The overall purpose of the board is:

Setting and ensuring compliance with our values, our principles and our strategic objectives, ensuring our long-term success;

Setting a positive culture, with a strong customer focus and a strong commitment to good governance;

Providing oversight, direction and constructive challenge to our chief executive and executive leadership team;

Satisfying itself as to the integrity of financial information, approving each year's budget, business plan and annual accounts prior to publication;

Establishing, overseeing and reviewing a framework of delegation and systems of internal control;

Establishing and overseeing a risk management framework in order to safeguard our assets and reputation;

Ensuring that we meet our legal and regulatory obligations and that our affairs are conducted in accordance with generally accepted standards of performance, probity, financial prudence and good practice;

Prepare for and attend board and committee meetings, strategy events, training and development events and other external events as required;

Uphold our values and our principles through high standards of ethical conduct and behaviour and by complying with our Articles, standing orders, code of conduct and financial regulations;

Contribute to, and share responsibility for, the board's decisions, including its duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and independent judgement;

Participate in reviews of Board performance and measures designed to develop the Board's capacity and effectiveness;

Assist in establishing and maintaining a strong positive working relationship between the Board, the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, other key staff and customer groups.

Positively promote us amongst our stakeholders and peers always acting as our advocate even when outside of the boardroom.

Personal commitment - we want you to help us succeed but we need your commitment to ensure you prepare for meetings, read the papers and make an effective contribution;

Good Interpersonal Skills - we want excellent communication and listening skills

Respecting other - we value constructive challenge but expect you to respect others point of view, particularly when decisions may not reflect your preferred approach;

Able to see the 'big picture' - we know you won't have a crystal ball but ask you to think big;

Handle conflict and difficult situations - we don't expect them to arise very often;

Decision making - an ability to process facts, consider options and reach decisions;

Inclusive - we aim to adopt and maintain an inclusive approach that values others for the contributions they can make.

Qualified practitioners - there's always a role for qualified accountants, solicitors, building professionals, procurement specialists, IT specialists and others, as well as those with experience of operating at a senior level within social housing, schools and further education and/or care and support roles.

Customer experience - we're always looking for customers that have the lived experience of receiving the services we deliver to help us shape, monitor and improve those services going forward.

We're a housing charity, originally formed in 1999, that likes going beyond the bricks and mortar. We're committed to the communities in which we work so we deliver much more than you'd expect from a traditional landlord. We offer low cost and affordable housing to meet multi-generational needs and continue to develop new homes every year to meet local demands and to expand the support on offer. We have around 7,000 social and affordable homes located across parts of Greater Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, North-East Derbyshire and South Yorkshire together with over 1,100 student bedspaces in Nottingham and Sheffield. We support people to pick up new skills through education and employability activities as well as craft and well-being activities. We want the people we support to retain their independence and to thrive in their communities. We know that people don't always need us to support them, but our goal is the be there if, and when, they should need us.