Non Executive Director

4c Executive; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Building Society, based in Northern Ireland, is seeking a highly credible Non-Executive Director to join the board for an initial term of three years. The appointee will bring senior-level experience in governance, strategy, and stakeholder relations, with strong knowledge of the NI and GB socio-economic landscape and a commitment to the mutual ethos.

Ideal candidates will have board or C-suite experience, expertise in property or financial services, and the ability to challenge and

Qualifications

• Significant, recent senior-level expertise in mortgage brokerage or independent financial advice.
• Experience in property and asset markets.
• Proven ability in public affairs and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent judgement on strategy, risk and governance at board level.
• Contribute to shaping long-term strategy within a mutual financial institution.
• Uphold governance controls and ethical standards across NI and GB.

Skills

Governance

Stakeholder communication

Public affairs

Strategic oversight

Job description

Founded in 1914, Progressive Building Society is Northern Ireland's only local building society. It serves more than 90,000 members through 11 branches, and as a mutual it reinvests its profits for the benefit of its members and the wider community. With assets of £2.28bn and continued growth, the Society is now investing for the future in digital services, branch modernisation and new markets.

The Society has a strong and stable board of six non-executive directors and three executive directors providing independent judgement and constructive challenge, helping shape long-term strategy and make sure the Society's governance, risk management and controls stay robust as it grows responsibly through a period of change. Ahead of planned board rotation, Progressive is now seeking to appoint a highly credible, forward-thinking Non-Executive Director to join the board for an initial term of three years.

To complement the existing skills on the board, the Society is ideally seeking an individual with significant, recent senior-level expertise in one of the following areas:

• mortgage brokerage or independent financial advice
• property
• public affairs and stakeholder communication.

Candidates will also have significant board or C-suite experience within a robust corporate governance framework, sound business acumen and a lateral, forward-looking perspective, with the ability to shape strategic direction. Additionally the NED will have an in-depth knowledge of the social, economic and political landscape across NI and GB and a commitment to the mutual ethos and the Society's values of trust, fairness, integrity and community.