Trustee - Safeguarding Lead

Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Trustee - Safeguarding Lead to join our team!

Location: Remote (with occasional attendance to in-person events)

Hours: 8 Hours per month

Expenses: This is an unpaid, voluntary position.

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.

At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation. As long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

The Trustee - Safeguarding Lead role:

The Safeguarding Trustee will provide guidance so that Migrant Help meets all safeguarding obligations and promotes a culture of safeguarding at every level. They will provide expert oversight, policy guidance, and support the embedding of best practices across the organisation. The Safeguarding Trustee will work closely with senior leadership to provide oversight of the way that the organisation remains compliant with safeguarding regulations.

Key responsibilities of our Trustee - Safeguarding Lead:

Maintain an awareness and understanding of the Charity Commission's safeguarding regulations, responsibilities, and safeguarding good practice through training, conferences, and guidance review.

?Review the Charity’s safeguarding policies annually.

?Be aware of statutory safeguarding processes and policies, acting as a point of reference for the Designated Safeguarding Lead, as needed, and as assurance on behalf of the Board, for guidance on statutory and legislative safeguarding matters for issues in all four nations of the UK.

?Assess the monitoring reporting for safeguarding policy and procedural effectiveness from both internal and external reviews.

?Consider the Charity’s strategic plans and make sure they comply with safeguarding legislation and regulations specific to our activities, statutory guidance, and the safeguarding expectations of the Charity Commission.

?Review the Charity’s risk register for inclusion of safeguarding risks with sensible measures in place or planned, including relevant insurance for trustees’ indemnity, providing assurance to the Board that safeguarding risks are being managed appropriately by the organisation’s staff.

?Lead on the standing action item at the Board of Trustees meetings regarding safeguarding.

?Trustees share collective responsibility for the charity’s governance, ensuring the charity’s mission is achieved and its operations are effective. Trustees support the CEO by contributing to strategic planning, offering expertise, and working together to provide the necessary oversight and direction for the charity’s growth and success. The Safeguarding Trustee has the additional responsibility to fulfil this for safeguarding processes.

Professional experience in safeguarding children or adults, with a means to keep informed of current legislation and good practice.

?Ability to work with short notice to give urgent Safeguarding advice and practical steps to the Safeguarding Lead.

Act with integrity and respect when working with others.

Mandatory Training Requirement

The Safeguarding Trustee must complete trustee governance and safeguarding training within the first three months of appointment. Additional training will follow as needed.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Counter Terrorism Check is required.

Terms of Appointment

?Trustees serve an initial three-year term, with the option for renewal up to a maximum of a second term of three years.

?Time Commitment:

8 hours per month, including:

Quarterly board meetings, preferably with in-person attendance.

Safeguarding Operations Group – monthly, via Teams.

Annual half-day strategy session to contribute to the charity’s direction.

Regular Teams/telephone discussion with the Designated Safeguarding Lead averaging half an hour a week.

Must visit at least once with the Heads of Service or alone to a regional office once per year.

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process therefore:

All voluntary roles are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date: 4 November 2026

If you are interested in becoming our new Trustee - Safeguarding Lead, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you!

We particularly welcome applications from people with first-hand or indirect experience of displacement, either recently or in past generations

As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values: Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence