Welcome to Bernicia
We are looking for
Board and Independent
Committee Members
Closing date: Friday 29th May
Board Member and Member of Commercial Board candidate pack
Salary: £6090pa (inclusive of £500 travel)
Independent Member of Investment Committee candidate pack
Salary: £2,730pa (inclusive
of £500 travel)
About Us
For over 60 years Bernicia has been a highly respected organisation providing quality and affordable homes and delivering a range of exceptional services to people across the North East region. We own and manage over 14,000 properties and have a continuous pipeline of new homes in development, across a range of property types and tenures. We provide housing and services for single people, couples, families and older residents and for people who need a bit more support to enjoy the independence of living in their own home. We are an anchor institution in the North East with a strong commitment to community investment, particularly in raising aspirations and building skills, confidence, and employability within our communities. We employ over 660 people and have an annual turnover of circa £100 million.
Our commercial subsidiary, Kingston, delivers leasehold & estates management services on behalf of owner occupiers, estate agency and private rented accommodation. Operating on a ‘profit for purpose’ basis, their surplus is donated to Bernicia to support people into training and employment and deliver financial and social inclusion initiatives.
In April 2026 we launched our five-year ‘Bernicia Effect: Supporting Opportunity’ corporate strategy, which will see us invest over £400m in services, in new and existing homes, in neighbourhoods, in communities and in the North East region.
OUR Strategic objectives
We have identified four Strategic Objectives which articulate the direction of travel for Bernicia, and the value we want to deliver.
Each objective has key success factors, supplementary targets and measures (measures being an overall indicator of our direction of travel towards a target).
Monitoring our progress against these targets and measures informs us of progress towards the delivery of our corporate objective and therefore the successful delivery of our strategy.
Investing in Homes
and Communities
We understand the impact that good quality, safe and secure homes can have on the health, quality of life and life opportunities of tenants and customers, and their families
Listening and Delivering
Value for Money Services
Bernicia has high levels of customer satisfaction and maintain this through the promotion of a customer-centric culture.
Demonstrating Organisational Effectiveness
We have strong leadership and corporate governance, are financially robust and aim to be an inclusive organisation. Colleagues are a major factor in our success, delivering services and living our values.
Working Collaboratively to Support Opportunity across the North East.
Bernicia is more than just a landlord, we are an anchor institution we are rooted in and trusted by our communities. We will deliver maximum value for our tenants, customers, wider communities, partners, stakeholders and the North-East.
Mission and Vision
Vision (Our Overall Impact)
We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that. By listening to tenants and customers, and supporting opportunity across the North East, we can enhance communities and help transform our region; it’s called The Bernicia Effect.
Mission (Our purpose)
Values
Collaborative