Stonewater is a leading social housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership, sale and specialist accommodation. In addition, we have an ambitious house building programme. Our team believes in hard work. We celebrate success and are always honest with each other. Everyone pulls together to get things done and when we are working as a team, we are unstoppable. Teamwork is part and parcel of life at Stonewater to achieve our mission of providing quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

We are recognised for our work in equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that this is key to the way we deliver services. Stonewater supports equality of opportunity and is dedicated to being a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer.

Our organisation has an annual turnover of £271 million and £2.9 billion in fixed assets. Stonewater holds a strong credit rating from S&P Global Ratings and maintains top G1/V1 rankings for governance and viability.

We are now recruiting a new Chair to lead our Risk and Assurance Committee, a pivotal role on our board. Our new Chair of Risk and Assurance will be a chartered accountant and have experience and knowledge of directing a complex, regulated business built around customers such as ours. You will bring strategic leadership skills from a fast-paced organisation and strongly identify with our vision and priorities, enabling us to collectively achieve our objectives. We want to attract high calibre individuals who share our passion for delivering first class customer outcomes and who can bring a blend of professional and strategic skills to ensure that we achieve our mission, to provide homes for those who need them most.

Stonewater is more than a housing provider—we’re building foundations for the future. As Committee Chair you will actively participate in developing, approving and implementing our vision, values and objectives. Your governance expertise will be crucial in monitoring compliance with legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal standards, ensuring that Stonewater operates efficiently, effectively and economically. Your role is to lead the committee in assessing compliance with the board’s risk appetite.

As a board and wider business, we are driven by passion and determination; this is what sets us apart. We are looking for an individual to bring the passion, energy and innovation required to help drive Stonewater’s continuing success and business growth. If you want to make a real difference to people's lives, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please click www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe121529/ or for a confidential discussion about the role, contact our advisors: Rosie Gunn 07964 841 007, Simon Wing on 07809 195 628, or Becky Downs on 07831 116 336.

Closing date: Friday 30th May