Trustee

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

 

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and without urgent action could be the first Great Ape species to become extinct. SOS is dedicated to turning this situation around. We do this by:

 

• Raising awareness about the importance of protecting orangutans and their rainforest home.
• Supporting grassroots projects which empower local people to become guardians of the rainforests and restoring damaged orangutan habitat.
• Campaigning on issues threatening the survival of orangutans in the wild.

 

We're a small charity, with a big impact. We're really proud of the results our projects are having – we have planted over half a million trees to restore damaged orangutan habitat in Sumatra, and we are supporting people living next to these precious areas to work towards a sustainable future for their forests.

The organisation was founded over 10 years ago, and has international branches in theUK, Bali, andUSA. Our field conservation programmes operate inSumatrathrough our Indonesian partners, the Orangutan Information Centre. TheUKoffice acts as the international headquarters of the organisation and is based inOxford.

 

We are looking for new trustees to contribute to and guide the strategic development of the charity. We are currently seeking two new trustees with specific and substantial expertise in either fundraising or law/legal issues.

 

SOS trustees meet quarterly in Oxford, and are expected to be available for regular consultation and input on a range of issues between meetings. Trustees operate in a voluntary capacity, but SOS will cover all reasonable expenses incurred while exercising your responsibilities.  Details of trustee responsibilities can be found on the UK Charity Commission website: www.charity-commission.gov.uk/publications/cc3.asp

 

If you are interested in becoming a trustee, have an interest in supporting conservation in Indonesiaand are able to contribute time to this role, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Helen Buckland, UKDirector, for an informal discussion, on Tel. (01865) 403341, E-Mail: Helen@orangutans-sos.org, and send CVs and expressions of interest by email or to the following address: The Sumatran Orangutan Society, The Old Music Hall,106-108 Cowley Road,OxfordOX4 1JE,UK.

 

We would like to receive expressions of interest by 30^th January 2012.

 

SOS is UK Registered Charity no. 1085600.

 

Website: www.orangutans-sos.org