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Chair
BHT Sussex
BHT Sussex is a highly valued, progressive and trusted charity. We have successfully delivered specialist recovery and mental health services, legal advice on housing, immigration and welfare benefits related issues and the provision of general needs and supported housing to marginalised people with multiple and complex needs across Sussex for over half a century. We provide support to more than 10,000 people each year. We work at the centre of our communities across the county and our values, our spirit of co-operation and our commitment to equality underpins everything we do.
The journey on which we support our tenants and clients from the streets to a home and job may be unique amongst similar organisations and requires a very special person to lead this work.
After many years of service to our Board, our Chair Kelvin MacDonald is stepping down and so this is an exciting opportunity to lead BHT Sussex for the coming years and to deliver our strategic plan. You will find this role inspiring, engrossing, stretching, exacting, stimulating and, above all, rewarding.
The role of the Chair is critical, ensuring that effective governance is a reality. The Chair will provide leadership to the Board, Committees and Chief Executive, creating the conditions for overall Board and individual Director effectiveness, and steer the strategic direction of the organisation - governing in line with good practice and regulatory requirements and a culture of integrity and openness.
We are seeking an individual with broad and well-rounded leadership experience and Board experience with organisations of similar complexity and size. You will have experience in the charitable sector and be familiar with the area that we operate in.
As a charitable organisation, the role is unpaid, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed and we can assure you that the positive impact we have on individuals’ lives is highly rewarding in itself.
For a full recruitment pack, click here: BHT Sussex Board Chair Recruitment Pack Final
For an informal discussion about the roles, please contact our consultant, Julie Kellaway at The Housing Executive on:
020 7620 3048 or email: rec@thehousingexecutive.com
Closing date: 9.00 am, Monday April 7th 2025
BHT and The Housing Executive are committed to equality and diversity and encourage all applications.
