New board appointment strengthens NHC’s mission to deliver for members and communities in the North

The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) has strengthened its leadership by recruiting Saqib Saleem, Manningham Housing Association’s Director of Operations as a Board Associate through the NHC’s non-executive director (NED) leadership development programme, which offers training, mentoring and board-level exposure to support the development of rising stars from diverse backgrounds within the sector.

The programme, devised and delivered with support from the Housing Diversity Network, aims to increase board diversity by bringing in a wider range of skills and life experiences including filling professional skills gaps within the NHC Board Committees.

Northern Housing Consortium Chief Executive Tracy Harrison said:
“I’m pleased to welcome Saqib to the board as the first participant in our NED training programme. It’s vital our board is representative of our membership, and communities in the North. It should include people from diverse backgrounds with different life experiences to make sure a wide range of perspectives are represented. We will continue to run the programme and hope it will empower people to take their first steps into non-executive leadership roles.”

Housing Diversity Network Chief Executive Mushtaq Khan said:
“We were delighted to work with NHC on this recruitment process. We’re firm believers that inclusive and diverse recruitment is about investing in the future leadership of organisations and opening doors that have historically remained closed. Our programmes aren’t just about opportunity, they’re about equity, representation, and ensuring that the communities we serve can finally see themselves reflected at every level of the housing sector.”