We are looking for new non-executive directors (board members) for our group of award-winning social enterprises. Our unpaid (trustee-like) board members are central to ensuring Down to Earth's impact continues to grow whilst maintaining excellent accountability and positive governance.
Deadline:
8am Monday 31st March
Interviews: tbc
at our Murton site in Swansea (SA3 3AP)
Start date
: First board meeting is Friday 9
th
May – a full, strategy day (9am to 3pm). There will be a 3 hour induction in advance of this meeting.Being a non-executive director, we need committed and passionate people who believe we can create a better world together. As you'll see in the Specification, we are looking for a range of skill sets for at least 2 recent board members to join our board. We encourage different perspectives and backgrounds and people from different sectors.As a non-executive director, you will be registered as a director with Companies House.
Responsibilities include:
Accountability and governance
Advice
Specific support to the team
Board members are appointed on a 4 year term with the potential to renew up to 2 times.
We hold board meetings 6 times a year in our hand-crafted Gower (Swansea) venues on Fridays.



Four board meetings are Friday mornings between 9am and 12pm and two board meetings are strategy days (9am to 3pm). We are open to some virtual attendance but would prefer mostly face to face. Ad hoc input is also expected depending on project and business needs.We are looking to appoint at least 2 new board members with experience in at least one of these areas:
Finance
–
Chartered Accountant
;
financial strategy,
budgets
and governance on key financial decisions
Manufacturing
–
off site and modern methods of constructing
panels for
buildings
Ecological
–
sustainable land management,
nature-centred regeneration
, biodiversity net gain
Essential:
Min
i
mum
5
years
experience
in
one of the areas mentioned above
Robust communication
skills
Passion to create a better world for people and nature
Desirable:
Welsh language speaker
Board level experience
The non-executive board member roles are unpaid, though we cover expenses and any necessary training. Board members are also able to use Down to Earth sites for personal and work purposes, as well as our EV charging facilities, for free.

📌 Non Executive Director Unpaid New South Wales
🏢 Down to Earth
📍 New South Wales