Non-executive Board Member - Gainsborough, United Kingdom - Acis Group

Description

Location Gainsborough
Contract Type Zero hours, Part time
Salary: £5000

We're a housing charity, originally formed in 1999, that likes going beyond the bricks and mortar. We're committed to the communities in which we work so we deliver much more than you'd expect from a traditional landlord. We offer low cost and affordable housing to meet multi-generational needs and continue to develop new homes every year to meet local demands and to expand the support on offer. We have around 7,000 social and affordable homes located across parts of Greater Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, North-East Derbyshire and South Yorkshire together with over 1,100 student bedspaces in Nottingham and Sheffield. We support people to pick up new skills through education and employability activities as well as craft and well-being activities. We want the people we support to retain their independence and to thrive in their communities. We know that people don't always need us to support them, but our goal is the be there if, and when, they should need us.

Please note this is a not an operational role, the salary on offer is £5000 and we would require a CV and supporting statement to complete the application criteria. All details can be found in the recruitment pack hyperlink below.

Advertisement Closes – Friday 17th May
Interviews – w/c 10th June

In this role you will be expected to bring forward your own specialist skills, knowledge and experience to help us navigate the highly regulated environments in which we operate

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• The overall purpose of the board is:
• Setting and ensuring compliance with our values, our principles and our strategic objectives, ensuring our long-term success;
• Setting a positive culture, with a strong customer focus and a strong commitment to good governance;
• Ensuring that we demonstrably deliver value for money;
• Providing oversight, direction and constructive challenge to our chief executive and executive leadership team;
• The appointment and, if necessary, the dismissal of the chief executive;
• Satisfying itself as to the integrity of financial information, approving each year's budget, business plan and annual accounts prior to publication;
• Establishing, overseeing and reviewing a framework of delegation and systems of internal control;
• Establishing and overseeing a risk management framework in order to safeguard our assets and reputation;
• Ensuring that we meet our legal and regulatory obligations and that our affairs are conducted in accordance with generally accepted standards of performance, probity, financial prudence and good practice;

Each board member also has a personal responsibility to:

• Prepare for and attend board and committee meetings, strategy events, training and development events and other external events as required;
• Always act in a fair and professional manner and in our best interests;
• Uphold our values and our principles through high standards of ethical conduct and behaviour and by complying with our Articles, standing orders, code of conduct and financial regulations;
• Contribute to, and share responsibility for, the board's decisions, including its duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and independent judgement;
• Challenge and question in a constructive manner;
• Participate in reviews of Board performance and measures designed to develop the Board's capacity and effectiveness;
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a strong positive working relationship between the Board, the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, other key staff and customer groups.
• Positively promote us amongst our stakeholders and peers always acting as our advocate even when outside of the boardroom.

Person Specification

We know that we're not all superhuman and we recognise that it takes all sorts of people, with differing experience and skills, to create a strong governance culture. We value the contribution that you can make so when it comes to what we're looking for from individuals, we are looking for a good mix of the following competencies:

• Honesty and Integrity – essential in maintaining ethical standards;
• Personal commitment – we want you to help us succeed but we need your commitment to ensure you prepare for meetings, read the papers and make an effective contribution;
• Team working – the board is a collective after all;
• Good Interpersonal Skills – we want excellent communication and listening skills
• Respecting other – we value constructive challenge but expect you to respect others point of view, particularly when decisions may not reflect your preferred approach;
• Able to see the 'big picture' – we know you won't have a crystal ball but ask you to think big;
• Handle conflict and difficult situations – we don't expect them to arise very often;
• Be Positive – we want you to have a positive influence on the Board;
• Analysis and Interpretation – we want you to see the wood for the trees;
• Decision making – an ability to process facts, consider options and reach decisions;
• Chairing – ideal for the Chair and anyone leading a Committee;
• Inspire others, to motivate them and secure commitment;
• Inclusive – we aim to adopt and maintain an inclusive approach that values others for the contributions they can make.
• Qualified practitioners – there's always a role for qualified accountants, solicitors, building professionals, procurement specialists, IT specialists and others, as well as those with experience of operating at a senior level within social housing, schools and further education and/or care and support roles.
• Customer experience – we're always looking for customers that have the lived experience of receiving the services we deliver to help us shape, monitor and improve those services going forward.

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we're happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate and any adjustments for interview that are required.

Who are Acis Group?

We began as a social landlord providing homes in West Lindsey. Now we provide over 7,000 affordable homes across the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber. Our homes include ones for affordable rent, Shared Ownership, people aged 55 and over and supported housing – but now, we do so much more. We take our roles in our customer's lives seriously, putting them first in everything we do. And as part of that we've grown to provide wider services to truly support the communities in which we work.

We provide student accommodation. It's something we've done for years in the background. But we're stepping up our role and directly delivering the services to support over 1,100 higher education students with their accommodation needs in the thriving university cities of Nottingham and Sheffield through our Acis Students team.

Over 4,000 learners a year are supported in local communities stretching from Sheffield to Mablethorpe – with everything from entry level qualifications, arts and wellbeing courses through to employability support to help people fulfil their potential. This is through Riverside Training, our employment and skills team, and CLIP, an education provider.
In our teams across our entire organisation, alongside our partners, we have more than 300 people working collaboratively to help raise and realise our customers' aspirations. Together, we're honest, positive and ambitious.

Want to know more about what makes us tick? See our website or LinkedIn page.

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