Non Executive Director
The Company
Gentoo is a housing association with a social purpose that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. Employing more than 1,000 people in more than 200 different job roles, they are one of the largest employers in Sunderland and a leading provider of social housing in the North East.
Gentoo is a values driven organisation with a clear vision and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. They believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds each year to keep their existing homes safe, secure and compliant.
The Role
Responsibilities
Gentoo’s governance structure comprises of the Group Board and a number of subsidiary boards and committees.
The membership is made up of Independent, Customer and Council Members and all Members play a key role in the leadership and decision-making processes of the Group, setting the strategic vision and direction of the organisation. The Board and Committee Members support the Group’s Executive Team with valuable challenge and scrutiny and seek assurance on how the Group is run. All activity should be in line with regulatory requirements and the Group’s objectives, ensuring good governance and effective strategic planning.
Commitment
Board members need to be able to fully commit to approximately two days per month including seven Board meetings (excluding strategy days), and four to six Committee Meetings per year.
The Requirements
The successful candidate will demonstrate interest in social purpose, be aligned with the Group’s values, be a strategic thinker, with the ability to assimilate and analyse complex information and provide independent and constructive challenge.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
• Current or recent experience gained at a senior level within an organisation.
• Experience as an executive or senior leader within health and safety/building safety compliance/or experience as a senior leader within an organisation of similar size or complexity
• Must be fully committed to social purpose and have a commercial mindset.
The Group Board is fully committed to increasing the Board’s diversity and to ensure they continue to champion diversity of thought and lived experiences and candidates from across all underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
The link to the full candidate briefing pack is below.
Candidates should apply with an up-to-date CV which shows your career history (no longer than 3 pages please) and a supporting statement (no longer than 1 page please) explaining why you are interested in this role and how you fulfil the person specification. Please send applications to sue.ormerod@nigelwright.com
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 16 September 2024
Candidate pack
