Group Chair

As one of the country’s leading providers of social housing, development, and care and support, emh group delivers services that make a meaningful difference to the communities it serves. Our mission is simple and powerful: to provide homes and care that improve opportunities for people. emh group manages more than 22,000 homes, employs over 1,100 colleagues, and has a turnover of £152.5 million. Operating across 45 local authority areas, the Group continues to invest in a substantial development programme to meet long-term housing need.

The opportunity to become the next emh group Chair is therefore exceptionally attractive. Our incoming Chair will help steer the next phase of the Group’s strategy by setting our overall strategic direction, engaging other emh Boards, influencing stakeholders, and maintaining the integrity of our governance. We are also ambitious to ensure that customer voices, perspectives and insights become ever more integrated into the board’s work, and that we continue to drive strong performance from our diverse and established group structure.

Candidates will be able to show extensive experience of senior leadership (either executive or non-executive) within a complex and customer-focused organisation, and familiarity with the role and duties of the Chair is desirable – we expect you will already have experience of board leadership. We want to hear from people with impressive commercial ability, a track record of motivational leadership, and a personal commitment to the emh group’s values. Sophisticated sector knowledge, including the regulatory and policy landscape, would be a definite advantage; and you must be skilled at strategic leadership, transformation and change in a complex operating environment. Strong candidates will be collaborative, ethical and have a strong sense of social purpose, and be ready to bring their energy, ambition and strategic expertise to the East Midlands.
Please visit www.emh-changinglives.co.uk to find out more.

For a confidential discussion please contact Anne Elliott at ema on 07875 762029.

Closing date: 13 February 2026

Anne Elliott

Managing Director

07768 027837

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