Your responsibility will be to lead the Acis Group Board to ensure its effectiveness in all aspects of its role, and to facilitate constructive relationships between the executive leadership team and fellow board members as well as other key staff and customer groups. As an integral part of our Board, your role will be to contribute to setting our long-term strategic direction; setting the risk appetite and monitor risk; ensuring an effective business plan and budget is in place and remains viable; monitoring and managing performance through internal controls and delegation to committees and ensuring the Board fulfils its duties and responsibilities for proper governance.

Please refer to the recruitment pack on our website for full overview of the role and an insight to Acis group and what we do.

Some of the key responsibilities and accountabilities as Chair of the Board:

• Provide inclusive leadership to our Board
• Set a positive culture, with a strong people focus
• Ensure that we meet our legal and regulatory obligations
• Develop a detailed understanding of the knowledge and capability of fellow board members
• Manage and resolve any conflicts within the Board
• Appraise the performance of all Board members on an annual basis and undertake reviews of Board performance
• Ensure that our Board is regularly refreshed and incorporates the right balance of skills, knowledge and experiences
• Chair meetings of the Board effectively and efficiently
• Provide oversight, direction and constructive challenge to our Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team whilst maintaining an open and supportive relationship with them
• Act as an external ambassador for us by positively promoting us amongst our stakeholders and peers

As Chair of the Board you also have a personal responsibility to:

• Prepare for and attend Board and committee meetings, strategy events, training and development events
• Always act in a fair and professional manner and in our best interests
• Uphold our values and our principles through high standards of ethical conduct and behaviour
• Contribute to, and share responsibility for, the Board’s decisions, including its duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and independent judgement
• Establish and maintain a strong positive working relationship between the Board, the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, other key staff and customer groups
• Positively promote Acis

Remuneration

Chair of the Board and Board Member remuneration is reviewed triennially as part of our independent governance review. It was last reviewed in December 2023.The remuneration level for our Chair of the Board is set at £12,000 per annum.

Time Frames:
Friday 14th March 2025 - Advert closes
Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Interviews
Monday 31st March 2025 - Board meeting to approve appointments
Monday 2nd June & Monday 28th July 2025 - Co-option to Board as Chair Designate and observer at meetings
Monday 29th September - Appointment to full Board Member status as AGM

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need

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