Challenge. Assure. Uphold RICS is the world''s leading professional body for land, property, infrastructure, valuation and construction. With members practising in over 140 countries, RICS'' professional standards shape competence, ethics and trust across the built and natural environment. At the heart of RICS'' regulatory governance, reporting into the Standards and Regulation Board (SRB) sits the Standards Committee, providing oversight and assurance for how RICS professional standards are developed, approved, and maintained in the public interest. We are now seeking up to five Independent Members to join the Standards Committee , bringing external perspective, professional rigour, and constructive challenge to standards governance. These appointments are intended for Independent Members who are not RICS members, appointed to bring external perspective and challenge to standards governance. Independent members must be independent of any organisation that delivers, develops, or directly influences RICS professional standards, or that could otherwise compromise their ability to act solely in the best interests of RICS and the public. Why this role matters Professional standards are critical to public confidence. For those with experience in regulation, governance, or standards development, this is well understood: standards define expected levels of competence and conduct, underpin trust between clients and professionals, and must be capable of standing up to scrutiny from re