Join the NEWydd Board: Help Shape the Future of Healthy, Sustainable School Meals, professionally cleaned environments and services to vulnerable adults.
At NEWydd Cleaning and Catering, our purpose is simple but powerful: to support the wellbeing, growth, and learning of children and young people by providing nutritious, sustainable, high‑quality school meals. Whilst also delivering key services to vulnerable adults and professionally cleaned environments.
To strengthen our mission for the years ahead, we are now seeking to expand our Board with passionate, skilled, community‑minded individuals.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome interest from candidates with senior leadership experience across private, public, or third‑sector organisations, especially from individuals with backgrounds in:
Education, Finance, and/or H.R.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to use your expertise to make a real, lasting difference in local communities.
As a NEWydd Board member, you will:
• Support the wellbeing and educational outcomes of future generations.
• Champion access to healthy, locally sourced, sustainable hot school meals.
• Influence long‑term strategy, governance, and performance.
• Strengthen a vital public service delivering meaningful social impact.
• Contribute to an organisation grounded in community, care, and integrity.
Why Our Directors Value the Role
Craig Macleod: “NEWydd’s social impact and commitment to community wellbeing are genuinely inspiring. The role has broadened my perspective, deepened my understanding of public‑service delivery, and allowed me to contribute to the positive difference the service makes for children, parents, and a dedicated workforce.”
Nigel Roberts: “If you’re looking for a rewarding Board role where your expertise can make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.”
We are looking for individuals who bring:
• Strategic leadership mindset: Able to turn professional expertise into strong governance, constructive challenge, and evidence‑based decisions.
• Integrity and accountability: Committed to transparency, public value, and high standards of organisational stewardship.
• Specialist expertise: Brings strong insight from Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, Governance, or Executive Leadership.
• Passion for children’s wellbeing and sustainable food: Driven to improve access to nutritious, locally sourced school meals.
A Message From Our Chair Tanya Wood
As Chair of the Board, I have experienced first‑hand the impact and purpose that NEWydd brings to the region. Serving in this role has offered strategic influence, personal fulfilment, and professional growth. Here’s what makes the role so rewarding:
• Lead with Purpose: Shape services that support children, older adults, and vulnerable people — leadership rooted in fairness and community.
• Real Community Impact: Your decisions help build healthier communities, reduce inequalities, and support local jobs.
• Serious Professional Growth: Gain Board‑level experience in governance, finance, risk, and organisational change.
• Broaden Your Network: Collaborate across education, social care, and local government for rich, cross‑sector partnerships.
• Work That Matters: Every choice you make directly improves lives — leadership with genuine meaning.
• Drive Future‑Focused Change: Influence sustainable sourcing, modern catering practice, and innovative, community‑centred food services.
“It has been one of the most rewarding roles of my career — and it could be for you too.”
Interested in Joining Us?
If you are inspired by purposeful leadership and want to contribute to an organisation that makes a daily difference to children, families, and communities, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Your expertise can help shape healthier futures.
These are Non-Executive Director positions, offered on a voluntary basis (reasonable expenses reimbursed).
For more information, please contact Steve Jones, Managing Director
steve.w.jones@newydd.wales
Posted on Tuesday 28th April 2026