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BRR is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic people to join our Board of Trustees.
We are especially welcoming applications from people who can bring any of the following skills/experience to the Board of Trustees:
If you don’t have these specific skills but would like to talk about how your skills are transferable, please still get in touch with us to discuss further.
You will gain valuable experience in the charity sector and have an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Bristol. You will be providing strategic support to a committed group of staff and volunteers and be part of a leading organisation making positive change. Applicants should be committed to trying to improve the situation for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. It would also be useful if you had experience of working for a charity or being on a charity Board of Trustees.
We believe BRR is a great place to be a volunteer trustee. You can find out more about what it’s like to be a BRR Trustee by watching this video made by one of our longstanding Trustees (and previous Chair).
Trustees must have an adequate level of English to be able to read the papers and participate in meetings. Trustees will be required to become a Legal Member of BRR.
More information about being a Trustee at BRR, including a full role description is available in the Information Pack.
Bristol Refugee Rights (BRR) is committed to safeguarding all the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we come into contact with. Trustees are required to undergo a DBS check. You can read more about our approach to safeguarding on our website.
If you would like to apply to become a Trustees, please submit a letter or email explaining your reasons for wanting to join the Board and what you can contribute to by 9th August 2024. (We are happy to accept applications in whatever form works for you e.g. CV and covering letter, video – for further information about this, please look at the Application Pack). If you need any support with your application, please contact
Chair: Cyril Babeev
Vice Chair / Safeguarding Lead: Natasha Carver
Treasurer: Henry Logan
Safeguarding Lead: Natasha Carver
H&S Lead: Chloe Milloy
Volunteer Representative: Richard Nforbuh
Associate Professor Mano Candappa
Irene Elizabeth
Ken Macharia
Elise Ford
Finance & Fundraising Sub Committee
Staffing Sub Committee
Health & Safety Sub Committee
Governance and EDI Sub Committee
Early Years Working Group
Every month a group of asylum seeker and refugee members of BRR meet at the Welcome Centre, and consider matters of policy and direction at the request of the staff team and the Board of Trustees.
We encourage new members to join the group to ensure that the group is well attended. The group is an important organ of decision making within our governance structure.
As part of our constitution and governance structure, we encourage supporters to become a Friend (a.k.a a legal member) of Bristol refugee Rights. Becoming a legal member of BRR in this way is open to any individual aged 18 years and over, who lives or works in the area of we serve and who is interested in promoting the objects of the charity.
As a Friend you will receive an invitation to the Annual General Meeting, where you can vote on resolutions and elect Trustees; in this way you will helping to steer the direction and strategic aims of the organisation. Becoming a legal member costs a minimum subscription cost of £12 per year.
You can become a Friend of BRR at any time, and membership is ratified at the AGM. Please download the Legal Members Application Form and Gift Aid Form; completed forms should be sent to the BRR office.
If you would like to make a donation to Bristol Refugee Rights please click here.