£11,625 pa – part-time
About the role
We’re looking for a new Chair of the RBH Board to play a vital role as we implement our recovery plan and regain the trust of our tenants, communities, and partner organisations. We are England’s first co-owned mutual housing society. This means that we are driven by and accountable to our tenants and employees, as well as reflecting Rochdale’s proud co-operative heritage.
We know that the mutual values set out by our members will be at the heart of the improvements that we know we need to make to rebuild trust and confidence.
Our new Chair is key to ensuring that the pace and impact of our improvement does not waver. As such we seek an exceptional individual with significant experience in the social housing sector, ideally gained at executive or Board level, or both. You will bring a strong understanding of embedding excellence in governance, with insight into how a Board sustains assurance on compliance matters. You will have credibility to enable you to maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
You will also be a champion for our ethos that puts inclusion, resident influence, and service responsiveness at the heart of all we do. You’ll have a natural collaborative style that gets the best of our people, and your ability to provide focus, support, and challenge will be crucial.
You will want to listen, learn, meet and hear from others and work collectively to ensure we remain on track to embed and sustain improvement – and to deliver for our communities and our tenants.