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Home Office – Non-Executive Directors of the Disclosure and Barring Service (x2)
“Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), a non-Executive position on our Board. The DBS is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office. It provides disclosure and barring functions for the workplace and voluntary sector. The services we provide play a vital role in helping employers and voluntary organisations make appropriate decisions when recruiting people who work with vulnerable groups or children. We are now recruiting for two members to join our board as non-executive directors and help steer the organisation through an exciting period of transformation and change. The first should have experience of driving efficiency, commercial and complex contracting. The second should have experience of organisational transformation, and HR & Organisational Design (including equality, diversity, and inclusion).”
Time: 20 day(s) per annum. 3 year terms.
Remuneration: £10,000 per annum.
Closes: 11 PM on 17th June 2024
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Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology – Non-Executive Directors of the Information Commission (x4)
“The Information Commission will be responsible for implementing and delivering a new flexible and risk-based data protection regime that will maintain high standards of data protection. It will play a vital role in reducing burdens on businesses and researchers and enabling innovations in science and technology that advance the health and prosperity of society. As a member of the newly formed statutory board, you will become a Non-Executive Director (NED) who has collective responsibility for the newly modernised Information Commission. As well as driving forwards the evolution of the UK’s data protection regulator, you will support its work in upholding information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.”
Time: Adhoc. 3 year terms.
Remuneration: £25,000 per annum.
Closes: 5 PM on 24th June 2024
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Department of Health and Social Care – Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Resource Allocation (ACRA)
“The Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA) is responsible for providing recommendations and advice on the funding for health services in England, that reflect the objectives of the funding formula. This is currently to the Chief Executive of NHS England for NHS allocations and may also be to the Secretary of State for public health allocations.The objectives of the formulae are set by DHSC and NHSE and are in place to support equal opportunity of access for equal need and to contribute to the reduction in avoidable health inequalities. ACRA is an independent, expert committee comprising GPs, public health experts, NHS managers and academics. The Chair is a joint appointment between Ministers and the NHSE Chief Executive. Members are appointed by the Chair.”
Time: 10 day(s) per annum. Ministers will determine the length of the appointment, which may be for up to a maximum of 3 years.
Remuneration: The Chair of ACRA is not remunerated. You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
Closes: Midday on 9th July 2024.
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Home Office – His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary and Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities in England
“HMICFRS is an inspectorate, not a regulator. Regulators have powers of intervention, direction and enforcement. Inspectorates have powers to secure information, but no powers to give orders for change. Recommendations are not orders. It is for chief constables (whose operational independence is a cornerstone of British policing), police and crime commissioners and fire & rescue authorities (both with powers to set local priorities and budgets), and, in extreme cases, the Home Secretary (who has ultimate democratic responsibility for policing and fire & rescue) to take action as a result of HMICFRS’ recommendations.”
Time: 260 day(s) per annum. Five year term.
Remuneration: £193, 964 per annum
Closes: 11:59 PM on 15th July 2024.
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Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – Non-Executive Directors of the Office for Environment Protection (OEP) (x2)
“The Board of the OEP is its body corporate in law, to whom its legal functions and responsibilities are assigned. The Board sets the strategic direction of the organisation. It ensures the correct, efficient and effective use of the OEP’s resources, including its public funding.The Board also directly takes many significant decisions of the OEP, including decisions relating to investigations and enforcement, and approving all reports laid before Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.The Board of the OEP includes a non-executive chair and between five and ten other members, with the majority of members being non-executives. The non-executive members are crucial in constructively challenging and holding to account the executive members.”
Time: 4 day(s) per month.
Remuneration: £20,400 per annum
Closes: Midday on 3rd September 2024
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Cabinet Office – Senior Salaries Review Body Judicial Member
“As a member of the SSRB, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging agenda and gain unique insights into a cross-section of public service professions at senior levels. You will also have the chance to play a key role in the future direction of the SSRB helping to shape its thinking and recommendations. The SSRB has up to eight members from a range of backgrounds, who pool their collective expertise to inform discussions. Whilst the Board’s Chair has overall responsibility for the performance of the Board, all members of the Board have an important individual and collective role in working with the Chair, to evolve the strategic direction of the body, to ensure effective delivery of recommendations and report and to ensure that it fulfils the governance, financial management, and efficiency standards required of it as a public body.”
Time: 40 day(s) per annum.
Remuneration: £300 per day
Closes: 11:59 PM on 13th September 2024
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