Trustee (Fundraising, Partnerships & Income Growth)

The Living Room | Hertfordshire

As we work towards becoming a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), we are committed to ensuring recovery voices are represented at every level of our leadership.

About The Living Room

The Living Room supports adults affected by addiction through abstinence-based group therapy and recovery programmes, helping individuals rebuild their lives and strengthening families impacted by addiction.

As demand for recovery support grows, we are strengthening our board with trustees who can help support the organisation’s long-term sustainability and growth.

The Role

We are seeking a trustee with experience in fundraising, partnerships or income development who can support the board in overseeing sustainable growth and external engagement.

We are particularly interested in people who bring experience in one or more of the following

• Fundraising strategy or income generation
• Corporate partnerships or sponsorship
• Community or events fundraising
• Marketing, communications or brand development
• Developing new income streams or social enterprise

Charity sector experience is welcome but not essential.

Previous trustee experience is not required and support will be provided.

Trustee Responsibilities

In this role you would help the board:

• Provide strategic oversight of fundraising and income development
• Support the development of partnerships and networks
• Strengthen external engagement and visibility
• Help ensure long-term sustainability of the charity

Time Commitment

The board of trustees meets 4–6 times per year, with meetings typically lasting around two hours.

Trustees are asked to review papers in advance and may occasionally contribute to discussions between meetings.

Overall commitment is approximately 4–6 hours per month.

Lived Experience and Recovery Leadership

The Living Room is committed to becoming a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), ensuring that people with lived experience of addiction and recovery help shape our services, culture and leadership.

We warmly encourage applications from people with lived experience of recovery, or those who have supported a family member or loved one through addiction and recovery.

Your insight and perspective are invaluable in helping ensure our services remain authentic, compassionate and effective.

Having lived experience of addiction or recovery will never exclude you from leadership here — we believe it strengthens our organisation.