Chairperson and Member with a Financial Profile for the Supervisory Board at Poort6

The application period for these vacancies is closed.

Poort6 is looking for two new members for the Supervisory Board (RvC): an experienced chairperson and a member with a strong financial profile, who will also serve as chair of the audit committee. Experienced supervisors who want to contribute to good and affordable housing in Gorinchem through social commitment. Those who judge independently, seek connection, and collaborate based on trust and mutual respect. Do you want to use your experience as a chairperson or your financial expertise for this? Then read on!

“#WE: our identity and direction”

#WE has been the common thread in everything Poort6 does for years. In 2021, they chose this direction, with 'the will to connect' as their core value. Based on the conviction that they achieve more together than alone. Since then, #WE has become much more than a strategic document. It has become their identity. An attitude that employees, residents, and partners recognize.

At the beginning of 2026, Poort6 established its renewed strategic direction: #WE: the next chapter. With this, they continue the movement they have started and make room for what is needed now. Six themes form the compass: “We help build a city that is ready for tomorrow. Together, we help communities flourish. We offer a pleasant and suitable home. We look through the eyes of the residents. We work with heart and mind, using new technology. And we strengthen our connections.”

The social housing challenge for Poort6 is great, in the context of limited financial resources and a changing society. This requires sharp choices and supervision with both substance and a sense of proportion. More information, including the strategic direction and the annual report, can be found on the website of Poort6.

• You have demonstrable experience as the chairperson of a supervisory body. Preferably in the housing association sector, or with demonstrable affinity for social housing.

• You have knowledge of governance issues and a sense for legal relationships and organizational development.

• You are a connecting personality who combines authority with accessibility. You bring different perspectives together and promote good cooperation within the board.

• You invest in a good relationship between the RvC and the executive board and serve as their primary contact and a strong, inspiring sparring partner.

• You safeguard the role clarity of the board and the balance between distance and proximity.

• You bring experience, calm, and overview, and contribute to an open and constructive supervision culture through humor and the ability to maintain perspective.

• You have a strong financial profile and extensive experience with audit and control issues.

• You can assess budgets, annual accounts, and multi-year forecasts. Preferably, you are familiar with the valuation and assurance system of the housing association sector and the role of the Autoriteit Wonen and the Waarborgfonds Sociale Woningbouw therein.

• You have an affinity with compliance, risk management, and IT and digitalization developments.

• You combine financial depth with strategic insight. You assess investment decisions for risks as well as social return, and you think along from an entrepreneurial attitude about how ambitions can be realized in a financially responsible manner.

• From the RvC, you are the primary interlocutor for the external auditor.

• You have the sharpness to ask the right questions and the ability and willingness to make complex financial issues accessible to fellow commissioners.

• You are critical and independent, but always look for possibilities.

• Lightheartedness, collegiality, and a constructive style of supervision are part of the profile.

• You have a vision on social housing, the role of housing associations, and strategic partnerships.

• You have a broad social interest and a heart for social housing.

• You have a sense for future developments and social innovation.

• You have an academic level of work and thought and experience with administrative decision-making.

• You are critical and independent, see large connections, and are role-conscious in distance and proximity.

• You possess reflective capacity and act with a high degree of integrity and ethical awareness.

• You are approachable and open, can listen well, and have the courage to seek dialogue, even when it is challenging.

• You move easily within an organization, are a team player, and can advise both requested and unsolicited without taking over administrative responsibility.

• You feel sincerely connected to the social mission of Poort6 and fulfill the role from an intrinsic motivation to contribute to good and affordable housing.

• You have sufficient time available for a proper fulfillment of the position.

Poort6 is the only housing association in Gorinchem, the largest fortified city in the Netherlands. With approximately 7,000 rental units, they provide a home to about 15,000 residents. Good housing is a human right and an important foundation. As the primary social housing provider in Gorinchem, they dedicate themselves every day to providing an affordable and pleasant home for their tenants and house hunters. They are there for everyone who needs them: today, tomorrow, and in the future.

The Supervisory Board (RvC) of Poort6 consists of five members. They are complementary to one another and act together as supervisor, sounding board, and employer. At Poort6, supervision is explicitly teamwork. Each member brings their own expertise. Together, the members of the RvC bear the responsibility for thorough supervision across the full spectrum. The atmosphere within the board is engaged, informal, and constructive. There is room for sharpness, humor, and perspective.

In accordance with the retirement schedule, two experienced members will be stepping down at the beginning of 2027. Therefore, we are looking for a Chairperson of the RvC and a member with a financial profile who will also serve as chair of the audit committee.

The following principles apply to the Chairperson of the RvC:

The following principles apply to the member with a financial profile and also chair of the audit committee:

It is a plus if one of the two new members has a connection to Gorinchem or the immediate region. We also welcome seeing experience in or with a (political) administrative environment reflected in the combination.

The following principle applies to all members of the RvC:

The appointment is in principle for a period of four years, with the possibility of one reappointment of four years. The remuneration falls within the legal frameworks (WNT). Poort6 follows the professional rule of the VTW. The appointment takes place subject to a positive view from the Autoriteit woningcorporaties (fit-and-proper test).

The RvC believes in the power of diversity. This promotes better decision-making. We therefore explicitly invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

The recruitment and selection will be guided by Berenschot Search. Are you interested? Then send a motivation letter and curriculum vitae via the application button before 15 September 2026 to Marion Kortenraij and Dorinda Honkoop of Berenschot Search. Do you have questions? Feel free to contact Dorinda via 06 48 06 77 62 or Marion via 06 11 37 84 88. They will be happy to tell you more about the vacancies.

After an initial selection, Berenschot will conduct exploratory interviews with candidates in weeks 39 and 40. Based on this, a shortlist will follow in early October. Selected candidates will be invited on 12 October for interviews with the selection and advisory committee of Poort6. This will be followed by match interviews with the works council and with Huurdersvereniging Poort6 (HP6). An assessment and a reference check may be part of the procedure. The aim is that the new RvC members will be appointed as of 1 January 2027, subject to the view of the Aw. The filling of the chairperson roles will take place after a short period of handover and induction.