1233 Board Members - Concept Housing Association

Board Member

Concept Housing Association

Role Profile

1. Purpose of the Role:

• To add value to strategy and policy at Concept Housing Association (CHA), ensuring financial viability, delivery of business objectives and customer service excellence.

• To be accountable for the direction and control of CHA, setting the Vision & Values and ensuring these are reflected in the Business Plan, strategies and policies.

• To work with the Chief Executive (CEO) to enable the smooth transition of strategy to operational achievement.

2. Objectives of the Role:

• To ensure that CHA is governed efficiently, effectively and in line with the requirements of the law, the Standing Orders, the Regulator and best practice, upholding the principles of good governance within the Governance Framework.

• To work with Board Members and the CEO to set, maintain and uphold the vision, mission and objectives.

• To ensure that the business is financially viable, agreeing capital and revenue budgets and approving financial strategies which drive the business plan.

• To agree a framework of effective control systems, which enable all risks to be identified, assessed and managed.

• To review and monitor performance.

• To contribute to a review of present and future strengths, opportunities, threats and risks.

• To work to achieve an equitable balance between the interests of current, future residents and service users and the short-term requirements, long term interests and viability of CHA.

• To ensure human resource capacity and capability meet the delivery of objectives.

3. Key Expectations of Members:

Board and Committee Members must be well informed, undertake appropriate background reading, commit to development and training and appreciate the key business activities and risks in the sector.

They will:

• Ensure decisions are well founded.

• Participate in discussions and decision making, helping to form a consensus, sharing collective responsibility for and upholding Board decisions

• Attend appraisals and training courses agreed necessary for individual development.

• Preparing for, attending and participating in reviews linked to individual appraisals and that of the whole Board.

• Uphold the values of CHA, making sure decisions taken by the Board are in best interests of CHA.

• Take opportunities to promote and be an ambassador for CHA, supporting and representing the work of CHA by engaging with residents and agencies with which CHA works.

• Treat information gained as a member in confidence

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the Board and Chief Executive.

To apply please go to - https://www.concepthousing.co.uk/recruitment/