We are looking for up to three new trustees to help guide the charity through a period of high demand and change.
You do not need previous trustee experience. We will support you to learn the role.
Download the recruitment pack
Read the role description
Complete the application form
Why this matters now
LASSN’s work is needed more than ever. People seeking asylum and refugees are facing increasingly hostile policy, fewer rights, deeper poverty, and greater risk of destitution.
In Leeds, this means more people needing housing, emergency support, trusted information, and relationships they can rely on. LASSN cannot change the whole system, but we can make sure people are not left to face it alone.
Good trustees help LASSN respond with care and clarity. They help us make careful decisions, stay financially sustainable, manage risk, and remain true to our values — especially when the wider environment is uncertain or unjust.
We want to strengthen the Board with people who bring the insight, judgement and care LASSN needs for the future. This includes people with personal experience of migration, seeking safety in the UK, or supporting family and communities through the asylum or immigration system.
We are also looking ahead, and would particularly welcome people who may have the potential, with support, to grow into senior trustee roles such as Chair or Treasurer in the future.
What trustees do
Trustees make sure LASSN is focused, effective and well run.
The Board:
- sets strategy and long-term direction
- oversees finances and sustainability
- manages risk
- protects LASSN’s values
- supports and holds the Director accountable
Trustees do not manage staff or run day-to-day services.
Who we’re looking for
You might be someone who asks good questions, sees the bigger picture, listens carefully, weighs risk, and is willing to make decisions with others.
We welcome people from all backgrounds. We are particularly interested in people with experience in:
- migration, asylum or refugee support
- finance, budgeting or charity accounts
- leadership, governance or organisational development
- fundraising or income generation
- communications, IT or systems
- safeguarding, risk or people management
- local communities, public services or the voluntary sector
You do not need to have everything on this list.
We are more interested in your judgement, values and ability to think carefully than in job titles. If you care about the work and can contribute thoughtfully, we would like to hear from you.
Time commitment
The usual commitment is:
- 6 Board meetings a year
- 1 planning or strategy day
- some subcommittee work, usually around 3 hours a month
- time to read papers before meetings
- occasional input by email
Meetings are hybrid, and trustees can claim out-of-pocket expenses.
Interested in finding out more?
Please read the recruitment pack and role description for more detail.
Download the recruitment pack
Read the role description
Complete the application form
To apply, complete our short application form telling us:
- why you are interested
- what you would bring
- what interests you about LASSN
You do not need to be certain before getting in touch. If this sounds like something you could grow into, we would be very happy to talk.
Contact Jon Beech, Director
[email protected]
07845 298047
