Board Member with Social Housing Experience

Community Links; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Links is seeking experienced professionals to join its Board, driving high-quality standards in affordable housing. This pivotal role involves strategic oversight in governance and housing regulations, ensuring compliance while promoting a positive complaint-handling culture. Board members will benefit from full induction and support, welcoming diverse applications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in housing with involvement in RSH frameworks.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk, and assurance.
• Ability to promote a positive complaint handling culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance with regulatory standards.
• Act as the Housing Board Champion and MRC.
• Liaise with Quality & Compliance Team on complaints.

Skills

Experience in housing

RSH regulatory frameworks

Governance

Strategic insight

Job description

Join Our Board – Make a Real Impact in Social Housing

Are you passionate about high-quality, affordable housing and the standards that uphold it? We're seeking a strategic, experienced professional to join our Board, bringing specialist knowledge of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) framework and the wider housing sector.

About Us: We are a forward-thinking Community Benefit Society (CBS) with a focus on housing and mental health. We are committed to delivering safe, sustainable, inclusive services. With a clear social purpose, we aim to improve lives through quality housing and services, and robust governance.

The Role: As a Board Member, you will play a vital role in overseeing our compliance with regulatory standards, upholding our commitment to clients, tenants and stakeholders. Your experience in the housing sector and understanding of the RSH regulatory environment will be instrumental in guiding us through a landscape of growing expectations and regulatory change.

As the Housing Board Champion, you will also be the MRC (Member Responsible for Complaints). You who will liaise with our Quality & Compliance Team on the production of our annual Housing Ombudsman Code of Complaints Report and support Senior Leadership to set the tone of a positive complaint handling culture at Board/Executive level.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Has

• Proven experience in housing, ideally with direct involvement in RSH regulatory frameworks
• The ability to promote a positive complaint handling culture, particular in relation to Housing.
• A strong understanding of governance, risk, and assurance in a regulated environment
• Strategic insight, with the ability to challenge constructively and supportively
  
  

We welcome all applications and encourage those with lived experience and from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply to ensure our Board truly reflects the communities we work with.

Your Commitment: You will need to be able to commit to approximately 1 day each month (cumulatively). This includes meetings, reading papers, board away day etc. Both the Board and the Operations and Development Sub-Committee meet quarterly on a Friday.

You do not need previous board experience. You’ll receive a full induction and will be supported by other Board Members and the Chief Executive. If this is your first board role or you have areas needing development, we can look to support you with training.

Potential board members must be eligible in line with Charity Commission regulations which are available from www.charity commission.gov.uk

Interested? – Apply now!

If you are excited by our work, share our values, and want to play an active part in the work of our Board, we want to hear from you!

If you'd like more info on the role, please contact our Strategic Governance Lead at [e-mail] or call 0113 273 9670. Helen can support arranging an informal chat with our Chief Executive, Ruth Kettle.

To express your interest in becoming a board member please complete the Board Application form and send this along with your CV to our Strategic Governance Lead, Helen Isabella Ferguson: [e-mail]

We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange an interview at a mutually convenient time. This can be virtual if required.

We look forward to hearing from you