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Our Trustees

New Dawn New Day Limited is a Charitable Company. This means it is a Company Limited by Guarantee as well as a registered Charity. Its Trustees are both Trustees of the Charity and Directors of the Company and they oversee the work of the organisation. Being a charity trustee and company director is an important role. Trustees are individually and collectively responsible for the running and management of the organisation.

Meet our Trustees

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Chair Wendy Kerr

Wendy Kerr

Chair

Trustee Ali Weatherley

Ali Weatherly

Trustee

Trustee Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Trustee

Tom Gill

Trustee

Kelly McCormack

Trustee

Roshni Lad

Trustee

Ann Jackson

Specialist Advisor

Current Opportunity - Trustee - Fundraising Lead

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and talented individual with fundraising knowledge and expertise to join our Board of Trustees to help shape and deliver effective governance of the charity and to oversee implementation of our Strategic Programme. We want to expand the services we offer and as a trustee you will bring fresh perspectives, ideas and skills to help achieve our goals.

Download our Trustee Pack for further information about this opportunity

If you are interested in applying for this trustee position, please email our Business Support Manager, Meg Foxall at meg.foxall@ndnd.org.uk. If you have any initial questions regarding our current fundraising activities you can contact Meg for an informal chat on 07745 334793.

At New Dawn New Day Ltd, our Trustees’ role is very much one of “governance” in that they are not directly involved in the day-to-day running of the organisation. They do, however, need to ensure the organisation is governed effectively. Put simply, this means we need to ensure the organisation operates within the law (including charity and company law), and that we fulfill any contractual and statutory obligations the organisation has including funding contracts. The Trustees also have responsibility for agreeing the strategic direction of the organisation, namely a shared idea about what difference the organisation wants to make in the community and what its main areas of work for the future are.

Some Trustees who have a particular interest or expertise in some of the projects and services delivered may want to take a direct advisory and support role for that area of work and we find this to be very useful. However, there is no expectation for a Trustee to be involved outside their main role on the Board.

Trustees of a Charity have the following general collective duties:

  • To ensure that the organisation promotes its charitable objects and complies with its governing instruments and with relevant law and regulations
  • To safeguard the charity’s good name and values
  • To give strategic direction to the charity, setting overall policy, defining goals and targets, and evaluating performance against these
  • To ensure that the charity is run effectively and efficiently and applies its resources exclusively in furtherance of its objects
  • To ensure financial stability, good management and stewardship of property, competent investment of funds and proper accounting
  • To support the Chief Executive and monitor her performance

We are looking for Trustees to help take New Dawn New Day Ltd into the next phase of its development. We need Trustees who are positive and committed to the principle of developing services for women and girls who feel they can help us develop and oversee the implementation of our strategic plan.

In particular we are looking to recruit Trustees who have skills and experience in the following:

  • Digital and IT Expertise
  • Fundraising & Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Sector Specific Knowledge
  • Equality and Diversity

It is important that Trustees act with integrity and commitment, and with an understanding of the responsibilities of charity trusteeship. Trustees are required to attend as many meetings as possible and to undertake some tasks between meetings. Trustees should have strategic vision, good independent judgement, the ability to think creatively, a willingness to speak their minds, and ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

We welcome expressions of applications from anyone who can bring some of the above characteristics, including candidates where there is currently under-representation such as those of black/minority ethnic origin. New members will be receive induction training supported from the Chair and other committee members.

Becoming a Director / Trustee will not only give you the chance to be a part of the development of the organisation, it will give you experience of governance and operating at a strategic level. It will also enable you to make a real difference to the lives of women and girls.

Please contact us for further information

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Wendy Kerr

Chair

Chair Wendy KerrWendy Kerr is semi-retired after a career which included senior management roles in the public and private sector for health and social care organisations as well as setting up & running her own company. Wendy latterly joined a large public sector focused management consultancy where she supported a wide range of organisations in strategy, operational & performance management as well as business development – particularly building income streams. Wendy has Legal Director Experience.

Previous voluntary roles include working with young female entrepreneurs coaching and supporting them through the full cycle of business development activities, and fundraising for Age UK.

Wendy trained as a Dementia friend with the Alzheimer’s Society.

Ali Weatherly

Trustee

Trustee Ali WeatherleyAlison Weatherley is a semi-retired marketing professional with expertise gained from commercially focused marketing roles in manufacturing, airline & retail companies. Most recently, as Head of Marketing and Board member for Motorpoint, a used car retailer, she led a brand repositioning, transitioned the company from a traditional to a digitally led marketing communications strategy and contributed to the company’s stock market flotation. Ali has extensive experience working with media, creative and PR agencies to ensure successful placement of brand & advertising campaigns. She established a CSR strategy for Motorpoint PLC to channel corporate and employee raised charitable donations effectively & monitor impact.

Peter Jones

Trustee

Trustee Peter JonesPeter Jones’ career has been focused in the public sector, at a strategic and operational level in both local and national government. Latterly he has operated as a senior manager, working alongside public and private sector partners, utilising public funding to unlock the delivery of affordable housing and de-risk uncommercial, but strategically important housing and community-based projects. He has a wide understanding of public sector governance and decision making. He was drawn to the role of Trustee as a way to utilise some of the skills and expertise he has gathered in supporting the vital services provided by New Dawn New Day.

Tom Gill

Trustee

Tom Gill is an IT professional, now semi-retired after a varied career living and working in 5 countries, including several years as the Asia Chief Information Officer for a global insurance broker, where he built a cohesive and efficient Pan Asian IT organization spanning thirteen countries.

Tom has considerable experience in providing strategic guidance on harnessing technology to deliver efficiencies, process change and improved customer experiences, and is adept at analysing and mapping business processes and workflows to enable better digital interaction and engagement with customers, staff and suppliers.
Tom has previously provided support to local charities and SME companies with limited IT budgets and has a particular interest in cyber security, having helped several companies to gain Cyber Essentials certification.

You can view his public LinkedIn profile here.

Kelly McCormack

Trustee

Kelly McCormack is a n Event Manager for the University of Leicester. In 2019, Kelly won the East Midlands Women’s Award (EMWA) Outstanding Woman in Arts, Media, and Music and was Highly Commended for East Midlands Volunteer of The Year. In 2021 she became Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has written strategy and campaigns for The Doctoral College, The Women’s Awards, Unison Leicester, Leicester Short Film Gala and Leicester Pint of Science. Kelly has been a mentor for ScreenSkills, DMU Alumni, and the Like Minded Females Network, Trustee for Voluntary Action Leicester and Young Director for Iconic Music Dance and Drama Ltd and East Midlands Champion of The Lived Experience Network (The LENs).

Roshni Lad

Trustee

Roshni Lad Currently, Roshni works for the College of Policing as a Financial Analysis and Modelling Specialist, prior to that, she was an Accounting Supervisor at Sainsbury’s. Roshni has experience in private and public sector finance taking on a range of responsibilities such as budgeting and forecasting; management accounting; producing monthly reports and improving financial processes. Having worked with charities in the past, Roshni appreciates the reward in seeing the work that goes into helping people gain a better life, and loves to contribute to her community the best way she can – with numbers!
New Dawn New Day aim to provide a better future for women in Leicestershire by supporting them to reach their potential and I’m excited to be a part of their journey.