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Board Members
Hightown Housing Association, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.
£5,800 pa
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a charitable housing association, operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We help people who need support and care, or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values. We do this by building much-needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.
Hightown is going through a time of change, our Chief Executive, David Bogle is leaving in the spring after more than 30 years of dedicated service. He leaves us in excellent shape and we welcome Maxine Epsley as our new Chief Executive who will ensure we continue to thrive and deliver much needed services to our customers and communities.
We manage 9,250 homes, employ over 1,000 staff and have a reputation for strong financial management. We are one of the fastest growing Housing Associations in the UK and our track record of developing social housing with no exposure to outright sales activity has provided over 1,500 homes in the last three years. We aim to reach 10,000 by March 2027.
Hightown is led by a Board of Non-Executive Directors, responsible for providing scrutiny and long-term, strategic direction for the Association. The Board comprises ten elected non-executive members and, after reviewing its succession plan, agreed that the composition of the Board would benefit from two new Members with experience of either: care & supported housing services at a senior level; OR from outside our sector – a senior individual who can contribute an alternative perspective, plus strategic and analytical thinking.
Board Members usually sit on two or three of our committees and most meetings are held in the evenings at Hightown’s main office in Hemel Hempstead. Candidates should have an understanding of governance and regulation, a commitment to inclusion, a strong interest in social housing and support services, financial acumen, sound judgement, accountability and the ability to work collaboratively. Above all you should share Hightown values and put residents and service users first.
Further information about Hightown and these stimulating, remunerated roles is in the Recruitment pack (which you can download below). Or for an informal discussion contact Tony Clark at our retained consultants:
The Housing Executive
020 7620 3048
rec@thehousingexecutive.com
Download the Recruitment Pack here: Hightown Board Member Recruitment Pack Final
Closing date: Monday 24th March
There is a wealth of information in the pack and on our website www.hightownha.org.uk
We hope you find this helpful and that you are encouraged to join our high calibre board. We genuinely welcome all applications - the current Board is diverse both in relation to personal and professional background and recognises the value that this brings to collective decision making.
