IMechE Trustee Board Ordinary Member (Co-Opt)

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is a charity and provides life-long learning opportunities for our 115,000 members, many of whom will achieve professionally registered status. IMechE aims to promote the huge contribution that mechanical engineers make to society at large.

The IMechE Trustee Board sets the strategic direction for the charity. It is now seeking to co-opt to itself someone with additional skills in what represents an interesting and exciting opportunity. This co-opted role will provide input to discussions including the future of IMechE’s heritage headquarters in Birdcage Walk.

The co-option will have a term of three years (renewable subject to an annual appraisal). It is envisaged that the successful candidate will assume the role in February 2024.

Having previous experience as a charity Trustee would be advantageous together with senior level experience of:

• Large scale UK property development
• Overseeing major UK projects involving building or infrastructure
• UK property management experience
• Prior experience of financial scrutiny within a complex organisation
• Project management
• Change management
• Profit and loss experience.

These skills may have been demonstrated through your involvement with a range of organisations (e.g., work, academic, charitable, professional bodies etc.).

There are c6 Trustee Board meetings per year, with one in-person meeting, the rest taking place virtually. The time commitment will be approximately one day per month.

The Trustee Board meetings scheduled to date are:

• 7 March, 25 April 2024

Further details are available from the following links:

Ordinary Member (co-opted) of the Trustee Board Role Description

Trustee Board 

The Nominations Committee strongly encourages people with diverse skills and backgrounds to apply for this role.

Applications for an Ordinary Member (co-opted) of the Trustee Board are now open.

How to apply:

• Please read the role description. You will also find important information about the work of the Trustee Board and its members here.
• Complete the online Webrecruit application form here* and upload your latest CV (please note that this must be limited to two pages). When completing the online application form, please use a maximum of 250 words per question. 
• If you are unable to apply via Webrecruit, a Word version of the application form is available here.
• Should you require assistance with your application, please refer to our Governance Volunteer Opportunities – Guide to enhance your application.
• Please submit your online application by no later than 23:59hrs (GMT) on 19 November 2023. Please note that applications may close prior to this date if we have received a sufficient number of candidates.

*If you have not previously used Webrecruit to apply for an IMechE role, you will need to register a new account as the Webrecruit system is separate to your online IMechE member account.

Applications will be acknowledged and reviewed by the Nominations Committee as they come through.

If you have any questions about the application process or would like to discuss the online application form, please contact nominations@imeche.org.