Help Shape the Future of Children’s Healthcare in Sussex. Join the Board of Trustees at Rockinghorse Children’s Charity.
Every child deserves the very best care when they are unwell. At Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, we’re working to make that a reality for every baby, child and young person across Sussex. For almost 60 years, we’ve worked alongside doctors and nurses providing life-saving equipment, specialist services, pioneering projects and welcoming environments that make a real difference to children and families when they need it most.
Now we’re looking for new Trustees to help shape our next chapter.
This is an exciting time to join Rockinghorse. Our new strategy sets out ambitious plans to grow our impact, strengthen partnerships across Sussex and help improve healthcare for children and young people for years to come. To achieve those ambitions, we need a Board that brings together diverse perspectives, constructive challenge and a shared commitment to making a difference.
Could this be you?
Whether you’ve been a trustee before or this would be your first board role, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for people who care about improving the lives of children and families, who enjoy thinking strategically and who want to use their skills and experience to help guide a charity with big ambitions.
As a Trustee you’ll work alongside fellow Board members and our Executive Team to:
- Help shape the charity’s long-term strategy and future direction.
- Ensure Rockinghorse is well governed, financially sustainable and delivering the greatest possible impact.
- Support and challenge the Executive Team as we deliver our ambitious plans.
- Champion the charity and help build relationships that strengthen our work across Sussex.
This is an opportunity to contribute to decisions that will help thousands of children and families every year.
We’re particularly interested in hearing from people with experience in:
- Finance
- Healthcare or allied professions
- Charity governance
- Fundraising
- Business leadership
- Marketing and communications
- Research, data or evaluation
- IT
- Digital
- Business development
We’re particularly keen to hear from people with lived experience of children’s healthcare and from people whose backgrounds and experiences are currently underrepresented on charity boards.
Time commitment
Our Board meets four times each year, alongside two annual subcommittee meetings. Meetings are generally held in Brighton, including at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. Trustee appointments are for an initial three-year term. This is a voluntary role and reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
We know great Trustees come from all walks of life. You don’t need previous trustee experience. You bring sound judgement, curiosity, integrity and a desire to make a positive difference. We believe our Board should reflect the communities we serve and actively welcome applications from people of every background, identity and lived experience.
Processes
If you’d like to help shape the future of children’s healthcare across Sussex, we’d love to hear from you. Please email a covering letter outlining your skills and experience in relation to the Trustee Job Description to Dr Oli Rahman, our Chair of Trustees at chair@rockinghorse.org.uk by 30 September 2026.
And for more information, please take a look at our Rockinghorse Trustee Recruitment Pack.
Interviews will be held in person in Brighton in October (dates/times flexible to shortlisted candidates).
If you have any questions about the role, process or the charity please email our CEO, Donna Holland at donna@rockinghorse.org.uk.