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Non-Exec Director

Grow Together Bucks
High Wycombe, Bucks

Posted: 30 Apr 2026

Deadline: 12 Jun 2026

Compensation: Voluntary

Unpaid Volunteer

Job description

Grow Together Bucks is a small, successful community growing CIC in South Bucks.  We are looking for new Directors who are passionate about the importance of community food growing to help lead the organisation to the next stage of its development.

We are looking for voluntary, non-executive Directors of Grow Together to help us oversee, guide, plan and deliver sustainable growth and future impact of our community gardening programmes and work. You will help ensure that the organisation continues to deliver against its objects as outlined in our governing documents and that we maintain the appropriate governance structures, financial processes and policies to ensure our organisation delivers effective programmes of community growing and engagement with the local community and schools.

The organisation - Grow Together Bucks CIC – growing plants, people and places.

Based in High Wycombe, with a community allotment in Wycombe Marsh, Grow Together Bucks inspires people to grow their own food, helping them connect with nature and each other through growing. We work with the community, schools and local organisations to improve community growing programmes and to support people to grow using organic, no-dig techniques which are beneficial to the environment, people and the soil.

We recognise the need for community growing in High Wycombe and the surrounding area where there is a strong need for reconnecting urban populations with their natural food environment.

We have a dedicated group of around 20-30 volunteers that attend our community allotment sessions. They helped us grow around 500kg of food on the community allotment last year and it’s crucial that we continue to maintain the allotment and work with and support this loyal group of people as well as delivering and reporting on our current commitments which includes work with schools, local organisations and funding partners.

Main responsibilities:

Oversee the activities, direction, finances and decision-making for Grow Together Bucks ensuring that our values, vision and objects are well aligned with our work, ongoing commitments and strategic direction.

You will attend monthly inperson board meetings and work with fellow Directors, staff and contractors to:

• Ensure Grow Together Bucks CIC develops and implements a clear vision and strategy
• Help oversee and plan our work strands and programmes of work
• Support appropriate decisionmaking, systems and processes in place to ensure that projects are delivered effectively and within budget
• Monitor and review the successes and learnings from our work

Finances

• Ensure we have appropriate financial management processes and policies in place
• Provide scrutiny of our budgets, funding and income generation strategies and expenditure
• Support fundraising and finding funding opportunities
• Ensure we look after our assets, including our people – staff and volunteers
• Look out for and manage risk
• Help us monitor and report on activities and expenditure

Legal

• Ensure we comply with our legal obligations as a CIC
• Ensure our activities uphold our objectives as identified in our governing documents
• Contribute to our effective governance offering support, knowledge and guidance to the Directors for our successful operation

Please note that this is a voluntary position. Directors will be expected to commit a minimum of 1-2 days a month – attending monthly meetings, reading papers and undertaking follow up actions.

Person Specification

• A strong communicator with good people skills willing to participate in meetings and decision making and work as part of a team
• Has experience of governance, strategic leadership or other related roles
• Has experience of running, managing or overseeing a business
• Has knowledge and passion for working with volunteers/community gardening
• Understands our values and what we are trying to achieve
• Understands fundraising/ income generation/ finances
• Is able to work collaboratively with the Directors, staff and contractor team and our partners
• Understands the principles of equality, fairness, confidentiality, good leadership and working with volunteers
• Preferably local to or able to travel to High Wycombe

Application information

Please contact us, preferably with a CV and covering letter, at info@growtogetherbucks.co.uk to arrange a chat and a visit to our allotment.

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