Parent Board Member in Leeds

Location: Remote

Salary: £13,000 per annum

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

At Stonewater, we’re more than just a housing provider. We’re a people-focused organisation committed to building thriving, inclusive communities and creating a lasting impact. As a Parent Board Member, you’ll play a vital role in guiding Stonewater’s strategic direction, ensuring strong governance, and championing our values and vision: for everyone to have the opportunity to have a place that they can call home. You’ll work closely with the Chair and Chief Officer Group, contributing your expertise to support Stonewater’s performance, compliance, and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor governance and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee organisational performance and continuous improvement.
• Build effective relationships with executive leadership.
• Represent Stonewater externally and promote its achievements.
• Apply your expertise to add value across business and social dimensions.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven strategic leadership or governance experience.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in organisational development and change.
• Independent thinker with constructive challenge skills.
• Collaborative team player.
• Strategic thinker with sound judgement.
• Customer-focused and values-driven.
• Effective communicator across diverse audiences.
• Risk-aware and commercially astute.
• Role model for good governance and professional conduct.
• Passionate about equality, diversity, and service excellence.
• Educated to a degree level or equivalent.
• Treasury skills and a finance qualification.
• A commitment of approximately 18 days per year.

Desirable:

• Senior-level finance experience.
• Understanding of regulated sectors.
• Senior audit or legal experience.
• Track record of service improvements with positive customer impact.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document. Although the organisation operates remotely, there is an expectation of occasional travel, including attendance at scheme visits and other in-person engagements as required.

Discover Stonewater:

Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme. Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market. We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation for our Menopause Friendly accreditation.

Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

To Apply: If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Stonewater, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.