Profile of a Member of the Supervisory Board: Housing

Oosterpoort rents and manages over 5,000 homes in the municipalities of Berg en Dal and Heumen. We provide a comfortable home for our tenants. That means more than just a roof over their heads. It also involves a comfortable living environment, a home that meets their housing needs, affordable monthly costs, and a pleasant neighborhood. We are here for people who cannot secure housing on their own—for example, due to low income, special care needs, or an urgent need for housing. We have big ambitions and plan to build hundreds of new homes in the coming years while making our existing portfolio more sustainable.

Tenants’ Interest Organization
Oosterpoort considers the tenants’ organization HV Woonbelang to be a key stakeholder. HV Woonbelang represents the interests of all Oosterpoort tenants and serves as a reliable partner in dialogue. In this way, the tenants’ organization plays a vital role in ensuring that current and future tenants can continue to live in pleasant, affordable, and safe housing.
For more information about HV Woonbelang, see www.hv-woonbelang.nl
For more information about Oosterpoort, see www.oosterpoortwoon.nl

General Qualification Profile of the Oosterpoort Supervisory Board

The guiding principle for the composition of the Supervisory Board is that all members are generalists who together form a multidisciplinary team and complement one another. We oversee Oosterpoort’s policies, statutory objectives, and investments. We maintain a broad perspective to ensure comprehensive decision-making. For more information about the general quality profile, please refer to the Profile of the Board of Supervisors.

Specific profile for the tenant representative

A vacancy has opened on the Oosterpoort Supervisory Board for a tenant representative with a focus on housing. We are looking for a dedicated tenant representative who has an affinity for the issues facing the housing association in the context of its social mission and its stakeholders. This will help contribute to Oosterpoort’s continuity and capacity for innovation. This profile requires the following competencies, personal characteristics, and qualities.

Knowledge and experience

• You are involved in developments in the social sector and new (societal) trends in society, for example through your work in the healthcare or social services sector or in a social role.
• You have an interest in issues related to quality of life, housing, healthcare, and affordability.
• You care about tenants' interests and want to play an active role in supporting them.
• You are able to assess issues related to housing and care, public housing, and quality of life from a broad perspective, in relation to both the social and business objectives of the housing association, and to develop a vision based on that assessment.

Personal characteristics and qualities

• You have ties to the Oosterpoort service area (the Arnhem-Nijmegen region).
• You have good social skills and a knack for interpersonal relationships.
• You are a team player and are committed to making collaborations a success.
• You are able to serve as a liaison, in this case between the housing association, the Board of Supervisors, and the tenants' organization.
• You have an open and curious attitude.
• You show initiative and aren't afraid to take the lead.

The Supervisory Board strives for a balanced and diverse composition, including in terms of gender, age, professional backgrounds, knowledge and expertise, ethnic background, and personality traits. Given the current composition, the Supervisory Board has an explicit preference for a woman whose background and expertise complement those of the other members of the Supervisory Board. Supervisory experience is not required, but experience at the administrative or strategic level is.

The Supervisory Board has a workload of approximately 200 hours per year, consisting of five to six Supervisory Board meetings, thematic and project meetings, consultations with the tenants’ association, and committee meetings. The term of office is four years, after which reappointment for another four years is possible. The supervisory board members receive compensation in accordance with the VTW’s professional guidelines.

Procedure

Oosterpoort aims to fill the position by September 2023. The selection committee consists of board members of HV Woonbelang and members of the Supervisory Board, and is advised by Oosterpoort’s managing director. The committee will conduct interviews with the invited candidates. The interviews will take place in week 22.

If selected, the mandatory Fit & Proper test will be conducted by the Housing Associations Authority. Following a positive assessment by the Authority, the formal appointment will take place.

Job Application

Do you have any questions about the role and responsibilities of the Supervisory Board, or about this position in particular? If so, please contact Ms. Farah Aarts, Chair of the Supervisory Board and Tenants’ Representative, by phone at (024) 322 22 55 or by Branko Petkovsek, board member of HV Woonbelang, at (06) 42 73 97 44.

Oosterpoort is being assisted in this process by the executive search firm Colourful People. Please submit your application by May 1, 2023, via the Colourful People website.