Job Description
Chair of Trustees - Safe Passage International
Location: Remote (with occasional international travel)
Type: Voluntary, Non-Executive Role
Closing Date: 29 October 2025
Safe Passage International is seeking a visionary and collaborative Chair of Trustees to lead our International Board and help shape the future of our work ensuring safe routes to sanctuary for people seeking asylum.
This is a critical time for refugee rights in the UK and across Europe. We are a UK registered charity with subsidiary organisations in France and Greece. An independent organisation since 2019, our work has assisted over 3,000 refugees. We do this by providing legal assistance to unaccompanied children and other refugees across Europe to access safe routes to family reunion and protection.
We are at a pivotal point in our development, and this is an exciting time to be part of strengthening our leadership and shaping the organisation for future impact. Collaborating closely with our committed Board of Trustees and SPI team, you'll work closely with our new Chief Executive and the Board on the development of our next strategic framework, ensuring our values of compassion, determination and ground-breaking underpin everything we seek to achieve.
We're looking for a Chair who brings:
- Proven experience as a UK non-profit board member
- Strategic leadership and governance expertise
- A deep commitment to refugee rights and social justice
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- An inclusive, empathetic, and collaborative leadership style
Lived experience of seeking asylum or being a refugee, and applications from candidates from minority ethnic backgrounds, are especially welcomed.
Join us to lead a bold and compassionate organisation committed to making safe passage a reality for all.
To learn more and apply, click the Apply button.
Closing date: Wednesday 29 October
GS Interviews: 6 - 12 November
SPI Interviews: Late November / Early December
