Board Member And Chair Of The Audit And Risk Committee

About The Role

We are now looking for a Board Member and Chair ofthe Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) to join us for a tenure of up to two terms over three years.
Benefits
Fees - £17,929 per annum, expenses reimbursed
This is an exceptional opportunity for a high-calibre individual with experience as a finance director and a background within the social housing sector to join our Board.
Joining the largest housing provider in the South-West, you’ll enable us to continue to create a positive social impact and affordable housing solutions, all whilst gaining an array of senior-level experience and enhancing your professional portfolio.
Ready to harness your skills and expertise to drive positive change in the realm of social housing? Take the first step towards a fulfilling journey by applying today and becoming an integral part of our mission-driven team!
Time Commitment
Within your first year, you will attend comprehensive training, one-to-ones and an annual appraisal, which will be both virtual and in-person.
There are five in-person board meetings each year, as well as quarterly committee meetings which are a mix of virtual and in-person. You will serve on two committees.
You’ll also attend a Board strategy event taking place in person across two days, and four half day Board training sessions taking place online and in-person.
The Role
As our Board Member and Chair of the ARC, you’ll help us to ensure good governance and effective leadership across the organisation.
You’ll determine our vision and strategy, providing leadership, ensuring effective strategic planning and overseeing the direction, control and success of the organisation.
Building effective professional relationships with key stakeholders, you’ll promote our objectives and ensure that our obligations are understood and reflected in our strategy and policies.
Additionally, you will:
- Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations
- Provide advice and challenge to the Executive Team
- Ensure appropriate controls and systems of risk management
- Contribute to the Board’s review and monitoring of performance, targets and budgets

For further information about this opportunity, please click here to view our candidate information pack.

Interviews for this opportunity will commence W/C 8 April, with the first Audit and Risk Committee meeting being held on Thursday 9 May 2024.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity before applying, or have any queries, please send through to careers@livewest.co.uk.

About The Candidate

To join us as a Board Member and Chair of the ARC, you will need:

• Demonstrable experience as a Finance Director in a business of similar size and complexity
• Experience of internal and external audit functions and the ability to recognise, assess and stress test risk
• Non-executive experience, with the ability to support and hold other Board and Committee members and executives to account
• Experience of operating effectively in a senior colleague or Board role within the social housing sector
• An understanding of the social, economic and political environment in which LiveWest operates
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to analyse complex information
• A professional accountancy qualification

Other organisations may call this role Trustee, Non-Executive Board Member, Board Advisor, Independent Board Member, or Board Advisory Consultant.

About The Company

About Us:

LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility. 
 
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please click here