STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Title:
Board Member
Responsible to:
The Board of Grampian Housing Association
Responsible for:
Grampian Housing Association
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
To set the strategic direction for GHA and ensure that the Executive Management Team meets
the organisation’s agreed objectives.
To ensure that GHA is managed efficiently, effectively and in line with the requirements of the
law, regulatory bodies and best practice.
To ensure that risks to the organisation are understood and that arrangements are in place to
properly manage them.
To act only in the interests of GHA and not on behalf of any constituency or interest group.
To uphold the reputation of GHA and the values, objectives and principles for which it stands.
To be accountable with other Board Members to tenants, residents and stakeholders for the
decisions and actions of the Board.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Operational Responsibilities
1.1
To participate fully in the planning of GHA’s work, setting objectives accordingly.
1.2
To regularly attend Board meetings, participate fully in discussions and share
responsibility within the decision making process.
1.3
To join one or more sub-committee’s and any process where the Board or subcommittee acts in the capacity as an appellant body or employment related role.
1.4
To play an active part in developing, approving and implementing strategies and
policies to drive the work of the organisation.
1.5
To play an active part in identifying and monitoring the organisation’s risks in day to
day activities and in new ventures and agreeing controls that need to be put in place
to minimise risk.
1.6
To read and digest reports prepared by staff and advisors sufficient to debate,
question and where necessary challenge their contents.
1.7
To scrutinise and review the performance of GHA against agreed goals and targets,
and monitor performance.
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1.8
To maintain an overview of the organisation’s internal audit function and consider the
external audit management letter.
1.9
To ensure that decisions taken by the Board are in GHA’s best interests and that it’s
legal and regulatory responsibilities are met.
1.10
To maintain collective responsibility and abide by decisions of the Board and its subcommittee’s.
1.11
To assist with the induction of new Board Members, providing advice and guidance
and acting as a ‘buddy’ by agreement with the Chair.
1.12
To attend appropriate training events, conferences and seminars to keep up to date
with current issues.
1.13
To attend GHA sponsored events, for example development scheme openings, to
network and promote the organisation and to avoid doing anything to undermine the
work or reputation of GHA.
1.14
To participate in annual performance and development appraisal
2. Management Responsibilities
2.1
To be involved in the appointment (and if necessary the dismissal) as appropriate of
the Chief Executive and the Executive Management Team.
3. Financial Responsibilities
3.1
To set budgets for each coming financial year, looking at previous spending, new
priorities and changing costs.
4. Other Responsibilities
4.1
To uphold the organisation’s code of conduct for Board Members.
4.2
To ensure that matters dealt with by the Board in confidence remain confidential.
4.3
To be accountable to GHA and put its wellbeing before other considerations.
4.4
To be fully committed to equality of opportunity for all sections of the community and
to put this into practice at all times.
Board Member declaration:
“I agree in accordance with the Statement of Responsibilities”.
Date:
…………………………………………………………………
Print name:
…………………………………………………………………
Sign:
…………………………………………………………………
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