Statewatch is seeking new Trustees
10 December 2024
The Board of Trustees of Statewatch is looking for new members to work with us! Could you be the right person to help steer the ever-vital work of Statewatch?
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We are looking for Trustees who meet the following criteria:
- are committed to the vision, mission and objectives of Statewatch;
- have experience of working in the field - and with people working in the field - of human rights and civil liberties and the state in the UK, the EU, and wider Europe;
- have an understanding of how civil society organisations work, and how they should work;
- are able to commit to the responsibilities of being a Trustee, including by regularly reviewing documentation and paperwork, and providing inputs by email and in Trustee meetings (quarterly, online, with additional meetings as required). The term for Trustees is 3 years (renewable up to 3 times).
Please note that there are legal restrictions on who may serve as a Trustee. The board is currently co-chaired by two of the Trustees (Vicky Canning and Lilana Keith).
In particular, we are looking for people with expertise and experience in the following areas:
- fundraising;
- legal knowledge and expertise, particularly as regards employment and charity law;
- organisational growth, development and improving internal policies and procedures;
- are carrying out research and investigation, are working for civil society organisations, or are campaigners and activists on:
- critical perspectives on counter-terrorism and securitisation;
- addressing harms of policing and prisons;
- anti-racism;
- threats to civil liberties in the United Kingdom;
- are based in, or have good knowledge of, the Central and Eastern Europe geographical region.
Our vision
An open Europe of democracy, civil liberties, personal and political rights, free movement, freedom of information, equality and diversity.
Our mission
To monitor, analyse and expose state activity that threatens civil liberties, human rights and democratic standards in order to inform and enable a culture of diversity, debate and dissent.
Our objectives
At the beginning of 2022 we adopted a new five-year strategic plan based around three overarching themes:
- Objective 1: Strengthen civil society’s access to information
- Objective 2: Expose and challenge new means of surveillance, coercion and control
- Objective 3: Build a more sustainable and more effective organisation
You can read a summary of the strategic plan here.
Applicants are asked to look here and at our website generally to familiarise yourself with our work and to send us:
- A CV.
- A short statement (no more than one page) explaining what you will bring to Statewatch, including details of your involvement in similar organisations and/or related activities.
- A completed equality and diversity monitoring form (pdf).
- The contact details of two people who can provide a reference.
Please send these to Rahmatolla Tavakkoli at admin [at] statewatch.org
Please note that some applications will be reviewed by the whole Board of Trustees and Director of Statewatch. All information provided will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
The deadline for applications is 18:00 GMT on Monday 13 January.
Please note that we will only be able to respond to applicants who are invited for interview. We will contact interviewees by Friday 31 January.
If you have any inquiries about this role, please write to: office [at] statewatch.org
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