Board Member

Approx. two evenings per month plus preparation time, and up to four strategic planning days per year

At Gloucester City Homes, we support approximately 12,500 customers in around 5,000 homes in Gloucester, the city and its people are everything that we’re about. We’re one team with a focus to provide safe and secure homes where people in our community can thrive.

Do your values and motivations align with our purpose? Do you think you can bring a different perspective to our boardroom? We’re seeking individuals who’d like to help us build on what we’ve already achieved, by joining as Non-Executive Directors on our Board and relevant committees.

You’ll ideally bring knowledge across one of the following areas: Risk, Governance & Assurance; Customer Centric, Repairs, Maintenance and Regeneration; or People and Culture alongside a passion for Gloucester. You’ll use your knowledge to effectively challenge and positively impact on our work in these areas. We’d love to hear from people with lived experience in the social housing sector, or from a group that is underrepresented on boards, such as people with a disability.

Maybe this feels like you, but you think you don’t fit the mould of a 'typical Board Member’? If so, you’re likely to be just who we’re looking for. Diversity is key to the success of our organisation and our board is no different. It’s vital to us that our board represents the diverse backgrounds and communities which our customers are from.

An understanding of, and interest in, the housing sector, and regulatory context in which we operate, would be useful, but isn’t essential. Training and support will be provided. What is key, is keeping customers at the heart of our strategic decision making, with our values of Pride, Quality, Integrity and Innovation particularly resonating with you.

Why us?

You may have sensed that we’re not just any social housing provider. We look to do things differently to achieve our commitment to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.

We have strong community roots and an ambitious five-year strategy, which we’re refreshing right now. In the last year we’ve undergone significant change in our operating environment, regulatory framework and with the needs and expectations of customers and colleagues.

Our Governance structure is key to enabling us to continue to excel and support our vision of building homes and communities where people can thrive.

Application Information

On the following pages you’ll find information about GCH, which will provide you with a good overview and help you complete your application. We’re interested to know about you, your skills and knowledge, and your motivations and how these align with our vision and values. To help demonstrate this, please provide a CV and Personal Supporting Statement. Should you wish to provide a video supporting statement instead of written, please ensure that the video is no longer than 3 minutes, and is provided to ourselves via an accessible link, for example, on Dropbox or a private link on YouTube.

Closing Date: 1st November 2024.

We’ll complete shortlisting throughout the period of the advert, so the closing date may be brought forward if a suitable candidate is found. So, do send us your application at your earliest possible convenience.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture. Our values of pride, quality, integrity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. So if this sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

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