Trustee (Ophthalmic or Business Management experience)
Closing date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Location: Virtual and occasionally at Eastleigh, Hampshire
Hours: TBC
Contract: Voluntary
Do you have Ophthalmic or Business/Commercial Management experience?
Help OpenSight achieve its Mission – join us as a Trustee
We enable visually impaired people to live independently, stay connected, and fully participate in their communities with confidence. We are looking for proactive, enthusiastic and motivated people to add to the experience and knowledge of our existing Board and would particularly welcome your application if you have business management and commercial experience or if you are an Optical professional providing Ophthalmic Services in Hampshire.
Prior Trustee experience would be ideal but is not essential; we can offer guidance and support where needed. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in organisational governance within the non-profit sector and make a meaningful impact on the lives of vision-impaired people.
OpenSight is a leading charity in Hampshire, focused on reducing isolation, encouraging independence, and providing access to a wide range of social and practical support for individuals with visual impairment. Our services include offering tailored support to all age groups to help overcome social, educational, and mobility barriers. Our services empower people with a vision impairment to engage fully in their communities and live with greater confidence.
It’s an exciting time to join us – we are implementing a new strategy which will increase our reach and impact across Hampshire.
We are looking for business/commercial expertise on our team; someone to act as deputy to our Chair in supporting senior management and ensure that we manage our resources effectively.
We also hope to find an optical professional working in our local community to help to bring innovation to our services, so that we can meet the needs of our service-users whilst remaining committed to quality provision and person-centred support.
Your potential impact is significant; you will attend monthly board meetings (a mix of in person and online) providing constructive challenge and guidance that will help shape the direction of our organisation. In addition, you may choose to participate in sub-committees and/or champion outreach and fundraising activities. We are looking for a minimum commitment of around five hours per month.
In return, we can offer the opportunity to work with a professional, friendly, and diverse team in an inspiring environment. You will gain valuable insights into the charitable sector, and personal satisfaction from using your knowledge and skills to shape our charity and make a difference to our staff and our service-users.
If you have good communication and teamwork skills we’d love to hear from you. For more information, see our website: http://www.opensight.org.uk/. Please send your CV or information about yourself to Lynn Simpson: trustee@opensight.org.uk and we’ll get in touch to arrange an informal chat.
This is a voluntary role. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to inclusive recruitment.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the OpenSight website: https://www.opensight.org.uk
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