Treasurer - HVC 2162

Treasurer - HVC 2162

Posted for Bedrock Hospital Radio

Posted by Havering Volunteer Centre

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Help keep Romford's last local, community radio on-air! 

We’re looking for a volunteer Treasurer to keep our finances in order, spot savings and help the team secure much needed funding.

Your skills will support a local charity using radio to promote health, wellbeing and community connection.

The Treasurer Role: 

- Maintain our accounts spreadsheet and manage the finance mailbox.

- Liaise with our bank to manage our account, overseeing our cash flow, including banking any counted cash and cheques in a timely manor from fundraising and events. 

-  Check payments and expenses, update trustees on finances and help coordinate annual accounts.

- Find ways to reduce costs and improve value (It’s not cheap running a radio station!) 

- Help the team identify grants, prepare applications, and help manage their spending. 

All trustees share responsibility for the charity and its financial oversight.

Our team is quite flexible, and there are provisions for remote working.

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

IMPORTANT:

Applicants must first join Bedrock Radio as a volunteer and complete the recruitment process with the BHR Hospitals.

Membership does not automatically make you a Trustee: An appointment is a separate step, subject to recruitment checks and procedures set out by our Constitution.

Bedrock Radio initially receive applications and hold an in person ‘informal interview’ to see if candidates are a good fit, and give them opportunities to ask questions.  - If they agree to join, we pass their information to BHR Hospitals for on-boarding.

This process consists of a number of seminars to complete DBS, Occupational Health, Safeguarding & other on-boarding safety information.

This is not a fast process as BH onboarding seminars average once a month.
It’s taking on average 5 months to onboard a volunteer – Not all information is relevant.

Bedrock Radio may not start a volunteer until they have cleared the BHR Process & have collected their BHR ID Card. 

What skills do I need?

You do not need any broadcasting experience or knowledge.  

You’ll be confident using spreadsheets (Excel), Using Outlook (Emails) and Teams for Meetings.

Be Comfortable working with figures and able to maintain accurate records. Finance, bookkeeping or accounting experience would be helpful.
We welcome input for how to improve our processes, on a very tight budget.

Desirable:  
Interest / knowledge of grant applications, assisting in fundraising activities to maximize income.

Most of all just honest, dependable, collaborative approach and an interest in supporting our charitable aims.

Historically, our treasurer spends a few hours a month updating our accounts, and ensuring everything is on order. Some flexibility around Trustee / Group meetings is required. It would be desirable if you’re able to help at fundraising events as / when they happen.