Enginuity is a charity and charitable group dedicated to finding new ways to close skills gaps in UK engineering and manufacturing, so that employers have the right skills to prosper. Our 'Enginuity' in marrying our engineering and skills expertise with ingenuity with data, is how we design and constantly improve solutions that provide a great user experience, create new solutions that are easy to use, and prove the business case for skills and talent development.

Enginuity is now looking to appoint a new Group Chair and two Trustees to the Board of Enginuity Group (covering both Enginuity and EAL).

EAL is one of two commercial subsidiaries of the charity and is a specialist Awarding Organisation and End Point Assessment Organisation for engineering and manufacturing. EAL supports the industry by providing high quality qualifications, assessments and skills solutions for educators and training providers. 

Enginuity Skills is our other trading subsidiary and allows the charity to generate income from its products and services to third parties.

Any surplus generated by the two subsidiaries is gift-aided to the charity for reinvestment into the sector.

As we plan for the future, we are now seeking to appoint a Chair and two Trustees. We are very keen to work towards a more diverse Board of Trustees and equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to everything we do as we strive to make Enginuity an inclusive place to work. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Appointment of the Chair

The Chair is the driving force behind the charity's progress, ensuring that Enginuity’s Group mission and values are upheld while guiding it towards long-term sustainability and success. This role acts as a figurehead, representing the organisation to external stakeholders and fostering positive relationships with beneficiaries and key stakeholders. The Chair plays a crucial internal leadership role, overseeing the board's functioning, facilitating constructive discussions and providing leadership and direction ensuring that each member contributes effectively and enabling the Board to fulfil their responsibilities.

As well as a demonstrated passion for skills and the engineering and manufacturing sector, candidates will have previous demonstrable experience of chairing boards in the capacity of either Chair or Deputy Chair. The Chair will also demonstrate the ability to make the connections and influence at a senior level with Government and other stakeholder organisations. Candidates will use their network for benefit of Enginuity Group and to widen that network for benefit of the organisation.

Time Commitments

The expected time commitment is 3-4 days a month. This is a remunerated roleof up to £40,000 per annum based on 3-4 days a month.

Term of Office

The Chair is elected/re-elected for a term of 3 years unless otherwise specified (maximum 9 years).

How to Apply

Candidates wishing to apply should submit a CV (including comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) along with a covering letter which fully addresses the competencies outlined in the role description and person specification.  

For further details, including the job description, person specification, and information on how to apply, please select the 'Download Further Details' option below. Once you have supplied your details, this information will be available to download.

Enginuity will be advised and supported in this appointment process by their executive search partner Perrett Laver.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the Chair, please contact Urvashi Ramphul (she/her) at Perrett Laver via urvashi.ramphul@perrettlaver.com or +44 (0)20 7340 6280. 

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification to https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting reference 7195. 

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Inclusion

Perrett Laver believes that excellence will be achieved through recognising the value of every individual. A broad range of perspectives, backgrounds and opinions amongst our global community of colleagues is crucial in maintaining our culture of openness, intellectual curiosity, and creativity. We take an active role in supporting under-represented communities and groups in becoming better and more fairly represented in the leadership of all organisations. We also know that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our ability to identify, engage and secure candidates from these groups.

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, identity, and experience drives us every day – for clients, for candidate identification and in the recruitment, development and retention of colleagues. 

To ensure inclusion on the basis of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, family circumstance, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, political or religious beliefs, race, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, we would like to specifically invite applications from under-represented groups.

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