Dear applicant,
As the Chair of Terrence Higgins Trust, I’m very excited that you’re interested in joining our Board. We’re at a historic moment in the fight against HIV. Since the start of the epidemic, we’ve lost over 44 million people all over the world to the virus.
We want to end new cases of HIV in the UK by 2030 and bring an end to prejudice and discrimination against people living with HIV. We want to ensure everyone living with HIV is supported and empowered to live long, healthy and happy lives.
We want to tackle health inequalities wherever we see them. We’ll do this by stepping up to address the needs of key communities disproportionately impacted by HIV.
We’ve got a lot still to do and by joining the Board of Trustees you can help us get there.
We’re working hard to build a Terrence Higgins Trust team that better reflects the communities we serve – our diversity is our strength and makes us more effective and reflective of the very people we work to help every day.
We are proud of our staff inclusion groups who lead change across the charity: Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage, women, trans and non-binary, disability and neurodiversity, and parent & carers groups.
We particularly welcome applications from people from Black African communities, especially women; people with lived experience of HIV; younger people; and those based outside London, especially with a connection to Scotland or Wales.
We’re keen to find trustees with key skills and experience in:
- fundraising and business development
- clinical settings in HIV and/or sexual health
- lived experience in the HIV sector (such as living with HIV or providing support to those who are).
As a national charity, we are also looking for trustees with a connection to either Scotland or Wales and who represent the people we support. However, please don’t be deterred from applying if you don’t have exactly these skills as we’re keen to strengthen our board with people who bring fresh perspectives and a strong commitment to our mission.
By becoming part of the Board, you will be joining a committed and dynamic community who have a keen personal investment in the work that they do. As well as providing your voice, you’ll make friends and learn a lot – and have a lot of fun along the way.
This is an exciting time for all of us who work in HIV. It’s also a pivotal moment in the history of the epidemic. We’re committed to seeing it through to the end: no new cases of HIV in the country by 2030, a key UNAIDS target. We believe we can make it a global first in the UK but there is still a long way to go.
If this sounds like a challenge you would like to take on and help improve the lives those affected by HIV, please join us. We would love to hear from you.
Jonathan McShane, Chair of Trustees
