Digital & Innovation Trustee

Available Remote 1-3 hours / week

The Digital & Innovation Trustee provides strategic oversight and guidance on Aprender’s use of digital technology, AI, and scalable learning systems, helping Aprender expand its reach through online platforms, blended learning, and low-connectivity solutions. Save opportunity Apply now

At a glance

Where Remote

Lincoln LN1 1BN

Time commitment 1-3 hours / week

Expected weekly commitment of 2 to 3 hours (although this may vary from time to time). You will sit on the Partnership, Programmes & Fundraising Committee and the Full Board.

The committees sit once per month in months one and two, with the full board meeting every third month.

Deadline 31 December 2026

Skills Digital and IT strategy

Digital Trustees

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About Aprender

Empowering Teachers | Inspiring Children | Transforming Communities We are a UK registered charity, consisting of a Board of Trustees and mainly volunteers. We are also a registered company with… Education International development +2 more Read more about Aprender

What will you be doing?

• Provide strategic governance oversight of Aprender’s digital and innovation direction, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission, values, and long-term strategy
• Support the Board in understanding digital opportunities, risks, and investment priorities through high-level reporting and strategic discussion
• Offer constructive challenge on the feasibility, sustainability, and ethical implications of digital and innovation proposals
• Ensure governance oversight of digital risk areas, including data protection, cybersecurity, AI ethics, and safeguarding in digital environments
• Advise the Board on digital scalability and infrastructure considerations relevant to organisational growth
• Support Board-level interpretation of digital performance and engagement data, focusing on strategic insight rather than operational delivery
• Contribute to ensuring that appropriate digital policies, governance frameworks, and risk controls are in place and subject to periodic review, This role supports the charity’s growth by ensuring that digital transformation is strategically governed, appropriately resourced, and designed to maximise access, equity, and long-term impact.

• Senior Digital or Technology Leadership
• Significant experience in a senior digital, technology, or innovation leadership role with responsibility for strategy, governance, or organisational oversight
• Experience contributing to digital or technology strategy at board, executive, or senior advisory level
• Strategic & Governance Capability
• Proven ability to assess digital initiatives in terms of strategic value, risk, scalability, and sustainability
• Experience operating in a governance, board, or senior oversight capacity rather than hands-on technical delivery
• Risk & Ethics Awareness
• Strong understanding of digital governance risks including data protection, cybersecurity, and ethical use of technology or AI
• Experience advising on responsible innovation or digital risk management
• Mission & Values Alignment
• Commitment to equitable access to education and responsible use of technology in mission-driven contexts
• Alignment with evidence-informed and ethical approaches to innovation

DESIRABLE

• Experience providing digital or technology oversight within a charity, education, or social impact organisation
• Previous trustee, board, or governance experience
• Familiarity with EdTech ecosystems or digital learning environments at a strategic level
• Experience supporting digital transformation in a growing or resource-constrained organisation
• Understanding of digital inclusion challenges in low-bandwidth or low-resource settings