Lay Member – Architects Registration Board (ARB)

Key responsibilities:

• Plays a key role in the development of the organisation’s strategic direction in line with its statutory objectives and functions.
• Actively contributes to the Board’s decision‑making process, taking appropriate account of the Architects Act 1997, ARB’s governance requirements, and any guidance provided by the relevant government departments.
• Ensures that the Board operates and exercises its functions in accordance with the highest standards of conduct and probity.
• Contributes to identifying and measuring the impact of the work of the Board.
• Demonstrates and maintains good practice in decision making and that this is appropriately and effectively reviewed to deliver high standards of regulation and propriety.
• Ensures that the collective work of the Board is reviewed and is working effectively.
• Displays and follows the Code of Practice for Board members which is consistent with the Cabinet Office Model Code.
• Prepares for and attends all Board meetings, making an active contribution to discussions and decision making.
• In the event of unavoidable absence from a meeting, provides comments and questions in advance on the relevant papers to the meeting Chair.
• Upholds, models, and promotes the values behaviours, core policies, objectives and vision of the organisation.
• Provides leadership on equality, diversity and inclusion matters ensuring that this is reflected in all that ARB does.
• Provides leadership on ethical matters, upholding governance standards and respecting confidentiality.
• Ensures the organisation delivers against its Corporate Strategy.
• Participates fully in reviews of the Board’s performance, including individual, collective, Chair and peer assessment.
• Participates in annual review processes and attends learning and development opportunities in addition to completing e‑learning programmes.
• Establishes and builds effective and constructive working relationships with the Executive, holding them to account for delivering agreed strategic objectives.
• Supports the Executive, whilst respecting the boundaries which exist between executive and non‑executive roles.
• Makes regular contact with the Chair and develops and maintains open and supportive relationships.

Qualifications:

• Experience of working within Committee or governance processes that include setting strategy and policy development, including private sector board and committee environments, educational governor roles, public sector or charity trustee boards, and other governance arrangements that involve holding organisations to account.
• Experience and knowledge of the UK regulatory environment.
• Experience working with an executive team to challenge, support and hold them to account for the delivery of the organisation’s strategic aims and objectives.
• Experience developing strategies in complex environments and cross regulatory or business contexts.
• Extensive skills in working in a fast‑paced changing environment and in implementing large‑scale change and transformation in a dynamic, people‑focused organisation.
• Strong commitment to good governance, upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life, and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Commitment to upholding ethical standards and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and collaboratively within a board setting.