Board Member - Old Oak and Park Royal DevelopmentCorporation

Jointhe Board of the Old Oak and Park Royal DevelopmentCorporation

AboutOPDC: Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation(OPDC) is the Mayor of London's statutory Mayoral DevelopmentCorporation - a planning and delivery agency established toregenerate the 650-hectare Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Areathat spans parts of three West London boroughs (Ealing, Hammersmith& Fulham and Brent).

OPDC's focus isto promote, organise and deliver the full potential for changegenerated by the £1.7bn Old Oak Common station, which will be theonly interchange between HS2, the Elizabeth line and the GreatWestern mainline - bringing rapid new connections to Birmingham, toCentral London, Canary Wharf and Heathrow, and to the ThamesValley, Oxford and the West Country.

At its heart is the creation ofa revitalised urban district. With major new investment into thelocal economy, thousands of new and affordable homes, and atransformed public realm, the area will become a flourishing urbancommunity in the heart of West London. The Old Oak project withinthe OPDC area will create 9,000 homes and 11,000 jobs across70-acres of publicly owned land. As we move from ourplanning phase into large-scale delivery, this is a uniqueopportunity to be part of one of the UK's most substantial andexciting regeneration projects.

Aboutthe Role: As a Board member you will providestrategic oversight, independent challenge and expert advice to ourexecutive team; monitor financial and operational performance; andpromote the OPDC area as a prime location for investment, living,and working. You will foster meaningful community engagement,ensuring our plans and programmes truly reflect the needs andaspirations of our existing resident and business communities aswell as the newcomers we attract.

We are looking for four newBoard members with broad experience and expertise in urbanregeneration in all its interconnected facets but including atleast two of the following: real estate; infrastructure; urbandesign and planning; community and stakeholder engagement;sustainability; economic development; and institutional finance.

About the Person: You willbring a strong commitment to inclusive team working, be a clearstrategic thinker, capable of independent and informed judgement,with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You willuphold and model the highest standards of governance and publicprobity and have a tangible commitment to equity diversity,inclusion. We want a Board that reflects the diversity of ourproject and our city, and we welcome applications from those whomay be applying for their first non-executiverole.

Your will need to becomfortable and credible working with the executive team, otherBoard members and a diverse range of stakeholders, both locally andnationally.

TheMayor and OPDC are firmly committed to reflecting and championingthe rich diversity of the communities with which we work, and weespecially welcome applications that reflect this.

The OPDC Board generally meetsquarterly, and Board members are required to join one or more ofour four committees. One of our new members is also likely tobecome a member of our Planning Committee. Alongside occasionalinformal meetings and public engagements the typical commitment istwo to three days per month.

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Old Oak and Park Royal DevelopmentCorporation (OPDC) London City Hall

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Tenure andRemuneration

Board membersare appointed for a term of up to 4 years, at the Mayor'sdiscretion, and remuneration for this role is £14,000 perannum.

How toApply: If you are passionate about making a positiveimpact on the communities we serve and have the skills andexperience to contribute to our vision, we would love to hear fromyou. Please contact Marek Dobrowolski at Berwick Partners for moreinformation and to submit your application.

ClosingDate: Sunday 08 June at 23:59

Equalopportunities monitoring

OPDC is committed to providing equal opportunities forall, irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, marital status,religion, and sexual orientation.

As partof the application process, we ask candidates to complete equalopportunities monitoring information. This will help us to monitorselection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity isbeing achieved and identify where we can improve in this area. Theinformation on the form will be treated as confidential and usedfor statistical purposes only. The form will not be treated as partof your application.

Guaranteed InterviewScheme

OPDC is a committedDisability Confident employer and as such, operates a GuaranteedInterview Scheme (GIS) for candidates with a disability. We arecommitted to interviewing all applicants with a disability whoprovide evidence of meeting the minimum requirements necessary forthe post, as set out in this applicant pack.

To be eligible, your disability must be within thedefinition laid down in the Equality Act 2010. A disabled person isdefined by the Equality Act 2010 as someone who has a physical ormental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverseeffect on their ability to perform normal day-to-day activities.For the purposes of this policy, these words have the followingmeanings:

'Substantial' meansmore than minor or trivial;

'Long-term' meansthat the effect of the impairment has lasted, or is likely to last,12 months (there are special rules covering recurring orfluctuating conditions);

'Normal day-to-dayactivities' include everyday things like eating, washing, walkingand going shopping.

If you consider yourself eligible to apply for this postunder the Disability Confident Scheme, please indicate this in theDisability Confident form you will receive uponapplication.

Thank youfor taking the time and effort to apply for this role. All data isprocessed in accordance with the provisions of the Data ProtectionAct.

For further information about therole, please contact: Marek Dobrowolski -