Trustee

Reprieve

Reprieve is a UK charity founded in 1999. Reprieve uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.

Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. Thus, Reprieve promotes and protects the rights of those facing the death penalty and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions. Our main office is in London.

Our work would not be possible without the highest levels of governance provided by our Board of Trustees.

We are seeking two new trustees, with skills in:

• accountancy, financial compliance and oversight; law,
• risk and governance.

Our new Trustees will be passionate about our vision and mission and will be able to bring inclusive and knowledgeable insight to the Board and the Executive Directors. They will have a passion for seeking justice for the victims of extreme human rights abuses. They will support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at Reprieve and share our commitment to fighting against racism and advancing racial justice, both in our work and within Reprieve.

Ideally you will be:

• a CCAB qualified accountant or equivalent, and a partner at a substantial accounting firm or be operating at a Senior Finance Director level; or
• an experienced solicitor or barrister operating at Partner or KC level or at General Counsel level at a complex organisation.

The Board meets four times a year (April, July, October and December) and the Finance Committee usually meets five times a year (February, March/April, June/July, October and December). The Risk Committee meets 2-3 times a year. We are seeking Trustees who would be happy to serve on one of these committees.

Day-to-day management of Reprieve is provided by the Senior Management Team led by the joint Executive Directors, Anna Yearley and Maya Foa.

For full details and a person specification please see the role description on our website. The start date is October 2023, and duration is a three year term, renewable once. This role is non-remunerated but we will pay reasonable travel and other expenses.

We are actively seeking candidates who come from under-represented communities.

For more information please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement here:

We recognise that reading this person specification might seem intimidating and you might not recognise yourself in every one of these attributes. If you would like to talk, in confidence, our Joint Executive Director, Anna Yearley, is happy to have an initial conversation about the role. You can email her at to arrange a time to speak.