Board Members
We are looking for two new board members to broaden and strengthen the skills, experience and diversity of our existing board.
Role: Board Member
Reporting to: Chair of the Board
Salary: Voluntary (expenses covered)
Based: UK-wide
Deadline: Monday 28th July
Start date: Autumn 2025
The full job description and person specification can be found by clicking on this link
We are the first port of call for social entrepreneurs and our mission is to make social enterprise accessible, achievable and aspirational. Since 2007, we have been helping budding social entrepreneurs make their ideas happen.
We are looking for two new board members to broaden and strengthen the skills, experience and diversity of our existing board.
As a board member, you will oversee our governance and financial arrangements, ensuring that we operate in line with best practice and our charitable objectives. You will play an important role in our future direction and will provide support and motivation to the board and the Chief Executive.
As accredited Investors in Diversity, we are committed to having a balanced and diverse board, reflecting the people and communities we work with. To strengthen this commitment, in 2024 we amended our Articles of Association to lock diversity into our Board and our Governance. These changes include:
- No more than 50% of the Directors in post at any one time should identify as male, female, non-binary
- At least 25% of the Directors in post have lived experience of running a social enterprise
- At least 25% of the Directors in post are considered to bring a diverse perspective
In this context diverse refers to individuals from a global majority background, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals living with a disability and young people aged 18-26.
With a couple of board members reaching the end of their terms, we are specifically looking to appoint two individuals who are, or identify as female and who also bring a diverse perspective or lived experience of one the following:
- Global majority
- the LGBTQ+ community
- Living with a disability
- Aged between 18-26
This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to use their skills and experience to shape the future of a vibrant, forward-thinking organisation and make a meaningful contribution to the social enterprise sector in Scotland.
The deadline for applications is Monday 28 July 2025.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to email Elaine Ogg (elaine@firstport.org.uk) with their CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages- font size minimum 11pt). Alternatively, candidates can send the supporting statement as a short video outlining how they meet the role description and person spec. Please also complete our Equal Opportunities monitoring form by following this link.
To request an informal, confidential conversation with Gael Drummond, the Firstport Group’s Chief Executive, please email info@firstport.org.uk
Key Dates
Deadline for applications: Monday 28th July 2025
Shortlisting: w/c 28th July 2025
Interviews: w/c 4th August and w/c 11th August depending on candidates’ availability.
Alternative arrangements and adjustments
If you need adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact Elaine Ogg on 0131 564 0331 or by email elaine@firstport.org.uk who will be happy to help.
The selection process takes place in two stages:
Stage 1
A selection panel will assess applications received against the person specification, skills and diversity requirements described in the role description. The selection panel will shortlist the applicants who most closely meet the requirements of the post and will invite them for an interview.
Stage 2
Interviews will be conducted online and will take between 45-60 minutes. They will follow a formal format with set questions, but time will be protected for the interviewee to ask their own questions as well as have a broader conversation.
The full job description and person specification can be found by clicking on this link