Non Executive Director
- Employer
- Catalyst
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- £2,000 per day
- Closing date
- 31 Jul 2019
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- Sector
- Business Services
- Responsibilities
- Analyst
- Position/Level
- Professional / Specialist
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Language
- English
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Our client is a highly innovative, VC-backed technology company ready to move into the next phase of its development - a tremendously exciting time with incredible potential. With major investment pending, they are looking to appoint an seasoned Non-Executive Director (NED/NXD) to their highly experienced team.
As NED/NXD your responsibilities will include:
As NED/NXD your responsibilities will include:
- Challenging and contributing to the development of strategy, through a clearer and/or wider view of possible factors influencing the business and its environment
- Scrutinising and monitoring the performance of management in meeting-agreed goals and objectives, including contributing to succession planning
- Ensuring financial information is accurate and that financial controls and systems of risk management are robust and defensible
- Benefitting the company's and board's effectiveness through outside contacts and opinions - connecting both with networks of useful people and organisations
- Providing independent views on resources, appointments, standards of conduct
- Board performance evaluation including addressing issues and benchmarking
- Appropriate/aligned board level experience, preferably with a strong background in Marketing, Health and Insurance
- Clear understanding of the role and responsibilities of a non-executive director - including those of governance and accountability.
- Experience of regulated environments and a good understanding of what it means to hold a board position in a private organisation
- The ability to grasp a wide range of complex financial issues; excellent communication skills; a readiness to listen to the views of others; the ability to challenge, support and influence constructively; exceptional judgement; high level of integrity.
- Applications from candidates who are still in the executive phase of their careers are welcome, subject to agreement from their employer and avoiding conflicts of interest
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