Trustee

Closing date: Friday 04 September 2026

Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London, and to our Andover office

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

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:

• Experienced professional fundraiser working at a senior level

• Experienced lawyer working in the health or charity sector

• Senior leader in a complex organisation, ideally within the health or charity, with data, IT and communications experience. 

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: Friday 4 September

Interviews will take place online in late September