Board Trainee
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £2,000 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | North East England |
| Company: | Karbon Homes |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | RQ00001230-60897 |
Summary
Come and make a difference at Karbon as a Board Trainee
About the role
Are you inspired by the opportunity to make a positive difference to people and communities? If so, our Board Trainee role may be an exciting and rewarding opportunity.
At Karbon, we build, manage and look after homes for people across the North. And then we go further, we give them the strong foundations they need to get on with life.
We have joined up with the Housing Diversity Network (HDN) to deliver a two-year learning, development and mentoring programme, to support and nurture a more diverse cohort of future Board Members in the housing sector.
The programme supports our work to ensure our Board membership is reflective of the diversity of our community, and we believe that to be successful we need to work with a talented and diverse range of people. We are keen to provide Board experience for those individuals who may find there are barriers in the way of access to such opportunities.
In the Board Trainee Programme, you’ll spend up to two years gaining experience of what it is like to be a board member for a housing association. We will support you through the programme, offering opportunities to observe our Board and Committee meetings and providing a structured induction and development opportunities, as well as paying you an allowance for participation plus reasonable expenses.
About you
We know that the path to board membership can seem daunting and not everyone will feel they have the necessary expertise or experience, which is why we’re excited to launch this programme. It’s designed to offer you the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence, and to help you to flourish regardless of where you currently stand. We’re not looking for the finished article. This opportunity is about growth and development. We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
You might have experience of living in a Karbon home or in one of the communities where we have a presence and have good ideas about the positive impact we can make on people’s lives and communities. We’re keen to use this programme to empower our customers to be ready to apply for future full board or committee roles with us, but please don’t be put off if you’re not a customer of ours.
We want to help ensure that our future board talent is representative of our diverse communities and widen the varied perspectives that contribute to our boards and committees. We also particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities, and those from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds.
So, when it comes to your experience, you may have lived in one of our homes or maybe you’ve dedicated time to making positive changes in your community. Perhaps you’ve got great experience in a particular field, but you’ve not quite hit senior level yet to step straight into a board member or committee member role.
Whatever you can bring, we’d love to hear from you. What truly matters is your passion to learn, your drive to make a difference and your dedication to our business, our colleagues, our customers and the neighbourhoods they call home.
Key Information
Here is some key information you’ll want to know right away:
- You will join us for a two-year trainee programme
- We will pay you a fee while you undertake the programme of £2,000 per annum plus reasonable expenses
- The time commitment is up to 2 days a month
- We can’t guarantee that you’ll be offered a board or committee role with us at the end of your two-year programme – but we do commit to helping you gain the skills you need to put you in a strong position to apply for a role.
If this is an opportunity you are interested in, then please read the Board Trainee Application pack, with more details on the role and how to apply.
We recognise the contribution people with criminal records can make as colleagues and we welcome all applications. A criminal record will not exclude a candidate from being appointed because of offences that are irrelevant to, and do not place them at, or make them a risk in the role they’re applying for.
The role you're applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA). The successful candidate(s) will be asked to submit a basic disclosure and barring check application during pre-employment checks.
Important dates
Find out more at our Virtual Open Event via Microsoft Teams
10am-11am on Thursday 8 April 2024.
This virtual open event provides an opportunity for people who are interested in applying for the Karbon Board Trainee Programme to find out more about the Programme, about Karbon, and about the role the Karbon Board plays. There will be an opportunity to listen to the thoughts of the Board Chair and the Executive Director (Governance and Integration), and to ask any questions you may have about the Programme.
Please register via the following link: Karbon Board Trainee Programme – Virtual Open Event.
Alternatively you can email governance&risk@karbonhomes.co.uk to book your place on the event.
Closing date for applications
5.00pm on Monday 22 April 2024.
How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you then please apply through the Karbon Homes website https://jobs.karbonhomes.co.uk/.
You will need to supply an up-to-date CV and complete a brief online application form. In the Supporting Statement section of the application form, you will need to provide an answer to these questions:
- Why are you interested in joining this programme?
- Why are you a good candidate – what can you bring to the role and to Karbon?
- How do you meet the person specification?
- What personal development do you hope to get out of being a Board Trainee?
We are committed to equality and diversity and are an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, disability/non-disability, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexualities, transgender status, and cultural backgrounds. To help ensure that our future board talent is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, we particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities, those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and candidates with experience of living in social housing.
Any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the post will be guaranteed an interview.
If you need a reasonable adjustment to apply, then please contact governance&risk@karbonhomes.co.uk.
- Why are you interested in joining this programme?