Lived Experience Trustee

About the Role

The Enthum Foundation is seeking a trustee with lived experience of asylum, refuge, care or migration to join our Board and help shape the future of our charity. Your insight will help inform our strategy, challenge our thinking and ensure the voices of young people remain at the heart of our decision-making.

Our Board includes expertise across refugee support, safeguarding, mental health, governance, finance, organisational leadership, fundraising, marketing, operations and education. We are looking to strengthen the representation of lived experience at Board level and ensure our strategic decisions are informed by real-world experience.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to Board discussions and strategic decision-making.
• Share perspectives drawn from lived experience to help inform organisational priorities.
• Help ensure our services remain relevant, inclusive and responsive to the needs of young people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds.
• Support discussions relating to organisational growth, sustainability, participation and service development.
• Actively participate in quarterly Board meetings and occasional additional meetings, events or working groups.

What We're Looking For

We welcome applicants who have lived experience of the asylum, refugee or care system, or of arriving in the UK as a young person. We are seeking someone who shares our values of Safety, Diversity, Integration, Community and Resilience and who can contribute constructively, work collaboratively and help keep young people's voices at the centre of our work.

Previous trustee experience is not required .

Time Commitment

• Quarterly Board meetings.
• Occasional additional meetings, events or working groups.
• Timely responses to Board communications and emails.
• Active participation between meetings where required.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a voluntary trustee position and is therefore unpaid. Reasonable expenses associated with the role will be reimbursed. We provide:

• Full trustee induction.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Mentoring and support.
• Opportunities to influence the future direction of a growing charity.

Recruitment Process

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal conversation with a Director, followed by a formal interview with Board representatives. Candidates may also be invited to observe a Board meeting. We aim to complete interviews and make an appointment by March 2027 .

Privacy and Equality

The Enthum Foundation welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse Board. Applicant information will be handled confidentially and used solely for recruitment purposes. We particularly encourage applications from individuals whose experiences reflect those of the young people we support.

Join us in helping unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people thrive, belong and build positive futures.