Treasurer
- Recruiter
- Medway Queen Preservation Society
- Location
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- Voluntary
- Posted
- 13 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 13 Jul 2021
- Job role
- Accountant, NED/Trustee
- Sector
- Not for profit / charity
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
The Medway Queen was launched in 1924 and entered service on Thames estuary routes in May of that year. She was used as a minesweeper in WWII and is famous for her seven trips to Dunkirk in 1940. After the war she returned to her old route until 1963. From 1966 until 1974 she was a nightclub in the Isle of Wight. The ship was returned to the river Medway in 1984 and the hull has now been rebuilt with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
Ultimately a Trustee position, to take responsibility for management of the MQPS financial matters including financial control and reporting. Heading fund-raising campaigns will also be an important part of the brief.
MQPS currently hire a contracted book-keeper on an “as needed” hourly basis and this is expected to continue. It is envisaged that a new appointee will be co-opted to the management committee while he/she gets to know the role and the society with a move to formal Trustee as and when the candidate and existing Trustees agree that is appropriate.
The position requires an appropriate employment background, a knowledge of charity finance requirements and an ability to attend the ship or office on a fairly frequent (at least weekly) basis. Management meetings are currently held monthly on a Monday.
This is a voluntary positions, although pre-authorised expenses may be claimed at cost. In this voluntary context the exact job description and areas of responsibility are negotiable to suit both the candidate and the Management Committee.
All volunteers are expected to become members of MQPS if they have not already joined.
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