CHAIR & TRUSTEES Appointment Brief
June 2024
PICTURED ON COVER: Adolescent girl in a field in Bodhgaya, India. Credit: Girls Not Brides/Graham Crouch.
INTRODUCTION
Girls Not Brides is seeking to appoint an exceptional Chair and three trustees for its Board to support the secretariat in delivering its mission to end child marriage and enable girls to fulfil their potential. Since its inception, Girls Not Brides has benefited from a dedicated, passionate and committed Board. Our Global Partnership now has more than 1,400 member organisations in over 100 countries around the world. As we continue to develop, we are dedicated to expanding our Board in order to reflect the dynamism and diversity of the movement, and also to increase representation from across the globe.
Every year, child marriage denies 12 million girls their rights to health, education, safety and control
over their lives. The practice occurs across cultures, countries and religions, and holds back global efforts to address a range of development priorities. It exists in every region of the world, in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin and North America. A total of 650 million women alive today were married as children, and every minute 23 girls are still married before they turn 18.
The Girls Not Brides secretariat has teams based in Abuja, Dakar, Kampala, Kathmandu, London, Mexico City, Nairobi, and New Delhi. They coordinate and support the activities of the Global Partnership in line with our 2021-2025 strategy, which was developed in consultation with our member organisations and partners.
PICTURED: Girls walking in the Terai region of Nepal.
Credit: Girls Not Brides/Thom Pierce
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dear Prospective Applicant,
After three years at the helm of Girls Not Brides, I am stepping down from my position as Chair at a time when our organisation is stronger, and better funded than ever.
This is also a time to celebrate some real and sustained progress in the global effort to end child, early and forced marriages across the world. Today, more individuals, more organisations, and more countries are coming together to declare their opposition to child marriage and to work together towards its elimination. National, regional, and global coalitions are helping to channel collective efforts. Better decisions are being made, based on a growing body of evidence to which Girls Not Brides is directly contributing. And there can be no doubting the strength of the global commitment to end child marriage. There is now near-universal understanding that child marriage and other forms of early union compromise every aspect of a girls’ wellbeing and damage wider social and economic development. From human rights treaties to the Sustainable Development Goals, governments across our planet have loudly declared their opposition to child marriage and their intention to work towards its elimination.
While recognising real progress, it is abundantly evident that much remains to be done. UNICEF estimates that more than 640 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood. Absent a dramatic change in our current trajectory, we can expect an additional 150 million girls to be married by 2030 – the same year the international community has targeted as the point at which child marriage must end. This is not good enough.
An appreciation of the scale of the challenge should be used to orient direction and maintain momentum. At Girls Not Brides, we have refined our ways of working in response to our growing appreciation of what needs to be done, and how we can best contribute. Across the organisation: from programming to outreach to member relations, we are striving to improve in ways that will help us be better partners for change – and make a real difference to the lives of the girls and women we serve.
Our Governance structures are a critical part of this response, and the Board of Girls Not Brides must be as open to change- to transformation- as every other part of our organisation. We have done well to date, but we need an even stronger Board for a more challenging and even more ambitious future. Our new Chair should be an inspirational changemaker with the energy and strategic vision to lead the Girls Not Brides Board towards fulfilment of its vision to end child marriage. We will also be seeking three new trustees who will contribute their complimentary skills and experience to help nurture a future focussed organisation that is truly responsive to the women and girls that it was established to serve.
It has been a great privilege to serve as the Chair of Girls Not Brides. I warmly encourage those who are in a position to contribute to our vision of a world without child marriage to think about applying to join our Board. The task ahead is a formidable one. But helping to end child marriage is perhaps the greatest contribution any of us can make to the future wellbeing of millions of girls.
Anne Therese Gallagher AO, Chair of the Board
MESSAGE FROM THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Dear Prospective Applicant,
We are delighted to invite passionate, thought leaders and dedicated individuals to apply for the roles of Chair and Trustee at Girls Not Brides. This is a unique opportunity to join a global movement committed to ending child-early and forced marriage and to do all we can to ensure that girls everywhere can reach their full potential. This is a neglected global issue affecting over 12 million girls annually.
The context, our ambition and recent funding wins have been meant that Girls Not Brides is undergoing transformative change. This includes deepening our work at the national level through targeted investments, strengthening our global advocacy and ensuring that the “End Child Marriage” agenda is prominent on the worldwide stage. It also means strengthening our thought leadership around what works and increasing diversity throughout the organisation.
Given the clarity of our vision and purpose, we see the role of the board as ensuring that we have the right strategy, resources and governance to enable us to fulfil our purpose and achieve our vision to end child early and forced marriage. Therefore, as Chair of the Board you will play a pivotal role leading a dynamic and committed board that is responsible for shaping our strategic direction, overseeing our governance and providing the oversight and support to our executive leadership to ensure that we have the right resources in place. These resources including funding, talent, culture, knowledge, stakeholder relationships as well as brand and reputation.
In addition to the Chair role we have the opportunity to appoint three new trustees which arise from the completion of existing terms of service. We are seeking people with diverse experiences, backgrounds and characters to enable us to further strengthen diversity in our governance. Young people are also critical to our work and so we are especially keen to hear from young women interested in serving on the board. These roles require people who are passionate about our cause, deeply committed to gender equality and to the rights of girls. They also require people who will commit the necessary time and who have the requisite skills, experience and characteristics detailed further on in this document.
Joining Girls Not Brides as the Chair or as a trustee is an opportunity to make a significant impact on a critical global issue and be part of a respected and global movement that is making real, documented progress in ending child marriage. Working with our talented, passionate and dedicated team, led by Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, you will contribute to a cause that can transform the lives of millions of girls around the world.
If this inspires you, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The Nominations Committee
ABOUT GIRLS NOT BRIDES
Our history
Girls Not Brides was initiated in September 2011 by The Elders, a group of independent global leaders working together to promote peace and human rights. Girls Not Brides was created as part of their efforts to bring more attention to the harmful practices that hold girls and women back, and to encourage and empower others to work collaboratively to end child marriage. Girls Not Brides became an independent charity in 2013. Over the last decade, Girls Not Brides has had an exceptional journey of growth and progress bringing more attention to child marriage, evolving from a group of around 60 individuals, to a partnership with over 1,400 member organisations operating in more than one hundred countries.
Our vision
Our vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men, and are able to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Our vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women and their communities.
Our core values
• Inclusivity
• Integrity
• Pragmatism
• Collaboration
• Respect
• Determination
PICTURED: A girl smiles during a break whilst rehearsing a musical performance at the Mariposa Centre in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.
Credit: Girls Not Brides/Fran Alfonso.
OUR WORK
We are the only organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a global movement to end child marriage and ensuring that this leads to tangible change for girls. Our network of over 1,400 civil organisations works in more than 100 countries.
Our strength and passion lie in these member organisations, who work tirelessly to ensure that all girls can stay in school, remain healthy and have the futures they dream of. Our partner organisations work across sectors –including health, education, human rights and humanitarian contexts – and range from small grassroots actors to large international organisations. Some are programme implementers and service providers, while others focus on research and advocacy, bringing child marriage to national, regional and international attention. Many member organisations have come together to accelerate progress to end child marriage in their countries by forming National/State Partnerships and coalitions. They use collective engagement to consolidate their work and catalyse national action.
Our Secretariat which is overseen and supported by the Board of Trustees has a unique role to play as a movement builder, influencer and knowledge hub. It co-ordinates, rallies and supports the collective work of the Global Partnership and the broader movement through a team of staff based in Africa, Asia, Latin America and London.
The Secretariat plays three roles in working to end child marriage, operating as:
• Convener and co-ordination body for the largest global civil society partnership working to end child marriage.
• Representative of and advocate for civil society on this work and;
• An expert resource and thought leader for the Global Partnership.
The Secretariat fulfils these roles by:
• Convening and supporting member organisations and other key partners to foster collective action at all levels to accelerate the pace of change in ending child marriage.
• Nurturing relationships with multilateral institutions, media outlets, potential donors, UN agencies and academic institutions.
• Collating and disseminating evidence on and understanding of what works to end child marriage.
• Building relationships with organisations and alliances working in different sectors – including education, health, Sexual reproduction and rights and humanitarian contexts – to ensure that ending child marriage is mainstreamed in their work.
• Spearheading collective advocacy to include ending child marriage in development and human rights frameworks and disseminating global and regional policy developments with member organisations.
• Increasing visibility and understanding of the impact of child marriage and amplifying local and global work driven by member organisations to end the practice.
• Ensuring member organisations have access to the tools and information they need.
• Facilitating collective action by national partnerships and coalitions and other allies at the national, regional and global levels. Read about our Board of Trustees
OUR IMPACT
When Girls Not Brides was launched, the issue of child marriage was almost invisible for many, especially in global fora. A few determined organisations were working on the issue, but there was little scope for them to learn from one another, share resources or work together to increase their impact.
Over the past decade, much has changed. UNICEF has documented a 15% decline, world-wide in child marriage, which means that around 25 million girls are now enjoying greater freedoms, opportunities, and powers to decide and direct their own lives. This change is no doubt due to a growing awareness, across the world, of the great costs associated with child, early and forced marriages. Ultimately however, it reflects the determined collective work of civil society, united around the vision of a world without child marriage, where girls and women can achieve their full potential.
These are just a few highlights from the Global Partnership supported by Girls Not Brides:
• The inclusion of a target to end child marriage in the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Increased understanding of the full range of approaches needed to address child marriage, and the role of different sectors, (as outlined in our own Theory of Change).
• Getting child marriage on the agenda of intergovernmental organisations including the Africa Union, the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation, the Commonwealth, and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophone.
• Bringing the issue of child marriage in Latin America and the Caribbean to global and regional attention.
• Advocating for and supporting the development of laws and national action plans to end child marriage in over 40 countries.
Establishing the Girls First Fund (GFF), a multidonor initiative to support community-based organisations working to end child marriage around the world. GFF subsequently initiated VOW: To End Child Marriage an innovative fundraising initiative. Both organisations are working closely with Girls Not Brides
HOW GIRLS NOT BRIDES IS FUNDED
The Girls Not Brides Secretariat is funded through grants from governments, foundations and multilateral sources. Their generous contributions enable us to support the work of the Partnership and catalyse broader efforts to end child marriage. We do not currently actively solicit donations from the general public. More details on funding can be found here
ROLE OF THE CHAIR
Purpose of the role
The Chair of the Board provides inclusive leadership within the Board of Trustees, ensuring that the Board discharges its duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of Girls Not Brides
The Board is responsible for ensuring that Girls Not Brides has the right strategy, resources and governance in place to fulfil its purpose and achieve it vision. This includes being responsible for ensuring the legal and financial compliance of Girls Not Brides, compliance with UK charity law and rules, management of reserves and investments, and safeguarding its good name and ethos. The Board also ensures that Girls Not Brides remains focused on working towards its stated mission and objectives.
Time Commitment
Girls Not Brides is a complex and ambitious organisation, that is constantly evolving to meet shifting demands and challenges. The Chair is critical to the overall leadership of the organisation and should expect to be able to devote around one day a week to this role. Any representational and travel duties could add to this estimate.
Remuneration
This role is unremunerated. Travel and representation expenses as well as other out of pocket expenses directly incurred as part of official business are reimbursed in line with the trustees expense policy.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR
Strategy
• Ensure that the Board oversees and supports the effective development and implementation of strategy ensuring maximum impact for beneficiaries.
• Facilitate ambitious strategic discussion and decision making on the board.
• Ensure that the outcome of those discussions is a clear strategic direction for Girls Not Brides and that it operates within its charitable objectives and;
• That the implementation of the strategy is effectively monitored and adapted to meet changing contexts.
Governance
• Ensure effective governance as per the requirements of the UK Charity Commission.
• Ensure Girls Not Brides uses its resources in the best interests of the organisation’s mission.
• Be a trusted advisor to the Chief Executive Officer in their execution of the organisation’s strategic plan.
• Lead the Board in approving the annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Ensure that there is effective management of financial and reputational risk, effective and appropriate use of resources and ongoing financial stability.
• Ensure the Board regularly reviews major risks and associated opportunities, and that the required systems are in place to take advantage of opportunities and manage and mitigate the risks.
• Ensure Girls Not Brides has all necessary organisational policies and procedures in place and that these are reviewed and approved by the Board on a regular basis.
• Preside over and facilitate quarterly Board meetings and participate in relevant committee meetings as required.
• Lead the Board in its role in defining the charity’s strategic development goals and monitoring performance of the Secretariat against those goals.
• Ensure that Girls Not Brides has the right executive leadership for each phase of development, fostering and empowering a strong diverse leadership supporting the vision of transformational change.
Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Chair Board meetings effectively and efficiently, bringing transparency, impartiality and objectivity to the decision-making process.
• Drive improvements in the Board’s performance to build an effective, high performing team.
• Foster, maintain and ensure constructive relationships with and between the Trustees whilst leveraging their collective experiences.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive to give direction to Board decision-making and to ensure that meetings are well planned, meaningful and reflect the responsibilities of Trustees.
• Monitor implementation of decisions taken at Board meetings.
Relationship with the Chief Executive
• Establish and build a strong, effective and constructive working relationship with the Chief Executive, ensuring they are held to account for achieving agreed strategic objectives.
• Foster thought leadership and strategic partnership with the Chief Executive through engaging with substantive discussions around emerging issues in regard to ending child marriage.
• Maintain regular contact with the Chief Executive: working to ensure an open and supportive relationship within which each can speak openly about opportunities, issues and challenges.
• Support the Chief Executive, whilst respecting the appropriate boundaries between governance and management.
• Conduct an annual appraisal and remuneration review for the Chief Executive in consultation with other Trustees and against established performance indicators.
• Facilitate and support opportunities for professional development.
External Advocacy and Engagement
• In close consultation with the Chief Executive, support the advancement of the public profile of Girls Not Brides and of key stakeholder relationships including with governments and donors.
• Acting as spokesperson and ambassador for the organisation as required.
• Support the Chief Executive and senior staff as required at national and international events and forums.
The above list of accountabilities is indicative, and the Chair will be expected to perform all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION OF THE CHAIR
For the next Chair of Girls Not Brides we are looking for an exceptional individual with the background, reputation, profile, experience, and commitment to take our organisation to the next phase of its evolution as the leader of the global movement to end child marriage.
Personal Qualities
• Sound judgement, especially in relation to strategy and organisational development.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• A strong passionate thought-leader who demonstrates a strong commitment to the vision and mission of Girls Not Brides
• A strong and practice-based understanding of gender equality.
• A track record of high-level, excellent leadership marked by a demonstrated and ability to motivate, inspire and align people.
• A level of seniority and stature appropriate for representing a significant global organisation at the highest levels including to heads of state and government.
• Strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the organisation.
• Outward looking and future focused.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, compelling public speaking skills.
• Tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively.
• Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment.
• Capacity and willingness to commit time to conduct the role well, including travel and attending events out of office hours.
• Personal values aligned with Girls Not Brides’ values of collaboration, determination, inclusivity, integrity, pragmatism, humility and respect.
• Extensive knowledge of and lived experience in the regions that we serve and a history of demonstrating a high commitment for gender equality and girls’ rights.
Professional Experience
• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, fundraising, philanthropy or the non-profit sector. Ideally with broad international development or civil society sector experience, similar or adjacent to Girls Not Brides’ work and focus.
• Experience of managing senior leaders and a track record of collaborating effectively to achieve agreed objectives and to act in line with organisational values.
• Significant experience as the Chair of a board or boards with a high degree of diversity of character, demographic and views.
• Experience in managing challenges constructively, resolving conflict, and encouraging high-quality debate, to support effective decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in challenging / shifting the balance of power and influence in favour of vulnerable and/or underrepresented groups.
• Experience of charity governance and working with – or as part of – a Board of a Charity or similar.
• Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within a global organisation.
• Experience of external representation, delivering high-impact presentations and managing diverse and high-level stakeholders.
• Understanding of, and experience in, the field of the child marriage and / or intersecting areas such as human rights, gender equality, education, shifting social norms or reproductive health, would be desirable.
and the captivating stories of
Credit: Girls Not Brides/2023
PICTURED: Site visits to Rhythm of Life from the National Partnership in Uganda, 2023. We learnt from members work
girls.
ROLE OF THE TRUSTEES
Time Commitment
A minimum of one day per month. Those occupying positions within the Board such as treasurer or Vice-Chair can expect to be required to commit around 1.5 days per month. This time allocation includes quarterly Board meetings and quarterly Committee meetings as well as annual two-day Board retreats.
Remuneration
This role is unremunerated. Travel and representation expenses as well as other out of pocket expenses directly incurred as part of official business are reimbursed in line with the trustees’ expense policy.
Key purpose of the role
The Girls Not Brides Board is composed of a total of nine trustees.
The Board is responsible for ensuring that Girls Not Brides has the right strategy, resources and governance in place to fulfil its purpose and achieve it vision. It is also responsible for ensuring the legal and financial compliance of Girls Not Brides, compliance with UK charity law and rules, management of reserves and investments, and safeguarding its good name and ethos. The Board also ensures that Girls Not Brides remains focused on working towards its stated mission and objectives.
Trustees work together as a team, applying good judgement and taking collective responsibility. Some trustees may hold additional office such as Vice-Chair, Treasurer or Chair of a committee established by the Board. All trustees are expected to serve on at least one committee.
PICTURED: A girl jumping rope in Livingston, Guatemala
Priscilla Mora Flores/ Colectivo Nómada /Girls Not Brides
RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES
Work with the Chair and other trustees to:
• Actively develop and oversees the effective implementation of a clear strategic direction for Girls Not Brides
• Ensure that Girls Not Brides operates within its charitable objectives and the requirements of the UK Charity Commission.
• Ensure Girls Not Brides uses its resources in the best interests of the organisation’s mission.
• Oversee financial and reputational risk, ensure effective and appropriate use of resources and ongoing financial stability.
• Ensure Girls Not Brides has all necessary organisational policies and procedures in place and that these are reviewed and approved by the Board on a regular basis.
• Participate in relevant committee meetings as required.
• Be a trusted advisor to the Chair of the Board.
• Approving the annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Foster, maintain and ensure constructive relationships with and between the Trustees. In close consultation with the Chair and Chief Executive, support the advancement of the public profile of Girls Not Brides and of key stakeholder relationships including with governments and donors.
• Support the Chief Executive and senior staff as required at national and international events and forums.
Additional Responsibilities
• All trustees serve on at least one committee (the Board currently operates two standing committees: Finance and Audit and People and Governance).
• Individual trustees may be recruited / invited / appointed to serve in other roles, for example: Vice-Chair, treasurer, Chair of one of the standing committees).
The above list of responsibilities is indicative, and Trustees will be expected to perform all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION OF TRUSTEES
Our new cohort of trustees for the Board of Girls Not Brides should be exceptional individuals whose skills and experiences set them apart in terms of being able to make a substantial contribution to our evolution and growth. We are looking for people who are committed, engaged and reliable.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
• A wholehearted, visible passion and commitment to the cause of ending child marriage.
• A clear understanding of the role of a Trustee and of the relationship between trustees and management.
• Sound independent judgement, strategic vision, and the ability to think creatively.
• Strong financial literacy: the ability to review financial reports and related documents and provide feedback.
• A collegiate approach with strong relationshipbuilding abilities.
• A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• A willingness to contribute to a strong and positive culture within the Board.
• A commitment to and awareness of safeguarding.
• Honesty and integrity, a commitment, willingness and ability to act in the best interests of the charity at all times.
• Track record of thoughtful and considered leadership experience and organisational management including demonstrating strategic vision and the ability to focus on practical issues.
• Prior experience of working as a NonExecutive Director or Trustee is desirable.
Specific Experience
Three Trustees are being recruited with a view to some or all of them performing specialist and / or additional functions that will ensure the Board has available to it a full range of skills and experiences.
We are looking for strong, all-round candidates who meet the above person specifications as well as candidates who bring a background in one or more of the following areas:
• Senior level financial management experience and willingness to assume the role of treasurer (including Chairing the Finance and Audit Committee).
• Senior-level experience in governance and / or in people management.
• Strong understanding of, and experience in, the field of the child marriage and / or intersecting areas such as human rights, gender equality, education, shifting social norms or reproductive health, preferably gained within the international context and / or in countries and regions where the global partnership is active.
• Experience of high-level advocacy and including around national, regional and international policies.
• High level experience of networking, philanthropy, and leveraging of resources
• Successful track record of coalition / movement building.
We are committed to further enhancing the Board’s diversity, in terms of ensuring: (i) a comprehensive range of skills and expertise; and (ii) that it is representative of the cultures and backgrounds where the global movement is most engaged. To support this latter process, we would particularly like to hear from people with experience of either living or working in countries with a high prevalence of child marriage.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) onto the Prospectus website via the link. In your supporting statement please address your motivation for applying and how your skills and experience aligns with the person specification.
Please ensure that you have included a telephone number, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable.
If you wish to apply using an alternative format or require any adjustments, please contact Prospectus on 020 7691 1920 or email: executive.admin@prospect-us.co.uk
Applications via the Prospectus website should be made at the relevant links below:
Chair: https://www.prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/188193
Trustees: https://www.prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/188194
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Queries
If you wish to have an informal discussion about either the Chair or Trustee roles, please contact our retained advisors Harjit Bola or Mia WalkerSaunders at Prospectus on 020 7691 1920, or email:
Harjit.bola@prospect-us.co.uk
Mia.walkersaunders@prospect-us.co.uk
Recruitment Timetable Chair
Deadline for applications:
Sunday 14th July
Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 8th July 2024
Interviews with Girls Not Brides: w/c 22nd July 2024
Safeguarding at Girls Not Brides
Recruitment Timetable Trustee
Deadline for applications:
Sunday 14th July
Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 22nd and 29th July
Interviews with Girls Not Brides: w/c 19th August 2024
Girls Not Brides aims to promote an environment of trust and understanding where the welfare of children is paramount. Trustees must adhere to the Girls Not Brides Child Safeguarding Policy and its Code of Conduct and report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of children in accordance with agreed procedures. A DBS check (or local equivalent) may be required.
PICTURED: A girl braids her friend’s hair at the Mariposa Foundation, a member of Girls Not Brides in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.
Credit: Girls Not Brides/Fran Afonso
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