Non-Executive Board Member (GCBF)

The Growth Company (GC) is an award-winning and values-driven social enterprise that supports the growth and prosperity of places, businesses, and individuals. Last year, GC services enabled 17,000 unemployed people to find work, 11,000 new businesses to start trading, and added £657m of GVA. GC is now one of the largest third-sector employers with an annual turnover of more than £100m and 1,500 colleagues.

GC Business Finance (GCBF) is looking for Non-Executive Board members to develop and build on GCBF’s missions, goals, and responsibilities. The successful candidates will be pivotal in ensuring that GCBF fulfils its strategic objectives in a way that is driven by its values, develops the business, while being mindful of the requirements of being an FCA regulated business.

As a GCBF Board Member, knowledge of FCA-regulated activity is essential, along with experience managing loan and equity finance at scale.

Key Responsibilities of GCBF Board Members include:

• Helping to define and support the organisation's purpose, vision, goals and activities.
• Providing effective scrutiny across key areas of business, particularly the company’s strategic plan, financial plans, financial results and risk management, compliance and consumer duty aligned to an FCA-regulated business.
• Shaping strategy and overseeing and driving impact.
• Bringing insights into risks and opportunities from your specific area of expertise to the Board.
• Driving organisational delivery and improvement.
• Be an active ambassador and champion of GCBF.

Essential Skills and Requirements:

• You must hold qualifications as a qualified accountant (A/FCA, A/FCCA or CIPFA), and demonstrate a proven track record in one or more of the following areas:
• strategic and financial management
• analysis, and planning
• internal and external audit, and
• risk & assurance.
• You must harness commercial expertise with high commercial acumen.
• An understanding of Green Finance options in climate change/environmental sustainability or functional expertise in leading ESG-related strategy is desirable.
• Experience in the technology sector, with an interest in digital transformation initiatives in a financial environment is beneficial.
• Ability to demonstrate delivery in complex publicly funded projects/contracts is desirable.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit your cover letter and CV via the Growth Company’s careers page.

• The advert closes on 30th August 2024, applications sent after this date will not be considered.
• Further information on the position will be provided once selected for the interview stage.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a 1st stage interview w/c 12th August 2024.
• The roles are non-remunerated.
• For any queries, please contact the GC’s internal recruitment team: careers@growthco.uk or call 0161 237 4447.
• To learn more about GCBF, please visit: Approved Business Finance in the UK | GC Business Finance (growthco.uk).

GCBF welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. As individuals from ethnic communities are currently under-represented on the Board, applications from those candidates would be particularly encouraged. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process in line with GC’s EDI initiatives and inclusive recruitment processes. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, the organisation may employ positive action where diverse candidates can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.