Board and Committee Member

Salary - £11,000 per annum

Closing Date - Friday 5th December 2025

Interview Date - Friday 16th January 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen our Board with individuals who bring specific skills and expertise in certain key areas.

Due to planned retirements, we are seeking members to sit on the GSA Board, our Audit and Risk Committee and up to one other committee depending on your skills. We are primarily looking for candidates with risk, audit and finance experience, however if you have other relevant skills we would love to hear from you. Other skills we would be interested in are housing operations, asset management and IT / digital.

About the role

The Board provides leadership and direction to the organisation to ensure that it fulfils its charitable purpose. It works collectively to oversee the running of the business, ensuring that it operates in a safe, effective, efficient and ethical manner.

Board members contribute to the setting of GreenSquareAccord`s strategic direction, working positively with the Executive Team to ensure they are held to account for the overall performance of the organisation and ensuring compliance with regulation and legislation.

The Board also ensures that risks to the organisation are understood and managed, helping to safeguard assets, finances, customers and our colleagues.

Within the role, you will set and demonstrate a positive culture, with a strong customer focus and emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion while challenging and questioning in a positive and constructive manner.

You will also ensure skills and sector awareness are kept up to date and participate in learning and development sessions.

Time commitment

Meetings are held every two months in person at our Head Office in Birmingham. In addition, Board members will usually be expected to serve on two Committees, which meet quarterly (online) during working hours. The Board also holds two strategy days in October with an overnight stay.

About you

We are looking for candidates with an understanding of the social housing sector and its key drivers, risks and challenges. Experience of working within a regulated sector would be beneficial.

It is essential that you have a demonstrable commitment GreenSquareAccord`s values and strategic objectives. You will also have demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to work collaboratively and at a strategic level.

Our Board and Committee members work hard and are committed. They prepare for and contribute effectively at meetings and provide respectful challenge and insight.

How to apply

Please download the recruitment pack and role profile and submit a CV and covering letter that set out why you are applying and explain how your skills, qualities and experience meet the criteria outlined in the role profile.

Interviews will take place in person at our Head Office in Birmingham on Friday 16th January 2026.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed and references covering the last two years. Further details will be sent following offer.

About us

We are GSA. We provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive.

We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and South West.

Everyone deserves a home. It`s a place from which we build our future. We thrive at home.

We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.

Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them.

To find out more about us, please download the recruitment pack for this role.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We encourage applications from diverse candidates, including those with lived experience of social housing.

All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.



If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.