Transition Bath is a long-established environmental charity working at neighbourhood and city scale to help Bath respond practically to climate change. We focus on real-world action: supporting community groups, enabling local projects, influencing decision-making and helping people move from concern to

participation.

A core principle of Transition Bath is collaboration. We work across groups, disciplines and perspectives and we actively avoid siloes. Trustees are expected to operate in the same way: sharing context, supporting one another and working collectively rather than guarding individual domains.

Like many organisations, we are in a period of transition ourselves. Climate pressures are increasing,

expectations are rising and the need for clear governance and effective delivery has never been greater. We are therefore strengthening our board and are seeking new trustees who want to play an active,

collaborative role in shaping what comes next.

We are particularly interested in people with proven, practical experience in one or more of the following

areas:

• finance and financial oversight

• charity governance and compliance

• fundraising and income development

• volunteer recruitment, coordination and support

• technical, digital or analytical expertise, particularly where it enables projects to be delivered, improved

or scaled

• communications or stakeholder engagement, where it supports collaboration and delivery rather than

branding alone

• those with knowledge of energy use and retrofit; sustainable transport initiatives; community food; and inclusive community collaboration

We are also keen to hear from people who are comfortable leading or stewarding projects: shaping ideas

into workable plans, coordinating others and seeing things through from intent to delivery.

If you can contribute across several of these areas, we would be especially keen to talk to you.

This is not a ceremonial role. Trustees at Transition Bath are expected to be engaged, prepared and

involved and to work constructively with fellow trustees, staff, volunteers and partner organisations. The

anticipated commitment is a minimum of 4 hours per week, including meeting attendance, reading papers

in advance and contributing hands-on where appropriate.

We are not looking for prestige, titles or passive oversight. We are looking for people who care deeply

about climate action and understand how change actually happens - through clear decisions, shared

responsibility, sustained effort and collaboration with others.

If you bring solid skills and curiosity, you do not need prior trustee experience. We will support you to apply your expertise confidently within the charity sector. In return, you’ll gain insight into how environmental action works at city scale and you’ll meet people from across Bath in ways few roles allow.

Trustee roles are unpaid.

If you are motivated by doing rather than talking and by working with others rather than in isolation, we

would welcome a conversation.