VOLUNTARY BOARD MEMBERS

ANCHO and CAIRN HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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Cairn Housing Group is a national provider of housing services operating across 24 local authority areas throughout Scotland. We are a strong business with a clear social purpose, 4,500 homes under management, have an annual group turnover of over £25m and are registered social landlords (RSL’s) with the Scottish Housing Regulator. We are looking for Board Members of both the parent organisation, Cairn Housing Association, and Ancho, our registered social landlord subsidiary in North Ayrshire.  This is an exciting time to join our RSL Boards with a proposed transfer of engagements of Ancho into Cairn in 2025, new build development, implementation of a new Business Plan, IT systems and net zero initiatives, as well as ambitious plans for our commercial subsidiary Pentland Community Enterprises.
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Retirement housing at Wimberley Court, Broughty Ferry

Cairn and Ancho are both led by experienced Boards which have overall responsibility for governance and strategic direction.  As part of our succession planning, we are seeking to recruit new Members who have a real desire and interest in helping our ambitious organisations achieve their aims and objectives and contribute towards business growth, service excellence and good governance. 
 
Skills and experience in housing management, customer service, finance/accounting, property/development, health & safety, IT, business or wider role/community benefit would be particularly welcomed, as would applications from current tenants.  As a voluntary position it will not be remunerated but travel and other expenses for attendance at meetings are reimbursed in line with our Group Entitlements, Payment and Benefits Policy.  You will need to commit to attending up to nine meetings per year, plus an annual Strategy Day and a Development Day, (these can be virtual/hybrid or in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Irvine or Inverness).  To assist in your role you will receive a laptop, email account and IT support to facilitate attendance at virtual meetings.  As part of our succession and development approach we encourage and support Board members to commit to personal development through induction, mentoring, training, seminars and conferences or study visits and involvement in working groups across the Cairn Group.
 
We are committed to improving equality and diversity on our Boards and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and women with relevant skills and experience. 
 
If you wish to discuss this matter informally or for further details and an Application Pack please contact:  Carolyn Owens, Governance Services Manager, on 0800 990 3405, email: [email protected] or write to us at Cairn Housing Association, Bellevue House, 22 Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4GH. 
 
Closing date for applications is Monday 18 March 2024.  It is anticipated that informal interviews will be held 25/26 March 2024. Visit our website at www.cairnha.com  for more information.
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