Member of the Board of Supervisors

Personal Profile: Member of the Supervisory Board with a background in public housing

As of January 1, 2024, a position will become available on the Supervisory Board for a member with a background in public housing. For this position, we are seeking candidates who have a clear understanding of developments in society and, in particular, within the public housing sector. You are forward-thinking with a clear vision of housing construction and sustainability, and you are able to effectively evaluate investment proposals based on their substance and financial soundness. You have substantive work experience in the social housing sector; we are thinking, for example, of a board member/director of a housing association or a real estate manager. You are a social housing professional through and through and have a hands-on mentality. As a sparring partner to the executive director, you can contribute your experience to discussions about upcoming developments for Woondiensten Aarwoude in the area of strategic partnerships. At the same time, you know how to play the role of a constructive, critical “thorn in the side” from an independent perspective to help the housing association where necessary. Ideally, you also have experience with merger processes.

In the coming years, Woondiensten Aarwoude is planning the following developments:

• Making homes more sustainable
• Search for strategic partners
• Growth in the number of homes
• Professionalization of the organization

With your big-picture perspective, you can make a valuable contribution to discussions within the Supervisory Board. You have strong communication skills and a business-minded approach, combined with a social conscience. You are also a true team player who fosters effective collaboration within the motivated team of Supervisory Board members in an informal atmosphere. Supervisory experience is not a requirement if you possess the right skills. We warmly invite people who recognize themselves in this profile to apply.

Required skills:

• Authenticity
• Bird's-eye view
• Management insight
• Integrity and moral awareness
• Team player
• Self-reflection
• Independent judgment

Housing Services Aarwoude

With over 2,000 homes, Woondiensten Aarwoude is a small but dynamic housing association serving the municipalities of Kaag en Braasem and Nieuwkoop, in the Green Heart of the Randstad. The organization is financially sound and has ambitious goals. Woondiensten Aarwoude has major plans in the areas of sustainability and a significant expansion of its housing stock. The organization (approx. 20 FTE) has been strengthened in recent years to better meet the challenges ahead. Woondiensten Aarwoude is doing this in collaboration with its stakeholders, such as tenants (and tenant organizations) and municipalities.

The Board of Directors

The Supervisory Board consists of five members. The Supervisory Board appoints the housing association’s board of directors and exercises primary oversight (internal control function), paying particular attention to the procedural soundness of the decisions made by the board of directors and management. The Supervisory Board also serves as a sounding board for the CEO and provides him with advice and support. Within the Supervisory Board, there are two committees: the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

General Profile of the Board of Supervisors

The guiding principle for the composition of the Supervisory Board is that it consists of generalists who together form a multidisciplinary team. To ensure comprehensive decision-making, members are needed who have a specific area of expertise but, above all, a broad perspective.
Members are expected to be decisive and results-oriented. They must be able to engage in rigorous discussions in a collegial manner. They must know what to assess and be able to ask the right questions.
In this regard, it is desirable to achieve a certain balance between individuals from the business community and members from the nonprofit sector.
Specifically for the Supervisory Board of the Stichting Woondiensten Aarwoude, the composition of the Board should, as much as possible, reflect the population in the area where Woondiensten Aarwoude operates.

In addition to the desired qualities listed below, we strive for a diverse and balanced composition in terms of gender, age, professional background, knowledge and expertise, ethnic background, and personality traits, among other factors.

Members possess the following general qualities:

• a vision for supervision, compliance, and governance;
• is actively involved in or has studied regulatory reform;
• a big-picture perspective, analytical skills, and the ability to distinguish between main and secondary issues (work and thinking level equivalent to at least a bachelor’s degree);
• being able to serve, in general terms, as a sounding board for the executive director on various policy areas and sub-areas;
• knowledge and experience with organizational governance, structure, and accountability issues;
• knowledge and experience in administrative decision-making processes;
• understanding of strategic decision-making processes;
• the ability to work as part of a team;
• a general interest in society and public housing;
• alignment with the housing authority’s mission;
• skills such as the ability to lead discussions, conduct meetings, make decisions, and communicate effectively.

In addition, members must feel a connection to society in general and public housing in particular.

There must be no conflict of interest arising from the day-to-day activities of the members of the Supervisory Board or from any other source.

Compensation and availability: This position is compensated with an annual stipend of €7,600. The Supervisory Board meets 8 to 10 times a year for its regular meetings. In addition, there will be a number of other meetings and/or activities at which attendance is required.

Interested?

Woondiensten Aarwoude is being assisted in this process by the executive search firm Colourful People. For more information about the position and the application process, please contact Hatice Türkmen, partner at Colourful People (06-46081232)

If you are interested, please apply via our website with a cover letter and resume by August 19, 2023.

The preliminary interviews are scheduled for August 22 and 25, 2023.

The interviews at Woondiensten Aarwoude will take place on September 15 (5:00–7:30 p.m.)!