The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 16 September 2024
We're recruiting for Non-Executive Board Members to widen skills and to support with
Board succession.
We are a customer centric organisation with a strong sense of social purpose. We ensure
that the customer voice is at the heart of the Board’s decision making and that customers are
intrinsic to everything we do.
Gentoo was formed in 2001 with the transfer of Sunderland City Council’s housing stock to
form Sunderland Housing Group. In total, 36,356 properties were transferred, generating
a receipt of £200 million for Sunderland City Council. This remains the largest transfer of
properties in England to date. At the time, £450 million of loans were secured to purchase
the stock and to commence a major programme of modernisation and improvement works.
As a not-for-profit housing association, Gentoo is regulated by the Regulator of Social
Housing and has the highest G1 Governance Rating. Achieving this rating represented a
significant undertaking, following a three-year journey of recovery from a downgrade in 2017.
At the time of writing, we are still awaiting our revised ratings from the Regulator, following a
recent routine planned inspection.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience as an executive or senior
leader within health and safety/building safety compliance or with leadership skills who are
committed to social purpose and have a commercial mindset.
The candidate will have an understanding of the Group Board’s commitment to increasing the
Board’s diversity, across all underrepresented groups and ensure a diversity of thought and
lived experiences.
The successful candidate will demonstrate interest in social purpose, be aligned with
the Group’s values, be a strategic thinker, with the ability to assimilate and analyse
complex information and provide independent and constructive challenge.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation with a deep underlying social purpose, and a commitment to deliver truly safe and secure affordable housing for the people of Sunderland.
For further information or an informal discussion about the role and Gentoo, please contact Sue Ormerod, Regional Director at Nigel Wright on:
mobile:0791 873 3904
landline: 0191 269 0722
email: sue.ormerod@nigelwright.com
