Do you want to be part of a Board and team with a strong social purpose, delivering real change and improvements to the community?
North Devon Homes is a successful housing charity based in North Devon, with a turnover of £23 million and 3,300 homes. Our team makes a positive difference to over 8,000 customers across North Devon.
We are looking to recruit a Board Member/Senior Independent Director who can bring real value and experience to our strategic leadership team. We are looking for someone with previous housing sector board experience, a good understanding of business change, innovation and leadership as we refine services in line with customer feedback and respond to the changing regulatory agenda.
A key focus for the organisation is improving the way in which we communicate with our customers and deliver our services. To enhance our current Board’s skills we are ideally looking for someone with a background in one or more of the following areas: Customer Engagement and involvement, Information Technology/Cyber Security, Finance or Landlord Safety Compliance. We are always keen to hear from candidates with some of the above experiences who could also bring “lived” experience of being a social housing tenant or as a leaseholder or shared owner.
Our Board is team-focused with a strong sense of collaboration and common purpose of meeting our communities’ needs and fulfilling our vision of ‘creating communities where people want to live’.
There are typically 7 Board meetings per year. Currently three of these will be held in person in North Devon, with the remaining four being virtual meetings. In person, meetings tend to incorporate an additional element (e.g. training or strategy away day) to get the most out of the time together. In addition to main Board meetings, the SID will support the Customer Board Partnership (CBP) by attending their meetings in person, c4-6 meetings per year. As Senior Independent Director (SID), you will support the Chair and Board Members providing independent guidance across the broad spectrum of Board work. As the SID is expected to attend CBP meetings in person, being located within one and a half hours of the organisation’s head office in Barnstaple is advantageous. The Senior Independent Director is also a member of the Group People and Remuneration Committee (4 virtual meetings per year).
As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups and disabled candidates.
Location: Remote / Barnstaple, Devon
Salary: £7,000 per annum
Closing date for applications: 26th June 2026 @ 10:00am
Interviews: 1st round - w/c 6th July (virtual)
Final interview 13th July (in person)
North Devon Homes (NDH) is a registered charity providing affordable homes for people who need them. We are a housing association covering the North Devon district and have over 3,250 homes we are responsible for, providing accommodation to 10,000 total customers.
