Lay Board Member

Posted by: Architects Registration Board

Employed By: Architects Registration Board

Salary or salary range - £8778 per annum

Contract type : Other

Location of position: London

Application deadline: 11am on 23 December 2024

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) was established in 1997 by the Architects Act and regulates over 40,000 architects. ARB employs 62 staff, led by a Chief Executive and Registrar who is also ARB’s Accounting Officer, and has an annual budget of circa £9 million. ARB is based in London.​

Key Responsibilities

- Plays a key role in the development of the organisation’s strategic direction in line with its statutory objectives and functions.
- Actively contributes to the Board’s decision-making process, taking appropriate account of the Architects Act 1997, ARB’s governance requirements, and any guidance provided by the relevant government departments.
- Ensures that the Board operates and exercises its functions in accordance with the highest standards of conduct and probity.
- Contributes to identifying and measuring the impact of the work of the Board.
- Demonstrates and maintains good practice in decision making and that this is appropriately and effectively reviewed to deliver high standards of regulation and propriety.
- Ensures that the collective work of the Board is reviewed and is working effectively.
- Displays and follows the Code of Practice for Board members which is consistent with the Cabinet Office Model Code.

Individual Duties

- Prepares for and attends all Board meetings, making an active contribution to discussions and decision making.

- In the event of unavoidable absence from a meeting, provides comments and questions in advance on the relevant papers to the meeting Chair.

- Upholds, models, and promotes the values behaviours, core policies, objectives and vision of the organisation.

- Provides leadership on equality, diversity and inclusion matters ensuring that this is reflected in all that ARB does.

- Provides leadership on ethical matters, upholding governance standards and respecting confidentiality.

- Ensures the organisation delivers against its Corporate Strategy,

- Participates fully in reviews of the Board’s performance, including individual, collective, Chair and peer assessment.

- Participates in annual review processes and attends learning and development opportunities in addition to completing e-learning programmes.

- Establishes and builds effective and constructive working relationships with the Executive, holding them to account for delivering agreed strategic objectives.

- Supports the Executive, whilst respecting the boundaries which exist between executive and non-executive roles.

- Maintains regular contact with the Chair and develops and maintains open and supportive relationships.

How to Apply

The Lay Board members will be appointed by the Privy Council. The recruitment process is administered by ARB’s sponsoring Government department, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Interested candidates must apply via the Government’s Public Appointment’s website https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8389