Can you make a difference to over 34,000 people?

Chair of the Board and Board Member

Chair c.£15,000 pa.

Board Member c.£8,000 pa.

Yorkshire

Accent Group is a successful national organisation, with a strong commitment to its customers, and to making a real difference in their lives and communities. With a turnover of £100m, the group has over 20,000 homes in the North, East and South East of England, and employs some 600 people.

The Group is led by an influential and skilled board, which is now seeking a new Chair following the retirement of the present incumbent. Can you help us to make more of a difference than we already do? We are looking for someone with experience of leading a major complex organisation, who understands the leadership of change in challenging times, and will be able to motivate and inspire us to maximise our opportunities.

In addition to a new Chair we also seek a new Group Board member, with good financial and business skills, as well as housing sector experience.

Interviews for shortlisted applicants will be held in two stages:

Initial interviews will be in London on 1 and 2 March.
Final interviews will be at our head office in Shipley (near Bradford, where meetings are usually held) on 19 and 20 March.

To discuss the role informally, ring James Tickell on 020 8830 6777, or the Group Chief Executive, Gordon Perry on 01274 536 145.

The closing date for completed applications is 17 February 2012.

How to apply

Full details of the application process can be found in the recruitment pack. Please download and review the documents below:

The Chair Recruitment pack (.pdf file, 1 MB)
The Board member Recruitment pack (.pdf file, 1 MB)
The Equal Opportunities & Diversity form (.doc file, 140 KB)
The Application form (.doc file, 160 KB)
The Strategic plan 2011-2012 (.pdf file, 5.3 MB)

To apply please can you:

Complete the Application Form;
Provide an up-to-date CV which shows your full career history with any breaks explained - we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;
Complete the Equal Opportunities & Diversity form;
Indicate if you cannot attend any of the interview dates.

Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is completed.

The information requested in the Equal Opportunities & Diversity form is purely for equal opportunities monitoring purposes in line with Accent Group's commitment to equality and diversity, and will not affect the outcome of your application.

Once complete, please send your application by email to: ; or by post to:

Wendy Darby
Board Support Co-ordinator
Accent Group Ltd
Charlestown House
Acorn Park Industrial Estate
Charlestown
Shipley
West Yorkshire BD17 7SW

Due to postal unreliability we recommend you email your application to us wherever possible to avoid disappointment. Applications must be received by 12 noon on the closing date.

It is your responsibility to ensure that we have received your application. If you do not receive confirmation of receipt of your application from us within 24 hours of sending, please call 020 3434 0990 to ensure it has arrived. You should also ensure that you use a secure email address from which to send your application, as our system will filter out emails if it believes them to have been sent from unsecured sites that are often used to send spam emails. In order to avoid last-minute IT issues, we also ask that you allow yourself ample time to submit your application in advance of the deadline.

Key dates

Closing date: Friday 17 February - 12 noon.
First interview: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March 2012 (London).
Second interview: Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March 2012 (Yorkshire).

Equal opportunities

Accent Group welcomes applications from people with disabilities. We are an equal opportunities employer.