Volunteer Trustee Recruitment

The Garfield Weston Trust is seeking to enhance the skills and experience of its Board of Trustees by recruiting additional members to the Board.

We seek individuals who can bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment and who will help diversify the Board’s perspectives.

We are particularly interested in individuals with professional experience in:

• Finance - with a strong understanding of financial governance, budgeting, and charity finance.
• Investment - experience of investment matters through engagement with the investment managers.

We welcome applications and strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

All appointments are made on merit, and we are committed to building a diverse Board that reflects the rich diversity of our society. For more information about the role, please read the Role Description below.

How to apply

Please send a short cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience, along with your CV, to Paul Sampson, GWT Secretariat at GWT@Ulster.ac.uk by 12 noon (GMT) on Tuesday, 30 September 2025.

If you would like to talk about the role before your application, you can contact the GWT Chair, Dr Rosemary Peters Gallagher OBE, on rpetersg@mooreni.co.uk

Information gathered on this recruitment exercise will be processed within the provisions of the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) and used for the recruitment of new Trustees to the GWT Board. The University is permitted to process personal data where there is a ‘Lawful Basis’ to do so. This processing is necessary for the performance of a public task. Your data will be kept for 6 months. Personal data collected via this platform will be retained for a period of 6 months. For further information on how the University processes personal data, please visit - Data Protection at Ulster University.