{"id":14,"date":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/bre\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:21:38","slug":"person-specification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rics-board\/person-specification\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rics-board\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/487\/2026\/10\/rics-board-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"rics-board-banner\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Person Specification &#8211; RICS Board Chair\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Knowledge and Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Essential<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An RICS member with a demonstrable understanding of RICS and its role as a professional body, regulator, educator, influencer and leading global voice in the Built and Natural Environment.<\/li>\n<li>A demonstrated commitment to the organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Experienced non-executive used to chairing boards and\/or committees in international organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrable experience of successfully working in\/with organisations with appropriately complex governance arrangements.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrable experience in leading ongoing organisational change whilst maintaining stakeholder engagement and support.<\/li>\n<li>Experience or understanding of the challenges of working in a regulated environment and\/or a membership organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of organisational oversight, including governance, financial performance and legal compliance and transparency.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in working for\/with a high-profile, publicly scrutinised organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Clear understanding, and acceptance, of the legal duties and liabilities of an organisation operating in a global environment.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrable commitment to climate action and sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Desirable<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of developing and implementing business plans for complex global organisations in response to changing global, social, financial and risk landscapes.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of the business and commercial requirements of RICS and the competing public trust interests of a professional and regulatory body.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of performing a non-executive role in\/with a not for profit\/public benefit organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to develop and promote a global brand and understanding the importance of developing trust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Skills and Abilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Chair must be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and maintain the separation between the non-executive function and executive function enabling the Chair to lead the Board and the CEO lead the organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee the implementation of ongoing organisational wide change.<\/li>\n<li>Scrutinise financial, budgetary and performance data and provide constructive challenge, input, and oversight.<\/li>\n<li>Identify, interpret, and evaluate complex information, enable difficult matters to be resolved and make informed and robust decisions as a consequence.<\/li>\n<li>Chair meetings ensuring that participants\u2019 debate issues constructively, listen to each other, draw on everyone\u2019s expertise to develop thoughts and ideas, enabling consensus to be reached even when diverse views exist.<\/li>\n<li>Use reasoned and independent judgement to make clear, timely decisions understanding their implications and ensuring that they are pragmatic and align with the corporate vision and objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Work collaboratively with people at all levels within the organisation including other governance body members, challenge on difficult issues in a non-confrontational way and provide feedback as required.<\/li>\n<li>Appreciate the professional disciplines and the diversity which exists within RICS, understanding the expectations of different communities within membership and the need to have an inclusive approach.<\/li>\n<li>Maximise strong networking capabilities and political nous.<\/li>\n<li>Act as a thought leader who can inspire others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Behaviours and Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Committed and ambitious for the long-term sustainable success of the RICS, with a genuine interest in, and empathy for, the members and employers it serves, and to making a difference on their behalf.<\/li>\n<li>Externally credible, with the experience and energy to represent RICS to maximise its reputation, influence and impact demonstrating a keen interest in the \u201cbig topics\u201d affecting our Profession.<\/li>\n<li>Exceptional relationship builder with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a high degree of emotional intelligence, empathy, and an ability to influence, persuade and negotiate at the highest.<\/li>\n<li>Politically astute and diplomatic, with objective judgement, common sense, and;<\/li>\n<li>Able to demonstrate personal qualities of integrity, credibility and a commitment to the values and principles of RICS, including promoting the usefulness of the profession for the public advantage.<\/li>\n<li>Is in possession of a progressive and future-focused mindset, bringing energy to implementing improvements and change when require.<\/li>\n<li>Able to embrace the diversity of professional disciplines within RICS\u2019s membership, taking into account the expectations of different communities and global 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