Overview

The purpose of the Board of Directors is to provide leadership, guidance, checks and balances on the structure and operation of the organisation. The Board of Directors:

• Fulfils the duties and responsibilities of Company Directors
• Advises on and approves strategic plans, annual roadmaps, and budgets, and any changes to these
• Identifies any risks to the organisation and advises on these
• Advises on and approves organisational policies and commitments, including grant and commercial agreements
• Advises on and approves organisational structure, including the structure and composition of the Board and any other Boards and Committees it deems necessary
• Provides oversight on the Executive Director, including their appointment, performance reviews, remuneration decisions, and delegated powers

Our dedicated Directors form a great team that I love being a part of. We really care about the work and staff team, and we're keen to add value through our expertise as well as being eager and open to learning. Through mutual respect and listening to each other our meetings and interactions are really fruitful. I know I get a lot out of being part of this team and the opportunity to support the great work of Just Treatment.

Adina Claire, Chair

We're very excited to be adding new Directors to our young board. So many of our rights are currently under attack, it feels incredibly important to be part of a team working intersectionally on the fight to secure health justice for all. As we're launching into our next four year strategy we need to build our board to create a team that can help us meet this moment. The leadership of people with lived experience of the injustices we're battling is central to our approach so we're particularly keen to hear from people who have been personally impacted by the issues we work on.

Diarmaid McDonald, Executive Director

The Practicalities

Time commitment: We have four full board meetings per year. Three of these are online and last for two hours, and one longer full day meeting is in person (likely in London. All costs will be covered). Directors are expected to attend these, and come prepared, having read all board papers in advance. We have additional committees such as Finance and Governance, and Directors will be expected to join a committee. There may be other events that Directors are invited to attend, and other opportunities to get involved. We also expect that Directors will provide ad hoc support based on their expertise and available time. We estimate the time commitment to be up to half a day per month.

• lived experience of the issues we work on
• experience leading and growing non-profit organisations in the UK, including leading their strategy and planning cycles, and fundraising efforts
• experience with different organisational forms and governance structures
• experience with shaping organisational cultures, policies and processes
• knowledge of health policy and health justice
• understanding of campaigning, advocacy, and organising practice

Just Treatment organises patients to overcome corporate power and win equitable, universal access to the quality healthcare we all deserve. We work with people directly affected by health injustice and support them to step up into leadership roles, steering human story-centred campaigns that win systemic reforms. As we embark on an ambitious new four year strategy, we want to build on our powerful track record and evolve our proven theory of change so we can keep delivering winning patient-led campaigns in an increasingly hostile political, social, and economic context. Vital to realising our new strategic goals is the expansion of our board to add in diverse expertise, capacity, and support for our brilliant team at this exciting and challenging time for our work.