Trustee / governor opportunities

At the Royal National College for the Blind our vision is ‘Education, Employment, Empowerment’ and we are committed to a world where every person with a visual impairment has true equality. Located in Hereford, RNC is a specialist further education college and charity with a national and international reputation.


All of our students have visual impairments and a proportion have additional special educational needs We offer academic and vocational qualifications in a wide range of subject areas alongside specialist skills to enable independent adulthood. Our provision is in line with the best practice outlined in the Curriculum Framework for VI.

We are looking for motivated and committed volunteers who can bring a range of skills to the Board. Applications would be particularly welcome from people with lived experience of visual impairment and/or expertise and skills in:

• Further Education, particularly Specialist Education
• Estates Management / Strategy
• Health and Safety
• Fundraising and Marketing
• Accountancy / Finance
• Business

We aim to strengthen the diversity of our Board and applications from women, people with disabilities and people from black and ethnic backgrounds are particularly welcome.

As a trustee you will be required to attend five Board meetings each year and be a member of at least one Committee. Some remote attendance may be possible. You will experience collective responsibility, how to challenge effectively, with the opportunity of chairing committees in the future.

Whilst trustees do not receive remuneration, reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings will be reimbursed. A full induction programme and training is provided and participation in College events is encouraged. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For further information about this opportunity, please visit our website at https:www.rnc.ac.uk/governance or contact Jill Shechter, Clerk to the Board of Governors at Jill.shechter@rnc.ac.uk for an informal discussion.
Applications should be submitted by application form to the Clerk at Jill.shechter@rnc.ac.uk Please note that CVs alone cannot be accepted but they may accompany an application form.

RNC is a Disability Confident employer.