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Student Trustee

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Do you have any previous Trustee experience?

If yes, please give details

Please tell us how you fulfil the criteria

In each section below, please give a brief outline of how your skills, knowledge and experience fit the criteria. Please give demonstrable examples wherever possible to support your application.

Experience & Background

Please describe how your work experience or volunteering to date is relevant to the role of Trustee.

Key criteria:

Over 18

Experience of voluntary or community activity

Involvement in the wider Warwick University community

An awareness of the areas of work that influence and inform the activities of Warwick Students’ Union

Please limit your response to 200 words (required):

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Key criteria:

An understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

Awareness of the systems and structures in, and issues affecting Higher Education

Strategic vision and the ability to develop strategic thinking in others

A commitment to devote the necessary time (approximately 4 hours per month), preparation and effort to the proper discharge of the responsibilities of a Trustee

Good, independent, objective judgement

Ability to think creatively and articulate ideas

Ability to work effectively as a member of a team

Please limit your response to 300 words (required).

Values, Attitudes & Personal Qualities

Please explain how your personal qualities would support your role as Trustee. .

Key criteria:

Commitment to the organisation and its core values

Willingness to exercise leadership when required to do so

Enthusiastic commitment to voluntary and community activity

Acceptance of the seven Nolan principles of public life

Please limit your response to 200 words (required).

Why you want to be a Trustee?

Summarise why you want to be a Trustee and how you feel you could contribute to the Trustees’ work for the Students’ Union.

Please limit your response to 200 words (required).

Suitability

Are there any other facts, activities or connections which you feel might be raised in future about your suitability to hold the position of Trustee and Director at Warwick Students’ Union, for example because they present or may present a conflict of interest?

These may include issues such as personal relationships or membership of organisations or other circumstances.

Charity Trustee Declaration

Please return this form with your Application Form for Trustee.

Below is a list of circumstances which may prevent you from becoming a Trustee.

You are not allowed to be a Trustee if you:

If you are in any doubt about your eligibility to act as a Trustee you should either seek your own legal advice or contact the Charity Commissioners.

You are not allowed to be a Trustee if you:

Are under 18 years of age

Have been convicted at any time of any offence involving deception or dishonesty, unless the conviction is legally regarded as spent

Are an undischarged bankrupt

Have made compositions with your creditors and have not been discharged

Have previously been dismissed from employment at the SU

Are not willing to devote the necessary time and effort (usually 4 hours per month in early evenings)

Have failed to make payments under the County Court Administrators’ orders

Have at any time been removed by the Charity Commissioners or by the Court in England, Wales or Scotland from being a trustee because of misconduct

Are disqualified from being a company director

I have read and understood the criteria (above) for being a Trustee and confirm that I am eligible to become a Trustee in the event that I am appointed to the Board of Warwick SU.

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