Apply to join our Leadership Boards
The Leadership Boards of the Centre for the New Midlands provide strategic, industry specific guidance, insight and oversight to support the Centre for the New Midlands (CNM) in achieving its mission to shape policy, drive collaboration, and promote a ‘better’ West Midlands region.
Each of our Leadership Boards consist of upto 10 professionals from across the region (and beyond) who share our ambitions to support policymakers deliver ‘better’ public policy to enhance the way people are able to live their lives and business can thrive.
Further information on our current board members can be found by clicking here.
Each of our core workstreams (Housing and Communities, Digital, Infrastructure & Employability and Skills) are led by their own dedicated Boards and we are actively seeking new members to join the following Boards:
- Housing and Communities (3 vacancies)
- Employability and Skills (7 vacancies)
To learn more about the work of our Housing and Communities Board, please visit our research page.
To learn more about the work of our Employability and Skills Board, please visit our research page.
We would encourage you to read our Terms of Reference for the Centre for the New Midlands Leadership Boards – January 2026 before submitting your application.
The Centre has ambitious plans for growth over the next four years and our Leadership Board members will be expected to play an invaluable role in helping to drive the growth and success of CNM – the only independent, not for profit, non-partisan think tank for the West Midlands region.
Submit your application to become a Leadership Board member today!
Complete the form below to submit your application to become part of CNM’s future and help us, to help shape, an even ‘better’ West Midlands region together!
Applications will remain open until 28th February
If your application is shortlisted, the next step would be an exploratory call/meeting for you to make sure this is the right opportunity for you and vice versa!
Should you have any queries, please email research@thenewmidlands.org.uk