board’s guidance, prepares and delivers forward business plans.
Fair Trade Wales is established as a company, limited by guarantee with not for profit status. We work as part of the Hub Cymru Africa (HCA) partnership to maximise the effectiveness of organisations in the international sector and are based in Cardiff. Hub Cymru Africa is currently funded by the Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa programme.
How to apply
Email your CV and a covering letter, explaining why you want to become Chair of the Board of Fair Trade Wales.
Closing Date: Friday 23rd of May 2025.
Interviews: 10 June 2025
Reports to: Fair Trade Wales Board
Reward: This is an unpaid position but reasonable expenses consistent with practice in the voluntary sector are offered.
Chair of the Fair Trade Wales Board Role Description
The Chair of the Board of Directors of Fair Trade Wales shares the same governance responsibilities as other members of the board. The specific role of the Chair is to ensure that the board is effective in setting and implementing the organisation’s culture, direction and strategy by leading the board and focusing it on strategic matters, oversight of the organisation’s activities and maintaining high standards of governance.
At Fair Trade Wales, we support, grow and promote the Fair Trade movement in Wales.
Since 2009, we’ve campaigned for the rights of farmers and producers in low and middle income countries who are often poorly paid and live with the impact of climate change. We think that all farmers and workers, wherever they live in the world, should receive a living income.
Although Wales is a small nation, we want to play our part in creating a better world – at home and further afield – and we made history in 2008 by becoming the world’s first Fair Trade Nation.
We always put people before profit and our vision is for an equal world that trades fairly so that everyone can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood. Our mission is to be a catalyst for the movement in Wales, and in everything that we do, we strive to be supportive, collaborative and empowering.
