Role requires built environment or non-profit governance experience to direct work on housing and neighbourhood quality
The Quality of Life Foundation (QOLF) is seeking a new chair for its board of trustees, with applications open until 12 September. The role is aimed at candidates with senior-level experience in the built environment or the non-profit sector, and a commitment to improving housing and neighbourhood quality.
The London-based charity was founded in 2019 by dRMM co-founder Sadie Morgan, its current director Matthew Morgan, a former senior editor at HarperCollins, and Berkeley Group founder Tony Pidgley.
It undertakes research, consultancy and advocacy work intended to make health and wellbeing central to the planning, design and management of homes and neighbourhoods in the UK. It partners with organisations including universities, local authorities, developers and community groups.
The new chair will succeed Jonny Anstead, who has led the board since the foundation’s inception. The organisation says the position requires approximately one day per month, with quarterly board meetings, sub-committee work, and monthly meetings with the director. The post is unpaid but reasonable expenses will be covered.
According to QOLF, the successful candidate must have a strong network within the built environment sector or significant experience in charity governance, business development and fundraising. The role is intended to support the delivery of the foundation’s new five-year strategy, which seeks to expand its reach and impact nationally.
The strategy aims to embed health and wellbeing as a priority in housing and neighbourhood design. Objectives include increasing community involvement in decision-making, promoting the use of evidence in planning, encouraging stewardship plans for long-term social impact, and supporting consistent evaluation of health and wellbeing outcomes for new developments.
Full details of the position, including the person specification, are available on the foundation’s website. Applications close on 12 September.
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