Apply now! The Smethwick Partnership Board are recruiting board members

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The Smethwick Partnership Board are recruiting board members

The Smethwick Partnership Board is established to oversee the delivery of the Towns Fund Programme and Plan for Neighbourhoods Programme.

The Smethwick Partnership Board comprises a wide range of key stakeholders from community, business, voluntary, public-sector and faith organisations as well as the local MP. The Board is chaired by Alan Taylor, Sandwell Business Ambassador and Business Representative of MI Glass, Smethwick.

Plan for Neighbourhoods Programme

Smethwick has been named one of 75 towns across the UK set to receive up to £20 million in Government investment over a 10-year period as part of the newly launched Plan for Neighbourhoods programme. The funding, delivered in an endowment-style model, aims to empower local communities to take the lead in setting and delivering priorities that matter most to them.

The Smethwick Partnership Board will be responsible for developing a 10-year Regeneration Plan and a 4-year Investment Plan, setting out activities and projects that will be pursued to achieve the three strategic objectives set by Government – Thriving Places, Stronger Communities and Taking Back Control. The Plans will be submitted to Government by 28 November 2025.

Further information can be found within the application form.

To find out more about Towns Fund Programme and Plan for Neighbourhoods, visit their website – www.sandwell.gov.uk/SmethwickPFN

How to apply

Complete the Application Form (download below) and complete, Sign and return the required Code of Conduct and Register of Interest Forms.

Download the application pack documents here – Application Pack – Smethwick Partnership Board recruitment | Smethwick-LTP

Closing date

Your Expression of Interest and required documentation MUST be returned by 5pm on Thursday 3 July 2025.