This role’s aims and expectations are as follows:
- Manage the finances of the Kingston Disability Network (KDN)
- Work alongside the Executive Committee and Steering Group to apply for charitable grants and community group funding
The position of treasurer requires someone who is comfortable with numbers and finances. Prior treasurer experience is not required, but if you lack the current experience, we ask for a proactive passion for learning. The treasurer will have access to the KDN’s banking, alongside the Vice-Chair and Secretary, and will offer sensible budgeting ideas for events, activities, and running costs. The Treasurer will create spreadsheets covering the KDN’s regular costs, ongoing fees, and streams of income, offering all relevant bodies an understanding of the ins and outs of the KDN’s financial status.
This role requests someone with some familiarity with disability, whether through personal experience, past employment, or a keen interest in accessibility. The role also requires the role-holder to live within, or close to, the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames, as the KDN is Kingston-focused.
The Treasurer role offers fairly flexible working, with the only requirements being a once-monthly meeting (usually hybrid) and once-weekly check-ins with the rest of the Executive Committee. These check-ins can be through casual meet-up, email, or phone, depending on the needs and schedules of all involved. All other work can be completed whenever your schedule suits, and can be moulded to fit around a career, degree, or any other commitments, and is expected to be no more than a few hours a week, often less.
As this role is voluntary, we are unable to pay for any costs or charges the applicant may encounter. However, we do not expect the successful applicant to pay for any applications necessary for the treasurer role, and covering the cost of these can be discussed should any come up.
Those interested in the position should submit a CV and a short text, no more than 500 words, detailing your experience or interest in working as a treasurer or for a disability organisation. This can be sent to info@kdn.org.uk. Please also submit any questions to this address, as we are happy to speak to interested applicants.
Those who are successful in their submissions will be invited to a short, semi-informal interview with the Vice-Chair and Secretary, to discuss suitability for the role and answer any questions you may have.