Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in joining the Board of Barcud Housing Association or Care & Repair Powys at such an exciting and pivotal time in our journey.

Barcud is a progressive, community-focused housing association operating across Powys, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire. We are proud to own and manage more than 4,000 homes, deliver a range of essential services to our communities, and support over 300 dedicated colleagues committed to excellence in everything they do.

As the parent organisation, the Barcud Board plays a critical role in ensuring our continued success. Our new Board Member and Co-optee will help to guide the delivery of our strategic objectives, safeguard our assets, and uphold our financial viability in line with regulatory expectations.

Our subsidiary, Care & Repair in Powys, makes a significant difference in the lives of older and disabled people, helping them to live safely and independently in their own homes. Through partnerships with local agencies, we provide advice on unclaimed benefits, energy efficiency, and practical adaptations that improve mobility and wellbeing. The new Chair of Care & Repair will play a key leadership role in championing our mission and values, driving governance excellence, and ensuring the successful delivery of our strategic aims. They will work closely with existing and new board members who will contribute to the governance framework and support the effective oversight of our strategic objectives.

Thank you very much for your interest in these board roles at Barcud Housing Association & Care & Repair in Powys. In order to apply, we will need the following from you:

• A CV. Make sure this confirms your current/most recent roles (you can sum up earlier roles, say before the last 15 years), tell us about your achievements so we get a picture of your skills and experience, and try to keep it to two pages or three at most;
• A personal statement. We want to hear about your motivation, why this role/organisation, and you will also want to evidence how relevant your offer is to the role specification; again ideally in two to three pages; and
• The declaration form, which you can access here and includes space to indicate if you cannot attend any of the interview

Barcud Main Board

Remuneration: £5k per annum, plus expenses

Time Commitment – Barcud Main Board

At least 1-2 days a month commitment required.

• 6 Board Meetings a year (in person)
• 4 Strategic Discussion and training meetings (in person)
• 2 away days along with the AGM (in person)
• 4 Committee meetings (online via Zoom meetings)
• Subsidiary Board meetings (online via Zoom meetings)
• As a Board Member, you will sit on at least one Sub Committee. Two members of the Barcud Board sit on each Subsidiary Board, you therefore may sit on a Subsidiary Board during your tenure.

Travel:
The majority of meetings are held at the registered office in Newtown, although they are sometimes rotated across our registered head office in Lampeter and our office in Aberystwyth. Travel and subsistence will be reimbursed in line with Barcud’s Group Board Member Expenses Policy. Any overnight accommodation is arranged by the Governance team as required.

Term: A maximum of 3 x 3-year terms

Closing Date | Thursday 3rd July 2025 (4pm)

Interviews
The recruitment will follow a single-stage process, consisting of a face-to-face interview with the selection panel. Interviews will be held at Barcud Regional Office, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1AL.

Care & Repair in Powys | 15 July 2025
The interview panel will be led by Alison Thorne, Chair of Barcud Board. Richard Woolley, Barcud Board member, Helen Rhydderch-Roberts, Care & Repair in Powys Board member and Sara Woodall, Director of Communities, Barcud will also be present as part of the selection panel.