World Habitat – Trustee Recruitment
About World Habitat
World Habitat is an organisation with a unique insight and opportunity to improve housing around the globe. In a world which is beset with problems, World Habitat focusses on solutions. We find innovations that tackle the world’s major housing challenges and help them scale up so they can become mainstream. We act as a catalyst, strengthening organisations that develop solutions supporting them to scale up to help more people facing housing injustice.
We are a UK-based charity with a diverse global reach and an exciting future. Over the last 50 years we have developed a large and engaged international housing network that give us a unique global insight into emerging housing ideas and programmes.
The role
We have recently adopted an ambitious strategy guided by a theory of change which will steer our work over the next decade. In order to implement our new strategy and deliver our ambitious future we are using this opportunity to bring new skills and perspectives onto our experienced and committed board. We are looking for:
- An individual with strategic finance skills and a knowledge of financial investments who will chair our Finance and Investment Committee
- A trustee with communications skills, particularly in an international context
- A trustee who will expand our knowledge of housing in the least developed countries, and an understanding of the Climate Emergency and how it affects low-income communities.
We don’t expect candidates to bring experience in all of these areas.
World Habitat are committed to proactively seeking greater diversity on the Board to reflect the communities that they serve across the world and to provide a broader range of views and perspectives to their decisions. We particularly welcome applications from women and cultural ethnic minorities.
How to apply
If you are interested in this opportunity, please download the attached brief for more information. We encourage confidential conversations with our recruitment partner Anna Jay, MD of Public Leaders Appointments in advance of your application. You can contact Anna at: [email protected] and 07904 236 348.
For full details and instructions on how to apply, please download a copy of the full job brief.
Closing date: Midnight, midday, Thursday 29th August 2024, quoting reference ‘World Habitat’.
Interviews (in person): 17th September 2024
The details
Time commitment: On average 6 to 8 days per year with four (two hour) Board of Trustee meetings per year + subcommittees, occasional strategy days and events.
Location: World Habitat’s office is in central Leicester; Board meetings are held in person in Leicester, most meetings are held on a hybrid basis and there is the facility for trustees to attend online.
Remuneration: The role of a Trustee is not remunerated, but reasonable out of pocket expenses, agreed in advance, are paid.
Term: The term of appointment is three years; most Trustees serve two three-year terms on our Board.
