Trustee
Closing date: Monday 20 October 2025
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London, and to our Andover offices
Salary: Voluntary unpaid role – expenses paid
Join us in Beating Macular Disease
Are you looking for an exciting, new opportunity? Do you want to make a real difference to people living with sight loss? Join the Macular Society as a trustee and help us Beat Macular Disease.
About the Macular Society
Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. We're the only UK charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease through:
- World class research to find new treatments and a cure
- Practical support for people affected by sight loss
- Trusted advice and support services that empower those living with macular disease.
Become a trustee
We’re on the hunt for new trustees to join our Board.
Our trustees are responsible for setting our long-term organisational strategy and ensuring that we’re well-run and works as effectively as possible.
If you share our mission to Beat Macular Disease, we’d love to hear from you.
In particular, we’re looking for candidates who have skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Lived experience of macular disease, including as a family member of carer of someone with macular disease
- Senior leadership experience in a complex organisation, ideally within the health or charity sectors
- Experience as an eye health professional
- Experience in risk management, governance or safeguarding
We’re interested to hear from applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds, who’ll bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the Board.
To learn more about the role, please read role description below.
How to apply
To apply: please send a copy of your CV together with a statement outlining where your skills could contribute to the Society based around our values; Knowing our stuff, Showing we care, and Making it happen, to ruth.bamford@macularsociety.org.
Questions? If you’d like to discuss the role further with one of our existing Trustees, Ruth Bamford, Director of Finance & Governance, at ruth.bamford@macularsociety.org.
Closing date: Monday 20 October 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
