Family Mediation Jersey ("FMJ") Seeking Committee Members.

To achieve our plans for 2024/25, we are expanding our Management Committee, to ensure a robust and effective governance with a variety of skills. Ideally we would like reliable individuals who understand the legal responsibilities and duties of a Trustee / Committee Member, and can commit the necessary time to join the board. We are looking for any of the following skillsets:

• Finance / Accounting

• Fundraising / Business Development

• Marketing / Communications

• Legal

We’re looking for dynamic individuals who can bring fresh perspectives and insight through their lived and professional experiences. Our Trustees are a vital part of our small charity and offer critical insights that help us to ask and answer questions.

We’re looking for people who can help us continue to grow and provide a reliable and effective service to the local community.

About Family Mediation

Membership Number: AJC226 / Registered Charity Number: 371

FMJ is a not for profit charity providing a mediation service for families in Jersey. It is also a member of the Association of Jersey Charities and affiliated to National Family Mediation (UK). All mediators are professionally trained and supervised according to best practice. FMJ provides a mediation service, which aims to help families in a wide range of family issues, predominately separated or divorced couples make decisions regarding finances and childcare, but can include intergenerational issues such as care giving requirements for an elderly relative, inheritance issues and relationship issues Family mediation is voluntary and confidential. The process starts with an initial meeting or intake for each client. if suitable for mediation, our mediators move onto joint session(s).

Term of Office

The term of office is one year. Trustees can stand for re-election yearly.

We ask for attendance at four Board meetings a year and any additional extraordinary meetings, our AGM. You may also be asked to contribute your particular expertise to specific meetings or sub-committees to be agreed on appointment and as required.

Specific responsibilities

The statutory duties of FMJ Management Committee:

• Ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.

• Make sure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document.

• Contribute actively to the Board by establishing strategic direction for the organisation, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.

• Safeguard the reputation and values of the organisation.

• Ensure the financial stability of the organisation including the proper auditing of annual accounts.

• Protect and manage the property of the charity and to ensure the proper investment of the charity’s funds.

In addition to the above statutory duties, each Non-Exec Director should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board reach sound decisions.

This may involve:

• scrutinising board papers

• approving policy

• leading discussions or task and finish groups

• assisting in the recruitment of key senior personnel

• other issues in which the Trustee has specialist expertise

 

HOW TO APPLY

If you’d like to know more about the company and/or any aspects of the role you’re welcome to speak with Jane Ferguson, Chair of Family Mediation Jersey. If so, please get in touch chair@jerseyfamilymediation.onmicrosoft.com and arrangements can be made.

All we ask is that you forward a copy of a CV or resume that outlines your relevant experience in one or more of the areas of expertise we are looking for trustees to be drawn from.