Board Adviser [Bakery]

What you’ll do

• Working with our Board and senior leadership team, you will:
• Observe Board meetings, contributing expertise where relevant - helping the Board ensure that Luminary has appropriate oversight of risks, policies and responsibilities
• Provide a sounding board for senior staff, offering confidential, constructive advice and mentoring as they navigate leadership and people-management challenges.
• Support the organisation to develop strong, fair and proportionate practices that reflect both good practice and Luminary’s values.
• Bring an external perspective to questions of organisational structure, leadership and change as Luminary develops.
• Where you have relevant experience, advise on social enterprise governance, including balancing social impact, commercial sustainability and good governance.
• Potentially become a
• Director of Luminary Bakery in the future, if this is something both you and the Board would like to pursue.
• Who we’re looking for
• Our primary requirement is significant HR/people expertise. You might be a senior HR leader, People Director, HR consultant, employment specialist or organisational development professional.
• We would particularly value experience of some of the following:
• Significant senior-level HR, People or organisational development experience.
• Advising CEOs, senior leadership teams and/or Boards on complex people matters.
• Employee relations and good employment practice.
• Organisational culture and values.
• Supporting managers and senior leaders to develop their people-management capability.
• Organisational change, restructuring or growth.
• Understanding the distinction between strategic governance and operational management.
• Alongside this, we are particularly interested in candidates who have governance experience within a social enterprise, charity or other purpose-led organisation.
• Experience of organisations that combine commercial trading with social impact would be especially valuable.
• You do not need to have been a Board Director before. We are interested in people with the judgement, experience and perspective to contribute effectively at Board level.
• The successful candidate
• We are looking for someone who:
• believes in Luminary’s mission and values;
• combines empathy with sound professional judgement;
• is comfortable constructively challenging senior leaders and Board members;
• can bring clarity and perspective to sensitive or complex situations;
• enjoys mentoring and developing senior leaders;
• is pragmatic and proportionate, recognising the realities of a growing social enterprise;
• can maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Please note this role is not required to be female, we welcome applications from anyone with relevant experience. We particularly welcome applications from people who bring perspectives and lived experience of VAWG and/or economic disadvantage.
• Time commitment
• We anticipate an average commitment of 1–2 hours per week, although this will vary across the year.
• This will include:
• attending scheduled Board meetings and reading papers in advance;
• occasional conversations with the Chair, CEO and/or other senior staff;
• mentoring and acting as a sounding board for senior leaders; and
• providing advice on significant people or governance questions as they arise.
• We want this to be a high-impact but manageable commitment and will agree clear boundaries around the role with the successful candidate.
• How to apply
• Please send your CV and a short expression of interest (using the "Cover Letter" option on the application page) outlining:
• why Luminary’s mission and this role interest you;
• what relevant experience you bring - highlighting relevant Board, governance, charity or social enterprise experience; and
• what you would hope to contribute to, and gain, from the role.