Board Member Vacancy Application Form - Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

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Thank you for deciding to apply for this role with LHP. If you require further information please refer to our website www.lincolnshirehp.com/board-recruitment or you can email recruitment@lincolnshirehp.com, or call 0345 604 1472

There are four sections to this application: 1. About you 2. Supporting Statements 3. Diversity Monitoring (confidential) 4. Declarations When answering against the supporting statements, we are looking for a few succinct sentences that help evidence that you meet this required competency. There is guidance available on the website to help you demonstrate your experience in a structured way.

You are able to save your application as you complete it - and return to it at a later stage if needed.

Applications at sifting and shortlisting stages are anonymous. Only section two is provided to the Selection Panel. Once the Panel have determined who they wish to invite to interview, candidate identities will be revealed.

We will use the information you provide on this application form to check facts relevant to the role and will conduct these checks in a way that is fair to all candidates.

If you know any LHP Board members or employees personally (i.e. a relative or close friend) or have any other interests (for example you work for a company which works closely with LHP) please let us know in section four of this application form which will help us manage interests. You will not be removed from the selection process based on actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest. If you have significant interests which may need managing if you become a Board member you will be given an opportunity to discuss this at interview.

Section 1: About you

In this section we ask you to provide us with your personal information so we are able to communicate with you about this application and check your identity.

Where did you find out about this opportunity?

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 Town County Post Code

Contact Number(Required)

Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

How would you prefer to be contacted?(Required)

Telephone

Section 2: Supporting statements

In this section please tell us how your experience matches the criteria required to be effective in the role - by describing how you have acted in particular instances. We have guidance on our website which can help you demonstrate your experience in a structured way when completing this section.

Please give examples for each of the areas listed below.

Customer Focus(Required)

Ability to understand what LHP's customers think, feel and want and LHP's organisational environment within the Housing Sector - translating this into expectations and goals to steer strategic action and performance focused on the achievement of our purpose, outcomes and positive impacts on customers

Strategic Thinking(Required)

Ability to scan the environment, see patterns and transferable ideas in the bigger picture - contributing to setting LHP's longer term strategic direction and innovation

Critical Information Seeking(Required)

Demonstrates appropriate curiosity to seek significant facts, data and information - ensuring LHP is focused on delivery of outcomes for customers, in line with regulatory, legal and other key factors, exercising strong financial stewardship and securing value for money

Exercising Judgement and Balancing Risk(Required)

Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and evidence - using intellectual flexibility and sound judgement to solve problems, identify risks and options that inform and influence strategic decisions

Personal Impact(Required)

Demonstrates integrity, high ethical standards, a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and alignment to the LHP's values through personal behaviours. Shows self-awareness of the effect of own behaviour, feelings and actions on others - developing authentic, open and inclusive relationships with customers, colleagues and stakeholders that generates confidence and trust

Communication and Influencing(Required)

Consciously chooses and uses a range of communication methods and approaches tailored to the situation (audience, context, culture and priorities) to contribute, provide feedback and articulate clear reasoning - working effectively within LHP and representing and promoting LHP with stakeholders

Teamwork(Required)

Ability to foster and sustain supportive, collaborative relationships and work as a team - motivating, empowering and including others by appreciating their opinions and welcoming challenge

Independence(Required)

Demonstrates impartiality and objectivity - exercising self-control and sound judgement when faced with potentially conflicting options. Demonstrates confidence and belief in own ability to take up both personal and organisational challenges and opportunities

Chairing Skills(Required)

Ability to Chair meetings effectively ensuring balanced and objective decisions are collectively reached and the Committee fulfuls its role

Relevant Qualifications and Employment History(Required)

Please let us know of any relevant qualifications and current / recent employment you want us to know about. This should include any previously held non-executive director roles.

Section 3: Diversity Monitoring

Please complete the diversity monitoring questions below. The information you provide will be treated as confidential and not seen by the selection panel at any stage. If you do not feel comfortable answering a question please use the prefer not to say option.

The data will be held securely and anonymised and aggregated to understand the diversity of applicants and how that compares to the populations of board members, employees and customers. This will enable us to understand and ensure that any future recruitment attracts applicants from under-represented groups. The questions and categories are taken directly from the NHF EDI Data tool to allow wider comparison.

Age - How old are you?(Required)

Gender Identity - Which one of the following best describes your sex?(Required)

This should be your sex as described on your birth certificate or gender recognition certificate

Gender Identity - Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?(Required)

Gender Identity - If no to the above question, which of the following best describes your gender identity?

Sexual Orientation - Which best describes your current sexual orientation?(Required)

Marital or Civil Partnership Status - What is your marital status?(Required)

Marital or Civil Partnership Status - if living with someone as a couple (whether cohabiting, married or in civil partnership), is this person:

Religion - Which religious belief do you identify with, if any?(Required)

Caring Responsibilities - Do you have caring responsibilities for dependent children?(Required)

Caring Responsibilities - Do you provide informal care for a friend or family member?(Required)

Ethnicity - Which group below best describes your ethnicity:(Required)

If entered 'other' in question above, please give details:

Disability - Do you have any physical or mental conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months are more?(Required)

Disability - If yes to the question above, do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?

Socio-Economic/ Caring Responsibilities - Do you have children under the age of 18 years in full-time education who live with you at least part of the time?(Required)

This could include biological children, adopted children or stepchildren. It does not include children aged 16 to 18 years who have a spouse, partner or their own child living in the household.

Socio-Economic/ Caring Responsibilities - Do you look after, or give any help or physical support to, anyone because they have long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, or problems related to old age? Do not include paid employment.(Required)

Socio-Economic - What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?(Required)

Socio-Economic - What type of school did you attend for the most tme between ages of 11 and 16?(Required)

* independent school meaning a school that charged a fee to attend rather than funded by the government.

Socio-Economic - If you finished school after 1980, were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years?(Required)

Board Member Recruitment Form (OC Mar 23)

Section 1: About you

Section 2: Supporting statements

Section 3: Diversity Monitoring

Section Four: Declarations