Chair of the Finance, Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee and Trustee

Do you share our vision of creating a better world and a passion for providing long-term solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

If you share these values, and have the experience and passion to make change, then you could play a crucial role in shaping the future of SCIAF.

About SCIAF

SCIAF is the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund - the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland.  Around the world, SCIAF works with people of all faiths and none.  We believe all God’s children are our sisters and brothers, and that everyone must be treated with dignity. We work in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities across the world to bring about lasting change.  We are inspired by the Gospel to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.

The position 

The Finance, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee plays a key role in the oversight and monitoring of the work of SCIAF and thus strengthens its accountability.  The Chair of this committee serves on our Board of Directors.

In addition to the skills required of all Board members, we are looking for a Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) who has worked at a senior level in the finance sector, in industry, the third or public sector.  This highly experienced individual will also:

• Have held senior level positions in the accounting divisions of professional services firms (ideally Partner) or in Industry (ideally Managing Director level or equivalent in the Finance function).
• Understand financial accounts and accounting conventions, and has experience of attending Finance Committees / Boards at a senior level.
• Understand Risk and Compliance sufficiently well as to be able to steer those topics as chair of a committee.

Experience at Board level in the charity sector would be desirable as would experience of investment portfolio management.

Time commitment

• The term of office for each of our governance positions is three years which is renewable, up to two times.
• Both our Board of Directors and various committees meet four times per year. In addition to this, Trustees and Committee Members are sometimes requested to attend other SCIAF meetings to offer their advice and support.

Safeguarding/Code of Conduct

Whilst Committee and Board members generally do not have a regulated role, there may be circumstances where the role falls into the category of regulated such as for overseas travel to review Projects and a satisfactory PVG check from Disclosure Scotland will be required.

All staff and volunteers are required to adhere to SCIAF’s Safeguarding Policy and a Code of Conduct which specifies the attitudes and behaviours that all staff and volunteers are expected to maintain.