Treasurer (Chair of Finance Committee) Coram

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Treasurer (Chair of Finance Committee) Coram We are Coram, changing lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever. Join our Board and be part of our bold and ambitious vision.

• Location: Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ

Who we are Coram is the UK's first and longest continuing children's charity, founded as The Foundling Hospital by Thomas Coram, helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, we are a dynamic group of specialist organisations helping more than one million children, young people and families in the UK and professionals every year across children's rights and voice, adoption and family services, education, training and professional services.

Our vision is bold and ambitious - to be the Institute for Children, driving insight into impact, creating better chances for children, child by child, and changing the odds of the next generation through research, policy and practice development.

About the role As Treasurer, you will chair the Finance Committee to ensure robust financial management and oversight across a diverse portfolio of services. You will also join the Investment Committee, serving as a standing member of the Audit Committee, to ensure the appropriate scrutiny of risk and financial stewardship.

Your role will involve providing strategic financial guidance to support Coram's continued growth, overseeing risk assessment processes and financial controls, and supporting the CEO and Finance Director in presenting comprehensive financial information to the Board. You'll be instrumental in advising the trustee body on the financial implications of our strategy and policy objectives.

Who we are looking for We are seeking an experienced finance professional to provide strategic financial oversight for a dynamic charity group. We need someone with demonstrable senior finance experience and expertise in financial management and strategy at board level. You should have previous experience as a trustee or treasurer of a charity, combined with commercial acumen and board-level experience in a complex organisation.

Your background should include an understanding of group structures and organisations with diverse income streams. You will also have a strategic mindset and be genuinely aligned with Coram's mission and values, bringing flexibility and responsiveness to the role.

You'll be joining us at an exciting time as we develop the Coram Institute for Children and continue expanding our reach and impact across the group. This is your chance as an established finance leader to make a positive change for children in the UK and beyond.

Time commitment The role involves approximately 15 meetings per year, each lasting around 2 hours. This includes 4 Board meetings and 4 Finance Committee meetings, typically held in the morning. 4 Investment Committee meetings are usually held in the late afternoon, 2 Audit Committee meetings and 1 Annual Court meeting in the late afternoon or early evening. This also includes meeting and liaison with the CFO and the Group Directors.

Most meetings are held in person at our historic Coram Campus in Bloomsbury, with occasional hybrid attendance available. Meeting timings are scheduled flexibly to accommodate trustees' availability, and we work hard to ensure the schedule works for all our volunteer trustees.

For further information about the role, or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Jennifer Horan

Coram develops, delivers and promotes best practice in the support of vulnerable children, young people and their families. The Coram Group helps more than one million beneficiaries each year with a combined turnover of £27m per annum.

Led by its CEO, Dr Carol Homden CBE, Coram has a clear vision for the future, advancing its distinctive role at the heart of the children's sector and changing lives, laws and systems. We aim to be a recognised research organisation, the Institute for Children, and to further regenerate our campus in central London.

A loving home

Coram is an outstanding adoption agency and provides direct support to children, young people and carers through creative therapies, national matching and regional agency delivery. Coram Intercountry Adoption Centre also supports all agencies through specialist services.

Coram Children's Legal Centre realises children's rights and access to education, community care, family and immigration law. The Child Law Advice Service's assured information was downloaded 1.8 million times, and Coram International worked with 39 countries last year.

A Voice That's Heard

Coram Voice, established in 1975 and currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the first provider of advocacy for children dependent upon state support and has pioneered the Bright Spots wellbeing survey, informing national policy, also through the National Children in Care Council.

A Chance to Shine

The national writing competition for children in and leaving care, and the largest youth drama festival provided by the Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation, aim to help children be proud of who they are.

Skills for Life

Coram Life Education is the largest provider of personal, social and health education to some 3000 primary schools, helping 600,000 children each year to develop critical thinking and wellbeing skills, whilst Coram Beanstalk provides reading volunteer helpers.

No Matter Where

Coram Family and Childcare supports a national network of Parent Champions and produces the definitive studies on the costs of childcare, whilst Coram Hempsall builds capacity across the early years sector. CoramBAAF works with all local authority children's services departments and is the leading provider of CPD, practice guidance, and advice.

A Society That Cares

Coram's research and policy authority are at the heart of the vision to be recognised as the Institute for Children. We aim to build public understanding and work with children and young people to advance their place in society in our new building, opening in 2025.

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Timetable Closing date: Monday 6th October 2025
Candidates informed of outcome by: Wednesday 15th October 2025
Interviews on site: Monday 20th October 2025

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