Non Exec Director

Posted 03 Feb 2023

Northampton Childrens Trust

Northampton (Business or Strategic Mgmt.)


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Category:Business or Strategic Mgmt.Recruiter Reference:Ref/77/1088
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We have an exciting and unique opportunity for an innovative and dynamic social care professional to join our board as a non-executive director.

The predecessor authority, Northamptonshire County Council delegated its children’s social care statutory functions and transferred the provision of children’s social care services to Northamptonshire Children’s Trust (NCT) on 1 November 2020.

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is owned by North and West Northamptonshire Council but managed by an independent board of Executive and Non-Executive Directors, to ensure operational independence.

Our aim is to create an environment that enables and supports our workforce to be innovative and creative.  Our ambition is to become a centre of social work excellence where outcomes for improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people are achieved.

 

Our benefits

You will be paid the daily fee rate which is £500 gross per day or pro rata for partial days based on an eight-hour day for approximately 20 days’ work per year, 2 days a month for all months except August and December. This fee covers all duties, including service on any board committee or any future subsidiary of the Company.

On an ongoing basis, we will make arrangements for you to develop and refresh your skills and knowledge in areas which we mutually identify as being likely to be required, or of benefit to you, in carrying out your duties effectively.

What will you be doing?

The board is responsible for: Setting the strategic aims, overseeing the management, and holding the executive team to account.  It is the responsible body for the performance of NCT in terms of delivering its legal and contractual obligations and achieving outcomes for children and young people in Northamptonshire.

You may be required to chair or serve on one or more committees of the Board. You will be provided with the relevant terms of reference on your appointment to a committee

There is a wide portfolio of expertise and knowledge in children’s services, commercial, financial, and other disciplines on the board.

The nature of the role makes it impossible to be specific about the maximum time commitment, and there is always the possibility of additional time commitment in respect of preparation time and ad hoc matters, however, it is anticipated that you will spend approximately 20 working days per year on company business.

For an informal discussion please contact Sue Quiggin:  Sue.Quiggin@nctrust.co.uk

About you

You should:

  • have experience of children’s social care
  • be experienced in constructively challenging and helping developing proposals on strategy
  • be able to challenge and scrutinise the performance of management in meeting objectives and monitor the reporting of performance
  • have experience in satisfying yourself on the integrity of financial information and those financial controls and systems of risk management are robust and defensible
  • understand non-financial performance information ensure systems of risk management are robust and defensible
  • be willing to devote time to developing and refreshing your knowledge and skills
  • have high standards of integrity and probity and support the Chair and the other directors in instilling the appropriate culture, values, and behaviours in the boardroom and beyond
  • be innovative, creative, and willing to share ideas and work alongside other member of the board and key stakeholders
  • a good understanding of local government and partnership working
About us

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation. 

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