Helping our customers and communities succeed and thrive.

We are a forward-thinking organisation with bold ideas to support the wellbeing, sustainability, and aspirations of our customers and communities.

While we are one of the larger social housing organisations in the North East, we ensure that we stay close to our locality and customers. We continue to actively invest in the region, delivering more than just housing. From large scale regeneration that is transforming once deprived neighbourhoods to tailored support to help people into training and jobs; and from running multiple community centres that are inclusive and bring people together around shared activities, to providing vehicles for people to access mental health support. Our ambition is to use our scale, profile, financial strength and reputation to focus on what matters and makes a difference to people, their families and communities.

As part of succession planning, we are seeking three new colleagues for the Board. It’s a friendly and focused team, who will value your contributions and insights. For these roles we seek:

– Development: a practitioner with good strategic and operational insight across the development landscape. Combining this with broader strategic asset management knowledge and/or experience in regeneration would be especially advantageous.

– Customers: we are open to seeing customer professionals from housing and/or other sectors where there is a premium placed on the quality of customer service and engagement. With emphasis on understanding how to sustain quality and responsiveness. Experience in a regulated environment could be advantageous.

– ICT/business transformation: you don’t have to come from a social housing background for this vacancy, as we see these skills and experiences being highly transferable. We seek strategic insight across how technology (including cyber and AI) can help transform how we do business.

For any of these roles, insight into good governance and some Board exposure will be helpful but is not essential. We are always keen to hear different perspectives and welcome the challenge and more rounded input that comes with diversity of thought and life experience around the Board table. In addition, a connection to our area and/or lived experience in social housing will be especially welcome.

If you align to our values and drive, we’d love to hear from you.