Board Member

Eastlight Community Homes is seeking an experienced and visionary individual to join our Board.

With a G1 V1 governance and financial viability rating, we are prepared to deliver on our ambitious Corporate Strategy 2024-2027 - our forward vision, co-designed with residents. To realise our plans, we’re searching for a non-executive leader who shares our purpose and embodies ambition, inclusivity, and accountability in their work and in their behaviour.

As key decision-makers, our Board Members play a vital role in upholding our values, ensuring compliance and helping to shape the strategic direction of Eastlight. We are seeking individuals with a passion for good governance, a commitment to excellence and a desire to drive positive change.

**We’re looking for**:

- Housing related - including housing, development and regeneration, asset management and related investment; or
- Treasury related - including treasury management, commercial acumen, current and emerging funding models.

If you have the relevant skills, knowledge and experience in **either of these categories, **we would love to hear from you

At Eastlight, we prioritise our people, nurturing a culture where everyone flourishes through support, development, and investment. We offer a competitive remuneration package of **£8,500** plus expenses. Additionally, we provide agile working opportunities, comprehensive training programs, and foster a supportive and inclusive environment, demonstrating our commitment to your growth and well-being.

**Why Eastlight?**

Eastlight Community Homes is a vibrant, resident-led housing association for the East of England. We own and look after 13,000 homes, across a healthy mix of social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership, and we have plans to build many more to help tackle the demand for truly affordable housing.

We care about the health and wellbeing of our residents by ensuring they have access to high-quality, safe homes and neighbourhoods. People who live in our homes pay rents and charges that are less than the market rate. We reinvest every £1 and use our strong finances to fund new housing projects, invest in our existing homes, improve services and solve the significant challenges evident in our communities.

We work side-by-side with our residents; our shareholding and governance structures, including our resident-led Customer Influence Committee, enable us to continually listen to their views and ensure that they have the ability to influence decision-making.

**If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and shape the future of Eastlight, join us in our mission to create affordable homes and great neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.**

**Join us and be part of something extraordinary at Eastlight Community Homes.**

For a confidential discussion about the position or for more information, please contact Hannah Ghanavati on

**Application Closing Date**: Tuesday 21 May (Midnight)

**Interview Date**: Wednesday 5 June (In-Person)

Eastlight Community Homes is a newly formed 12,000 home social housing provider, striving to meet the housing need of our communities in Essex and Suffolk.

We are proud to be the largest Community Gateway Association in the country. This ensures our residents can choose to become shareholders and help make key decisions about their homes, services and communities.

Eastlight House, Charter Way, Braintree, CM77 8FG
Telephone**:01376 535400