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Chair of the Board
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- Employer:
- Golding Homes
- Location:
- Maidstone, Kent
- Salary:
- £16,500 pa
- Closing Date:
- Monday 5th January - 9:00am
- Job Ref:
- GSe125287
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Description
The Opportunity
As Chair, you will continue to develop the culture, ensure strong governance, and work closely with our talented Executive Team to deliver for our customers. You will lead a committed and skilled Board that is passionate about making a real difference for customers and communities. This is a time of evolution not revolution for Golding as the organisation continues on its journey of improvement and modernisation.
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking an experienced non-executive director with prior Board chairing or committee chairing experience and the ability to:
- Lead with confidence and clarity, inspiring collaboration, partnership working and getting the best out of people.
- Balance strategic vision with appropriate attention to detail, knowing when to step in and when to empower others.
- Show genuine commitment to and track record of customer engagement
- Demonstrate strong financial acumen,
- Preferably bring experience in social housing, but transferable expertise from other complex, highly regulated sectors will be considered for an exceptional candidate.
- Encourage innovation and transformation, to help us adapt to the changing external environment.
- Embrace the future with a forward-looking mindset, keeping customer focus at the heart of what we do.
If you share our passion for making a difference through housing and have the skills and experience to lead us through the next stage of our journey, we would love to hear from you.
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com
For an informal conversation, please contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson:
- Rosie Gunn: 07964 841 007
- Ellie Masters-Gregory: 07867 455 223
- Rachel Salvia: 07393 013 067