Chief Executive

Bromsgrove District Housing TrustBuilding excellent communities with passion and pride.

Recruitment Pack

Application for Chief Executive 2

Letter to Applicant Page 3

About bdht Page 4

Our Vision, Mission and Values Page 5

Benefits Page 6

RoleProfile Page 7

PersonProfile Page 10

Contents

Application for Chief Executive 3

May 2021

Dear Applicant

Re: Application Pack – Chief Executive

At bdht,weareproudofourstaffandtakegreatcaretoselectthebest.Successfulapplicantsaregiveneveryencouragementtodevelopandgrowwithinthebusiness.

Afteralmost20successfulyearswithbdht,ourcurrentChiefExecutiveisresigningandwearenowlookingforastrong,credibleleadertocontinuethebdhtjourney.

bdhthasdevelopedaveryclearculturewhichwebelievebothdefinesthebusinessandisinstrumentalinoursustainedsuccess.OurnextChiefExecutivewillhavethedrive,passion,intellectandcommunicationskillstoleadcolleaguestobeingthebesttheycanbe,deliveringthebestoutcomeswecan.

TheclosingdateforapplicationsisFriday 18th June 2021.

Forfurtherinformationabouttheroleandtoapply,pleasevisit:www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/gse41070.Foraconfidentialdiscussion,pleasecontactouradvisorSimon Wing from Gatenby Sandersonon0780 919 5628 or Sarah Cripps on 0113 416 6773.

Yours sincerely,

Mary MillerChairoftheBoard

Letter to Applicant

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bdht isasocialhousinglandlordbasedinBromsgrove,justsouthofBirmingham.Theorganisationownsandmanagesover4,300dwellings,whicharecomprisedofsocialandaffordablerent,marketrent,sharedownershipandmorespecialistaccommodation.bdhtalsomanageshomelessnessundercontractonbehalfoftheLocalAuthority.Weareastrong,wellrespectedandfinanciallyviableindependentbusiness.

WehaveanimportantrolewithinthecommunitiesofBromsgroveandthesurroundingareasandwearestronglycommittedtoremainingindependent.Theorganisationwascreatedin2004whenitpurchasedtheoriginalstockfromBromsgroveDistrictCouncil.Sincethattimebdhthasbeenveryactiveinbuildingnewhomes,increasingthetotalstockbyover10%inthelast5yearsprovidingmoreaffordablehousingsolutionsforpeopleinneed.

Thebusinessisregisteredasacharityandoperatesonanot-for-profitbasis,butisfirstandforemostacommercialbusiness,albeitonethatfocusesuponsocialoutcomes.

bdhtemploys150peopleandisdedicatedtoprovidingexcellentservicesthroughbeingacommittedlearningorganisation.Mostofourseniorandmiddleleadershavebeendevelopedwithinthebusinessandwehaveamajorcommitmenttoidentifyingtransferableskillswithinouremployeesandcreatingopportunitiesforindividualstogrow.

95%ofourstaffsaywe’re“agreatplacetowork”.Weareaserious,happy,hardworkingbusinessthatthinksit’sessentialtohavefun.Webelieveinourstaff,andactivelysupportthembaseduponthreecorethemes:“Lookafteryourself”,“Lookafteryourcolleagues”and“Lookafterthebusiness”.Westronglysupporttheconceptoftheindividual,theirgrowth,developmentandwellbeing.

Weareagoodemployerwhopaysfairlyandhasexcellenttermsandconditions.Butaboveallweabsolutelyrecognisethatgoodperformanceislinkedtohappystaffsoweactivelyencouragefunandexpectthatitispartofthenormalworkingday.

About bdht

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Our Vision“Imagineanorganisationthatbelievesintheimportanceofcommunity,whereeveryoneistreatedasanindividual,valuedandrespect.Wheredifferencesarecelebratedandpersonalresponsibilityincombinedachievementisveryimportant.Wherestaffstrivetoprovidethehighestqualityofservicewithenergy,prideenjoymentandasenseofhumour.”

Our Mission“Buildingexcellentcommunitieswithpassionandpride.”

Our ValuesAtthecoreofbdht isasetofvaluesthatwerearrivedatbythestaffandtowhichweallaspire.Aseriesofpresentationsandteammeetingswereheldinwhichthestaffputforwardanddiscussedthevaluesthatwereimportanttothem.TheproposednewvalueswerethentakentothemainBoardwheretheywerewholeheartedlyendorsed.Asaresult,allstaffandBoardmemberslivethefollowingvalues:

Caring “Tocareaboutthequalityofservicesweprovidetoourcustomersandthewelfareofour employees”

Enabling “Toenableourcustomerstoaccessandchooseserviceswhereverpossibleandempower ouremployeestodeliverhighstandardsofcustomerservice”

Honesty “Toonlypromiseservicestocustomersthatwecanreliablydeliverandbeanemployerwho istrustworthyandactswithintegrity”

Positive “Todisplayapositive“can-do”approachtocustomerserviceandsupportandencourage ouremployeesinthisrespect”

Fair “Todeliveraconsistentlyexcellentservicetoallcustomersandtoalwaysbefairinthe day-to-daysupportofouremployees”

Golden RulesTheBoardhavealsoagreedthefollowingrulestodirectitsstrategicresponsetothechallengespresentedtothebusiness:

•Protectourstaff • Protectthebdht business •Protectourbdht culture •Protectservicestocustomers •Developnewproperties •Spendtosave

Our Vision, Mission & Values

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Salaryis£120,000 (for 2021/22) per annum

Car allowance is at £7,200(6%ofpayfor2021/22)perannum

40 hoursperweek,MondaytoFriday

32 days annual leaveplusbankholidays

RISE,anemployeeassistanceprogramme

CashbackHealthScheme

EmployeeAssistanceProgramme

PensionScheme

HolidayBuyandSellScheme

RewardStatements

ChildcareVoucherScheme

FreeRefreshments

FreeParking

Paymentofmembershipfeestooneappropriateprofessionalorganisation

bdhtprovidesadefinedcontributionpensionschemeforallemployees,administeredbySHPS(SocialHousingPensionScheme).Minimumemployeecontributionratesareat3%withthepossibilitytoincreasecontributionsthereafterasfollows:

Member pays bdht pays

3% 5%4% 6%5% 7%6% 8%

Lifeinsuranceisalsoavailabletomembersofthepensionscheme.LifecoverofthreetimesyourearningsisprovidedaspartofyourmembershipofSHPSDC.

Benefits

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ChiefExecutive

TheBoard

TheExecutiveManagementTeamandindirectlyforallstaffofbdht

‘Tobuildexcellentcommunitieswithpassionandpride’

TheChiefExecutiveisresponsibletotheBoardfortheeffectiveperformance,overalldirectionandleadershipofbdht.

Job title

Responsible to

Responsible for

Vision

Purpose

Role Profile

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Role Profile

TheChiefExecutiveleadstheExecutiveManagementTeam.

Responsibleforleadingtheorganisationtodeliveritsstrategicaims,businessplan,performancetargets

andfinancialperformance.InparticulartheChiefExecutivewillensurethat:

bdht’shomeandservicedeliverymeetthehigheststandards.

Thebdhtcultureismaintainedandenhanced.

TheBoardhasatitsdisposalsufficientresources,informationandprofessionaladvicetoleadand

controltheaffairsofbdht.

AdviseandassisttheBoardinsettingstrategyandplanning,directingandcontrollingthebdht

business.

TheExecutiveManagementTeamisgivenstrongleadershiptodevelopandimplement

co-ordinatedstrategiesandplans;andthatallpartsofthebusinessworktogetherproductivelyin

pursuanceoftheobjectivesoftheorganisation.

Thatthereareappropriatemechanismsfortenantinvolvementandstakeholderaccountability.

Ensuresequality,diversityandinclusivityisrootedthroughouttheorganisationinwaysthatare

tangible.

bdhtdeliveronitsnewaffordablehomesdevelopmentstrategy.

Ensuresthecontinuedfinancialstabilityandviabilityofthebusiness.

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Role Profile

Businessrisksareidentified,understoodandmanagedwithintheBoard’slevelsofRiskAppetite.

Thebusinessmeetsitsstatutoryandregulatoryobligationsatalltimes.

Thatinternalandexternalservicesarecustomerfocused.

Developstrategiesinpartnershipwithotherstopositivelyaddresssocialandeconomicissues

faced by bdhttenantsandwidercommunities.

Promoteinternallyandexternallythepositivereputationofbdht,protectingandenhancing

relationships.

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Person Profile

Skills and Experience - Education/Knowledge

Educatedtodegreelevelorabove

Essential Desirable

Relevant professional and/or management qualification

Demonstration of continuous learning and development

Extensiveknowledgeandcurrentexperienceofthesocialhousingoperatingenvironment

Experienceatanexecutivelevel,inahighquality,service focused organisation

Demonstrablerecordofaccomplishmentworkingwithnon-executiveboards,andunderstandingofgoodgovernance

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Person Profile

Competency

Demonstrable,strongleadershipthroughahigh-levelpersonal visibility, promoting organisational vision, valuesandculturebothinternallyandexternally

Strongfinancialcapabilitywithaprovenrecordofdeliveringfinancialperformancewithinbudget

Experienceofdevelopingorganisationalstrategies/plansthatdeliverresults

Leadershipthatinspiresrespectfrombothinsideandoutsidetheorganisation

Highlevelofpersonalintegrity,expressedthroughbehaviourandconduct

Aleaderwithmanagementskillsthatbringoutthebestinothers

Strongpersonalambitionthatsteersorganisationdirection

Opentochange

Independentdecisionmaker

Welldevelopedpoliticalsensitivitywithstrongnegotiatingandinfluencingskills

Abletoengagewithawiderangeofaudiencesquicklyandwithconfidence

Apersonalcommitmenttothewellbeingoftheemployees,customersofthebusinessandthewiderbdht communities

Essential Desirable

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Personal development

Weofferopportunitiesforallourstafftodevelopandexpandtheirknowledgeandskillswithinaframeworkthatassistsindividualswithongoingpersonalandcareerdevelopment.

ThepostholderwillbesupportedtoundertakeContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentasnecessary.

General

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