Appointment of Non-Executive Directors for Peterborough Limited

Peterborough City Council; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Peterborough City Council is seeking Non-Executive Directors for Peterborough Limited to support the transition of services. Candidates should have a strong understanding of local needs and demonstrate high levels of governance, leadership, and financial skills. This role is crucial for ensuring the successful operation and strategic direction of the company during a significant transition period.

Qualifications

• Ability to commit sufficient time for Board meetings and training.
• Uphold values and objectives of the Company.
• Ensure effective governance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the transition phase.
• Monitor operations and performance of the company.
• Provide strategic direction and oversee compliance.

Skills

Corporate Governance

Leadership

Financial Skills

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Job description

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors for Peterborough Limited

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It is an exciting time in Peterborough. As one of the fastest growing cities in the UK we are on the cusp of a growth and regeneration revolution. We’ve got significant regeneration planned for key areas like our Station Quarter and new University, having attracted over £80m in government funding to facilitate our plans.

This ambition is built on a strong foundation that recognises that frontline services such as street cleansing and refuse collection are some of the most important that the council provides, as they touch the lives of so many residents. As such the Council has taken a decision to in-source these services from Peterborough Limited, the Council’s LATCO, and deliver them in house no later than the 1 st of April 2026.

We are now seeking to appoint Non-Executive Directors to join the Board of Peterborough Limited and support the organisation through this transition period. Further details about the company can be found here: https://www.peterboroughlimited.co.uk/

As a Non-Executive Director, you will:

• Contribute to the development of this transition phase for the company, ensuring activities align with the Council’s decision about the future of Peterborough Limited services
• Monitor the operations and performance of the company, including its financial management arrangements and risk mitigation to ensure a smooth transfer of services
• Guide, support and challenge colleagues to ensure that the company delivers the outcomes necessary in line with the Council’s decision to in-source services under the ‘Aragon’ umbrella
• Contribute to the development of the company’s overall strategy for Peterborough Culture, Heritage Leisure and Learning (PCHLL), ensuring it aligns with the Council’s strategic plans and commercial strategy

Role Title

Non-Executive Director: Peterborough Limited

• To be collectively responsible for the successful running of the Company. This includes the successful termination of services delivered under the Operational Services Agreement (OSA) and there return to the Council.
• To monitor performance, risk management and oversee the effective operation of the organisation including compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• To provide the organisation with strategic direction, business planning and goal setting primarily in relation to for Peterborough Culture, Heritage Leisure and Learning (PCHLL).

Person specification:

Key accountabilities

• The ability to commit sufficient time to the role to prepare for, and attend, Board meetings, Committee meetings, training sessions and other related events.
• Uphold the values and objectives of the Company.
• Contribute to the formulation, and oversee the delivery, of the Company’s strategies and policies.
• Contribute to, and share responsibility for, all decisions and actions of the Board.
• Represent the Company on occasions.
• Act responsibly and ethically in accordance with the Company’s Code of Conduct – including declaring relevant interests.
• Respect confidentiality of information.
• Ensure decisions and actions are in the best interests of the Company and its customers and its stakeholders.
• Ensure the Board and Committees demonstrate effective governance, including ensuring financial robustness and responsible risk management.
• Keep up to date with own specialist area of knowledge or expertise and the sector the Company operates in.
• Respect and ensure commitment to the Company’s policies, including equality and diversity.

Knowledge and networks

Board Members will need to be able to demonstrate:

• A deep understanding of the needs of the City of Peterborough as a whole.
• A personal commitment to the City through professional, personal or voluntary activities.

Competency framework for directors

Board Members will be able to meet the minimum IoD competency requirements as summarised below:

• Corporate Governance: Governance codes, directors’ duties, laws & regulations, ethical policies and practices, risk management.
• Leadership and Stakeholder relations: Organisational values and culture, team leadership, stakeholder engagement.
• Finance: Assess financial position, interpret information, assess opportunities.
• Strategy: Understand strategy and vision, objectives and current position, implementing strategy and change.
• Strategic Thinking: Identify opportunities and threats, solutions, contingency plans, mitigate risks.
• Analysis/ use of information: Assimilate financial, technical and qualitative information, make objective interpretations, simplify complex issues.
• Decision making: Identify advantages/disadvantages of proposals, make decisions, take calculated risks (in line with strategy).
• Communication: Communicate clearly, openly, be dispassionate, adjust to audience.
• Leadership: Self-confidence, act under pressure, adapt to change, diffuse conflict, motivate others.
• Influencing: Build contacts, persuade others (regardless of power), effective relationships with external stakeholders, command respect, politically astute.
• Ethics: High standards of public conduct, disclosure of conflicts, place organisation above self, just and fair.
• Professionalism: Professional attitude and outlook, engage in development, integrity and honesty, advocate for the organisation.
• Performance orientation: Focus on goals, identify opportunities, set achievable yet challenging standards, learn from mistakes and encourage learning.
• Independence: Be willing to disagree and challenge, “dispel groupthink”, actively question and test, seek clarification, challenge status quo.
• Self-awareness/ aware of others: Understand and manage own emotions and responses, social and cultural awareness, promote diversity, demonstrate empathy, limit own biases and those of others.

Specific knowledge and skills

Board Members will need to demonstrate high levels of knowledge and expertise in at least one of following areas:

• Understanding the City, its geography and demography.
• Financial and audit skills.
• Sufficient knowledge and experience to inform Remuneration issues.
• Legal expertise.
• A reasonable knowledge of the Company and its network.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following functions in a local authority context: Waste and Recycling; Parks Trees and Open Spaces, Home to School Transport, Estate Management, maintenance, statutory testing and compliance; and fleet management.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Other

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Government Administration

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