Trust Board Positions  

Trustee: 

Each member nominated to the trust is by default a trustee and has a general responsibility similar to company directors, and owe duties to the charitable trust board in the same way as directors owe duties to the company. These duties are to: act in good faith and according to the rules of the board exercise their powers for a proper purpose and with reasonable care 

not cause or allow the board’s affairs to be carried out in a way that creates a substantial risk of loss to the board‘s creditors not agree to the board taking on an obligation unless it’s reasonable to believe the board will be able to perform it not obtain any unauthorised personal financial gain from their position as officer of the board or make any unauthorised use of confidential information.  

Secretary: 

Streamline the administration processes.  Committee Secretary role, works closely with the TL with responsibility for administration, leads on core HR functions. programme m by management / oversight for audit processes.  

Treasurer: 

Manages the teams day to day budgets, ensures accurate financial records are kept. 

Operates the team accounting systems to ensure accurate audits,reports and GST requirements are met. 

Chair:  

The trust chair is filled from an existing trustee position by way of majority vote of the committee.  

The chair is responsible for overall trust performance and governance oversight. The chair aids in setting the strategic direction of the trust. The Chairperson oversees agendas, meeting management, committee direction, evaluations, board conduct, learning and development, and succession planning.