Treasurer 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Board of Trustees – Treasurer – Voluntary Position

ABOUT BRAVEHOUND

Bravehound supports veterans transitioning into civilian life through specialist-trained support dog partnerships. Our work improves confidence, independence, emotional stability, family functioning and long-term wellbeing.

Each Bravehound dog is trained and supported through a structured progression model, ensuring the partnership remains safe, stable and successful.

Bravehound is appointing at least one new trustee to strengthen the financial and governance oversight of the organisation as it enters its next phase of programme delivery and growth.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Treasurer provides financial governance, strategic oversight and risk assurance on behalf of the Board, ensuring Bravehound remains financially sustainable as it scales a complex, high-cost service model.

The Treasurer plays a critical role in balancing ambition with affordability — ensuring that growth in veterans supported, dogs trained, and partnerships delivered is matched by secure, resilient funding.

THE TREASURER WILL:

• Provide independent financial oversight to the Board

• Ensure Bravehound’s funding model supports its long-term mission

• Safeguard the charity’s financial resilience as programme demand grows

• Ensure restricted and unrestricted funds are managed correctly

• Act as the Board’s lead on financial risk and sustainability

AND SPECIFICALLY:

• Endorse quarterly management accounts and cashflow forecasts

• Review assumptions behind growth plans, dog-training capacity and new commitments

• Advise on funding mix (grants, donations, sponsorship, reserves)

• Review renewal asks, contract commitments and long-term liabilities

• Ensure annual accounts and statutory filings present a true and fair view

• Support succession, reserves and risk planning

TIME COMMITMENT

• Approx. 4–6 hours per month

• Attendance at quarterly meetings

There is no manual operational involvement required.

MEETING DATES 2026

Friday January 30th

Friday May 1st

Friday July 24th,

Friday November 13th.

Meetings will usually be from 9.30am am to 3pm at The Merchants Hall, Edinburgh.  Ad Hoc Trustee Meetings may take place, usually online, every effort is made to make these at times convenient to all.