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PDSA
Trustees’ Candidate Information Pack
June 2018
CONTENTS • Welcome • About PDSA • Role Description • Person Specification • Timetable • How to Apply
WELCOME
Dear Candidate, Thank you for your interest in PDSA and the role of Trustee.
PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity and at We employ more than 300 dedicated veterinary
our heart we have a shared vision to achieve a surgeons and over 600 veterinary nursing staff.
lifetime of wellbeing for every pet. They will provide more than two million free
veterinary treatments to poorly pets this year.
Every single day across the UK, our vets and nurses
are committed to educating and supporting
owners, carrying out lifesaving operations and
prescribing medications, all with the aim of
healing, curing and preventing. By treating poorly
pets, preventing disease and educating owners, we
improve pet wellbeing in a very special way and
look forward to the day when no pets suffer
needlessly.
With 48 PDSA Pet Hospitals and providing care for We don’t receive any HM Government or National
more than 470,000 pets each year, there is no Lottery funding for our veterinary services. Instead
other charity comparable to PDSA in terms of the we rely entirely on public support, such as
scale and impact we have on animal welfare. Our donations, gifts in wills and through our retail
expertise, huge national presence and network. It costs £60 million each year to provide
comprehensive education programme mean that our veterinary care so we deeply appreciate the
we can touch the lives of more pets and their continued support that kind benefactors and
owners than any other animal charity. fundraisers give us to help pets that need our care
and expertise.
Founded by Maria Dickin CBE in 1917, we are
proud of our heritage and we’re working hard to Trustees play a vital role in developing our
make PDSA become better known, better strategy, shaping our plans and are ultimately
understood and more loved by a wider audience. responsible for the strategic management and
Looking to the future, having expanded our governance of PDSA. You’ll be joining an
Charitable Objects we can play a greater role in organisation where, to quote our values, we use
helping the pet-owning public to understand all our head and heart, value working better together
aspects of pet ownership. and are driven in our dedication. I hope that you
will seriously consider applying for this key
Together we’re on a mission to improve the life of strategic position.
every pet by preventing illness, suffering and the
unnecessary death of pets; educating people
about the welfare needs and value of pets and John Smith
treating sick and injured pets needing our help in Chair, PDSA
communities across the UK.
ABOUT PDSA
PDSA is the UK’s largest veterinary charity. Since • the provision of medical or surgical
1917, PDSA has been a lifeline for pets and their treatment at free or reduced charges
owners and in that time we have provided a to animals whose owners are unable
to afford some or all the charges of a
staggering 100 million free treatments to more
veterinary surgeon
than 20 million pets. Every year, the charity assists
• to provide preventive treatment (e.g.
300,000 owners by providing free and low-cost
vaccinations, neutering and flea/worm
veterinary treatments for 470,000 sick and injured treatment), care and advice (whether
animals across the UK, as well as promoting free, at a reduced charge, or at full
responsible pet ownership. PDSA is entirely reliant charge)
on voluntary donations. • to educate the public in matters
concerning animal health and welfare
• 48 Pet Hospitals and clinics located in major
• to carry out any other activities that
towns and cities throughout the UK
advance animal welfare and are
exclusively charitable.
• Nearly 4,000 committed volunteers
• 320 veterinary surgeons and 680
nursing team members
Following a strategic review, our objectives are to:
• deliver the best possible pet wellbeing
outcomes for people in need in the
most cost-effective way
• make PDSA better-known, loved and
Two Acts of Parliament defined the charity’s role understood
in 1949 and 1956, but following a strategic review • grow income to maximise pet
in 2011 and a subsequently lengthy Parliamentary wellbeing outcomes
process, PDSA expanded its Charitable Objects in • ensure PDSA has the underlying
2015 which are: organisational capability to achieve its
core objectives.
For more information about PDSA
and our work please visit our website
at:
https://www.pdsa.org.uk/
TRUSTEE - ROLE DESCRIPTION
• PDSA Trustees sit on Council, the equivalent of a non-executive management board
• PDSA Trustees are not remunerated and the time commitment is 12 to 15 days a year,
comprising quarterly Council meetings, strategy workshops and specialist committees
• Most meetings are held in London; travel and out of pocket expenses are reimbursed, so where
you live isn’t an issue.
Knowledge & Experience
Experience
• Significant senior management and business experience, and/or IT/digital transformation.
• Experience as an executive member of a management board at either group, operating or
subsidiary level
• Broad strategic, financial and commercial experience
• Professional and academic experience at a high level.
Attributes and Abilities
Trustees are able to:
• provide strategic vision and make good, independent judgement
• work effectively as a member of a team
• scrutinise, analyse and assess Council and Committee papers and provide expert guidance in
their specific areas of knowledge
• think creatively
• contribute to discussions on issues in which they have special expertise
• act with honesty and integrity
• display a commitment to PDSA, its vision, values and activities
• understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
• be willing to devote the necessary time, energy and effort to their duties as a Trustee
• be willing to speak openly and candidly.
Qualifications
• Degree level education or equivalent experience in management
• Evidence of strong continuing professional development
• Relevant professional or business qualification an advantage.
TRUSTEE - PERSON SPECIFICATION
As well as the collective responsibility of A skilled communicator, they will have a
Council members for strategy and governance, confident personable style which quickly earns
each Trustee appointed will bring specific them credibility and respect with their
knowledge and expertise relevant to certain colleagues, the Senior Management Team,
areas of PDSA’s work. We hope this employees, volunteers and as PDSA’s
engagement will broaden the diversity of ambassadors, external organisations.
Council.
They will also bring with them valuable contacts
who will either enhance our strategic capability
or open doors to future Philanthropic Partners
and Supporters.
Whatever their career background, it will be
essential for all candidates to demonstrate the
ability to transfer their professional and
commercial skills to a Not-For-Profit
environment. They will need well-developed
EQ, compatible personal values and sensitivity
to the differences in being a charity trustee
compared to sitting on a Main Board in the
private sector.
Candidates will have a proven track record of
success in people-focused organisations and
will be able to demonstrate relevant experience
and attributes. Council would be strengthened
by the addition of candidates with a
background in marketing, digital transformation
or Scottish affairs in the light of increasing
devolution of powers, but applications from all
disciplines will be considered.
Previous experience as a Trustee or charity
volunteer isn’t essential; however, on a
personal level they must be able to
demonstrate empathy with the mission, aims
and values of PDSA and an affinity with
companion animals
TIMETABLE
The closing date for applications is Monday 25th June
Please also note the following dates:
• Preliminary interviews with Trustees Unlimited: Mon 2nd and Weds 4th July in central London
• Interviews for shortlisted candidates, and informal meetings with the PDSA Chair and Director General:
during July and August (please advise any dates during this time that are not convenient)
• Nominated candidates’ details shared with Council: 6th September.
Other dates to note:
o First Board attendance is likely to be in December, and appointments will be ratified at the AGM in June
2019. In the meantime, nominees will begin their extensive induction programme.
** remember to please advise us about any dates that are really not convenient for you when your
application is submitted. Candidates are reminded that like most trustee roles, these are unremunerated.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please supply the following:
• Supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match
the requirements of the role, directly addressing the person specification
• A comprehensive CV including details of your achievements in each role, and including
details of two referees (who will not of course be contacted without your prior
knowledge or consent).
All of these documents should be uploaded to the relevant fields on the Trustees Unlimited website
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Emma Patmore: 01582 69 77 65
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