Non-Executive Director

MHFA England are seeking a Non-Executive Director with expertise in workplace mental health and wellbeing to assist in agreeing and supporting MHFA England’s strategy, ensuring the delivery of MHFA’s overall purpose and mission as a social enterprise.

The Non-Executive Director will ensure the human and financial resources are available to achieve MHFA England’s objectives by providing expertise and guidance.

There may also be an opportunity for the postholder to sit as part of one of our other governance committees.

Principle duties:

1. Promoting the highest standards of corporate governance in compliance with regulatory, constitutional, legal, financial, and other obligations
2. Overseeing the delivery of MHFA England’s strategy and performance
3. Protecting the long-term sustainability of MHFA England
4. Safeguarding the reputation of MHFA England
5. Providing expert insight, understanding, and experience relating to marketing, communications, and branding
6. Leading a Board sub-committee, where required
7. Representing MHFA England at collaboration and network events, and contributing to the development of organisational relationships

Person specification: 

1. Experience and knowledge of implementing mental health and wellbeing strategies, policies, training, and support in medium to large organisations, and measuring their impact
2. An awareness of economic and political changes that may impact MHFA England
3. Sound judgement around corporate governance, financial strategy risk and opportunity
4. A commitment to social enterprise and MHFA England’s values and culture
5. Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and teamworking skills
6. Partnership-minded, political astute and diplomatic, but able to challenge
7. Curious and embraces innovation
8. A strong personal commitment to workplace equity

Application details: 

Please submit:

• A comprehensive CV including details of your achievements in each role
• A supporting statement. This should clearly set out how you meet each of the criteria set out in the person specification. You should provide evidence in your statement; and not simply a broad claim to have done it – give us examples and dimensions; tell us what this achieved and how it helped meet your organisations’ goals
• Please ensure that you indicate in your application any dates when you will not be available, or where we might have difficulty in contacting you
• Please let us know of any accessibility accommodations you may require

Key dates:

Closing date for applications is midnight Tuesday 24 June 2025.