An active current Member, Fellow or Honorary Fellow of the Institute

Not previously served a Vice President, President, Honorary Treasurer or Honorary Secretary of the InstMC.

Not already a member of the Trustee Board in another capacity

UK or Internationally based

(Note: Only one member of the Trustee Board at any time may be based outside of the UK. Trustee meetings are usually held in the morning GMT, and international trustees must be able to attend regularly)

You are NOT eligible if you:

• are disqualified as a company director
• have an unspent conviction for an offence involving dishonesty or deception (such as fraud)
• are an undischarged bankrupt (or subject to sequestration in Scotland), or have a current composition or arrangement including an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) with your creditors
• have been removed as a trustee of any charity by the Commission (or the court) because of misconduct or mismanagement
• are on the sex offenders’ register.

To understand more about the legal responsibilities of being a Charity Trustee please download the guidance from the Charity Commission at the bottom of the page. 

3 Years

Yes you can download it at the bottom of the page.

Yes. After conducting a skills analysis of the current and Board, the Trustees would be especially keen to seen nominees with experience of:

• Managing Investments
• Strategic planning and Business development
• PR Media relations
• Income generation.

Trustees normally meet 5 times a year. Meetings are roughly 2 hours long and take place in the mornings. 3 times a year the Trustees meeting will be followed by a 2-hour Council meeting in the afternoon. Trustees are expected to attend Council meetings.

Usually, one meeting a year will be face to face and the rest held virtually.

Yes, there will be some work required outside of meetings. This can vary depending on the current needs of the Institute and the skill set of the Vice President. At a minimum you would be expected to reply and contribute to email discussions. Occasionally the Chief Executive may require the support of one or more Trustees on disciplinary or other temporary panels. As a Vice President you would be expected to be actively involved in helping to develop and deliver the strategy and aims of the Institute.

The first step is to return a nomination form. This form must include the names and signatures of the five current Members, Fellows, or Honorary Fellows who have agreed to support your application.

You can download the form at the bottom of the page.

Digital signatures are acceptable. (The Chief Executive may contact your supporters to confirm)

All candidates are also required to submit a short biography (max 500 words) explaining how they meet the requirements in the role description.

Please return your completed form and biography to the Chief Executive by email steff.smith@instmc.org

Your completed form and biography must be submitted no later than 5pm on 19^th December.

The Institute’s Nomination panel will assess all nominations and biographies against the eligibility criteria and role description, and if necessary, conduct interviews with nominees, to ensure they are qualified for the role.

In the event of more qualified candidates than positions, the Corporate membership (Members Fellow and Hon Fellows) will be asked to vote. In the absence of multiple applicants, the sole qualified candidate will be appointed.

There are also Council vacancies for 2024. The calling notice and role description for these positions will be circulated soon. In the meantime, please contact the Chief Executive if you have any questions about upcoming council vacancies.

Please contact the Chief Executive Steff Smith at steff.smith@instmc.org if you have any questions about the role or the process.