Non-Executive Board Member Opportunities with Home Fix Scotland

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Welcome from the Chair

Thank you very much for your interest in becoming an Independent Non-Executive Director for Home Fix Scotland This role offers you the opportunity to help shape the development and strategic direction of a fast growing company, play a key role in delivering high quality services to its customers, and define goals and targets that will be monitored and scrutinised to ensure continual improved performance and service delivery.

Home Fix Scotland (HFS) is the commercial, for profit, subsidiary of River Clyde Homes (RCH) and is part of the RCH Group. HFS generates income to support the social housing activities of our charitable parent company.

This is an exciting time to be joining HFS. Having commenced trading in August 2016 with the founding principle of ‘A commercial mind with a social heart’ we are currently undertaking a range of property related activities predominantly for RCH but have real ambition to grow.

Building on our strong track record of delivery and customer-centric ethos, we aim to significantly increase turnover over the next 5 years by expanding our activities and tendering for more external contracts. In order to support this ambition, we are looking for identify 2 highly self-motivated and innovative individuals to join the existing Board of Directors.

As the Chair of the Board I personally value the contribution made by Board members and can confirm that any new Board member will be supported fully in this role.

Thank you again for your interest and if you would relish the opportunity to join an ambitious and growing organisation with a clear value base, identity and purpose, we would love to hear from you.

Christopher Morgan, Chair, Home Fix Scotland

Established in 2016 Home Fix Scotland (HFS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of River Clyde Homes* (RCH) and part of the RCH Group with 100% of their profits reinvested into employment initiatives and meaningful social projects through gift aid back to its parent company. This positive approach is what makes HFS different and will ultimately enable the organisation to establish strong and lasting partnerships, whilst also positively contributing to its communities more than traditional contractors.

With a turnover of c£9 million and employing 130 staff, HFS as an organisation is focused on using a “commercial mind with a social heart” and identifies itself as a Customer Service company delivering excellent Refurbishment, Mechanical, Electrical and Facilities Maintenance activities.

HFS has an established clear values base, that ensures that the wider community and its customers are aware of what it stands for:

Committed to exceeding expectations
Ownership, honesty and trust
Making a difference
Motivational leadership, with accountability
Integrity and innovation whilst having fun
Take a positive commercial approach
Teamwork and respect for all
Employ quality people
Deliver exceptional results

Currently delivering a number of services directly to RCH including, planned maintenance, property investment projects and grounds maintenance, there is significant ambition to extend HFS’ activities beyond RCH. With a clear strategic focus on external business growth, HFS will develop their marketing strategy in relation to its targeted market segments and undertake tailored marketing campaigns to highlight the capability of the business in both the local area and across Scotland. The key markets that HFS will focus on are:

• Local building maintenance market– Actively promoted building maintenance services to existing RCH factored owners, HFS will offer a bespoke and flexible service directly to them. Further potential customers in this market segment will be privately owned single end-users, looking to have work done on their property. The idea would be to offer a single-point-of-contact for all types of repair work.

• Local Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) – HFS will offer and range of services, including planned, cyclical and responsive response. It will offer this as a one- off tendered project or through a full turn-key facilities management solution to RSLs in the area, developed from its experience in delivering the same service to RCH.

• Local Private Landlords – Private landlords have the same governance and legal thresholds challenges as RSLs. HFS will be uniquely positioned to deliver similar turn-key solutions to private landlords. Individual consultation with private landlords will help tailor these maintenance packages to ensure affordability, whilst ensuring property let standards are maintained or improved.

• Ground Maintenance Services – The extension to the grounds’ maintenance service will allow HFS to offer this service to Factored and RCH tenants as part of a clear business growth plan. HFS has also commenced active tendering for external contracts.

*River Clyde Homes, formed in December 2007, is one of Scotland’s leading social housing management and affordable housing development companies.

Building on our strong track record of delivery and customer-centric ethos, we aim to significantly increase turnover over the next 5 years by expanding our activities and tendering for more external contracts.

In order to support this ambition, we are looking for identify 2 highly self-motivated and innovative individuals who will bring senior level and strategic experience ideally gained within the Construction / Facilities Management or Marketing, Communications and Brand environments.

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The recruitment process is being handled by our retained advisors, Livingston James.  Douglas Adam at Livingston James will conduct first stage interviews prior to discussing candidates with Home Fix Scotland.

Interested candidates should provide a tailored CV and covering letter to Douglas Adam at [email protected]

The recruitment of this position is managed by Livingston James