Current Vacancies

Every year we look for new volunteers to join our Board of Trustees. The charity works with a wide range of public and private stakeholders, including local authorities, and conservation bodies to protect, enhance, and promote the 630-mile South West Coast Path (SWCP) National Trail. The SWCP is recognised as one of the World's top trails, and an important environmental and economic asset for the Great South West. The charity celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 and is thriving.

We are currently looking for Trustees with either an access or ethical commerce/retail background, sufficient to provide advice to the Board, the Associations permanent staff, and appropriate Board committees. The role is unpaid, however reasonable expenses are remunerated for volunteers. 

You can download a copy of our Trustee Prospectus to find more detail about who we are looking for and the responsibilities of being a Trustee. You can also download a copy of our application form.

Quarterly Board meetings are held at the charity's Royal William Yard Offices in Plymouth and hybrid. Candidates should also be prepared to join one of the three Board sub-committees - Path, Membership & Fundraising, and Finance & HR, which also meet on a quarterly basis in advance of the Board. The charity makes extensive use of videoconferencing, especially to help working and remote trustees to engage.

Trustees, co-opted for their specialist contributions are expected to join the Association, to be good 'team players', and to exhibit enthusiasm for the Association's aims, particularly conserving and promoting the Path, the health and wellbeing benefits of walking, nature conservation and climate change adaptation in the Path's 'green corridor'.

If you're interested in helping drive forward this progressive charity then please contact the Board Chair, Hilary Dinsdale, or Charity Director, Julian Gray, for more information.