Victoria Chester

Clerk

Victoria brings over 20 years’ leadership experience in the charity sector at local, national and international levels.  As a CEO, Trustee and Chair she has a wide range of strategic and ‘hands on’ management and governance skills working with large staff teams and Trustee boards. 

Victoria first qualified as a lawyer in the UK and USA and has since used her legal background to build a thorough understanding of the compliance requirements of both the English/Welsh and Scottish statutory charity regulators.  Victoria has worked as CEO for several wildlife conservation charities, the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community and the Bristol RSPCA as well as holding a range of governance roles including with the RSPB and the BBC Charities Appeals Committee.  

Victoria is passionate about supporting Trustees corporately and individually to fulfil their vision and ambitions for the charities they lead.  From her own experience she has a good understanding of the need to ensure processes enable rather than overwhelm the passion and commitment of Trustees for their causes.  She has experience in all areas of governance including board review processes, risk management, policy creation and monitoring, restructuring, strategy development, asset management and compliance. 

You can reach Victoria at: 

Mobile: 07399810879 

Email: [email protected]