New Board Member vacancy - The Wrekin Housing Trust

The Wrekin Housing Trust is one of the largest affordable housing providers/housing associations in the West Midlands with almost 12,000 homes for rent and shared ownership across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Herefordshire.

Apartments, houses, bungalows, extra care homes and retirement living developments, in both rural and town locations, provide more than just a home. Our development programme also has huge added benefits, including jobs and apprenticeship opportunities, support to local businesses and economic growth. Our homes benefit from the work of our in-house maintenance and gas teams, and an award-winning same-day repairs service with a growing reputation for excellence, The Wrekin Housing Trust now also carries out work for other companies, too.

The Wrekin Housing Trust is a partner of The Wrekin Housing Group as are Choices Housing Association, Shropshire Housing Alliance, The Furniture Scheme and FUSE.

The Board is committed to continually improving its performance and has in place a governance improvement plan and appraisal process. The Board meets every other month and members also participate in strategy and training events.

We are looking for a Board Member with finance experience. A background in social housing would be an advantage.

If you are interested in applying for the position please send your CV along with a supporting letting to cover:

Your skills and experience
Reasons for applying for the position
What you can bring to the role as described in the role description.

Please email to Board2017@wrekinhousingtrust.org.uk

Full details about the position, including the recruitment pack, can be found here.

The closing date is 12 noon on Monday 3rd April. We aim to hold interviews on Friday 21st April.

7th March 2017