JOB DETAILS:
About the role
Lively Minds are looking to appoint an exceptional HR Trustee to advance the organisation through an exciting phase of growth and evolution.

All trustees share key governance duties: ensuring the organisation meets it’s legal and financial requirements and manages its resources responsibly. Key activities for the HR Trustee include:
• Participating in quaterly trustee meetings : these take place remotely and last around 2 hours
• Chair the Remuneration Committee: these will take place bi-annually remotely and will last around 2 hours each
• Provide ad hoc guidance or support on technical HR issues (for example joining interview panels for senior hires, providing guidance on complex employee relations cases)
• Supporting the organisation’s Head of HR on key HR policies including recruitment, eqaulities and localisation, pay and remuneration, and performance management.
• The Trustee will also have the opportunity to visit our programmes in Ghana and Uganda.
Please note that this Trustee role does not attract any remuneration.

Our ideal candidate. . .
• Is an experienced HR leader or COO with responsibility for the HR function. Preferably with NGO experience and experience of scaling.
• Lives in sub–Saharan Africa. Ideally with networks across a number of different Sub-Saharan African countries that can support our expansion goals
• Is passionate about community development and equity
• Shares our organisational values
• Is growth-minded and open to new ideas and ways of working.

If this sounds like you, please send your CV and cover letter to jobs@livelyminds.org The cover letter should be a maximum of two pages and outline how you meet the role requirements.

Lively Minds is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Due to the current membership of the Board, for this role we are specifically seeking candidates based in Sub-Saharan Africa.