Trustee
Closing date: Wednesday 31 December 2025
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London, and to our Andover offices
Salary: Voluntary unpaid role – expenses paid
Are you looking for an exciting, new opportunity? If so, we have great news for you.
Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.
To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to Beat Macular Disease forever.
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.
If you’d like to discuss the role further with one of our existing Trustees, please email Ed Holloway, our CEO, at Ed.Holloway@macularsociety.org.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a short covering note explaining your suitability for the role and motivation for becoming a Macular Society Trustee to Ed.Holloway@macularsociety.org.
This will be an ongoing recruitment process, with applications reviewed as they are submitted, so there is no specific deadline for applications.
