We are looking for three new Board members to commence from September 2022:
- Board member suitable for appointment as Chair of Board Finance Sub Committee;
- Board member suitable for appointment as Chair of Board Flood Risk Management Sub Committee;
- Board member with knowledge of the timber and renewable energy markets.
One Board member to commence on 01 November 2022:
- Board member suitable for appointment as Chair of the Board Audit & Risk Committee.
And two Board members to commence on 09 November 2022:
- Board member with experience of social/community engagement and the third sector and/or social enterprise;
- Board member suitable for appointment as member of the Wales Land Management Forum.
We welcome applications for from individuals wanting to be considered for one or more of the roles being advertised. Please be careful to specify in your personal statement which role(s) you wish to be considered for.
Person specification
All candidates need to demonstrate the following essential skills and behaviours:
Essential criteria: across all roles:
- Respect for and understanding of the principles of accountability and good governance
- Judgement in complex decision-making
- Ability to interpret and challenge financial reports and wider performance issues
- A focus on our future generations: thinking about the long-term impact of decisions and actions
- A demonstrable commitment to understanding and championing issues of equality, diversity, and inclusiveness in the workplace, in a leadership role, and/or in service delivery
Candidates’ applications will be strengthened by demonstrating some or all of the following desirable skills and behaviours
Desirable criteria: across all roles:
- A commitment to and passion for, tackling the challenges of the climate and nature emergencies, and pursuing and promoting the sustainable management of natural resources
- Either a public profile or communications and/or digital experience
- Experience of accounting or finance roles and/or responsibilities (including at board or committee level)
- The ability to communicate in the Welsh Language (except Role 6 (essential as specified))
- Understanding: can understand parts of a basic conversation;
- Speaking: can hold a basic conversation in Welsh;
- Reading: can read some basic words and phrases with understanding;
- Writing: can write basic messages on everyday topics.
Role specifications
In addition, we are looking for people who meet the following skills and all candidates should demonstrate the following skills and behaviours relevant to the role (or roles) for which they wish to apply. Please clearly specify which role(s) you wish to be considered for:
Role 1 – Board member suitable to act as Chair of the Finance Committee
- Experience chairing a senior committee
- Comfortable interpreting and challenging financial reports and forecasts and wider performance issues
- A good understanding of public sector finances in Wales would be desirable
Role 2 – Board member suitable to act as Chair of the Flood Risk Management Committee
- Experience chairing a senior committee
- Comfortable interpreting and challenging financial reports and forecasts and wider performance issues related to flood management
- A good understanding of the risks and issues associated with flood management would be desirable
Role 3 – Board member: timber and renewable energy
- Knowledge of the timber and renewable energy markets.
- Private sector experience would be desirable, including commercial activity and social value
Role 4 – Board member suitable to act as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
- Experience chairing a senior committee
- Comfortable interpreting and challenging financial reports and forecasts and wider performance issues
- A good understanding of audit and risk in the public sector in Wales would be desirable
Role 5 – Board member: social/community engagement
- Experience of social and/or community engagement, preferably from an environmental perspective
- Knowledge of the third sector and/or social enterprise
Role 6 – Board member suitable to act as member of the Wales Land Management Forum
- Experience chairing a senior committee or group that includes a wide range of external stakeholders
- Experience in land, landscape, forestry or environmental management
- The ability to communicate in the Welsh Language
- Understanding: can understand most work-related conversations;
- Speaking: can converse in most work-related conversations;
- Reading: can read some routine work-related material with support e.g. dictionary;
- Writing: can prepare routine work-related material with checking
Please note: appointment of Board members to Committee and Forum membership positions is a matter for the Board of NRW. If successful in your application to be appointed to the Board of NRW, further appointment into these positions will be a matter for the Board of NRW. In addition, Chairs of Sub Committees currently attract a greater number of days’ remuneration.
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply if you are able to provide evidence of your experience against the skills and behaviours set out above. You are welcome to apply for more than one role.
Applicants should be persons who conduct themselves at all times in a manner which will maintain public confidence.
Please note, you will be disqualified from applying if you:
- Have within the preceding five years, been convicted in the UK, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and has received a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine
- Are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order or have made a composition or arrangement with creditors
- Have had an earlier term of appointment with NRW terminated on the grounds it was not conducive to the interests or good management of the body for you to continue to hold office
- Are the subject of a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
- Are an employee of NRW.
Please also note if you are successful in becoming a member of NRW, you will be disqualified from membership of the Welsh Parliament under The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020.
Conflict of Interests
Any information you consider may materially affect your application for appointment should be declared in the application form under the Conflict of Interests section. You should declare any private interests which may, or may not be perceived to, conflict with the role and responsibilities as a member of NRW, including any business interests and positions of authority outside of the role.
Any conflicts of interest will be explored at interview. If appointed, you will also be required to declare these interests on a register which is available to the public.
Due Diligence
Due diligence checks will be undertaken on candidates successful at the sift stage and any findings may be raised by the assessment advisory panel later in the recruitment process.
Standards in public life
You will be expected to demonstrate high standards of corporate and personal conduct. All successful candidates will be asked to subscribe to the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.
A third-party executive search agency (Green Park Interim & Executive Ltd) will support this recruitment campaign. As such, candidate details will be shared as appropriate with the search agency and members of the panel, specifically to inform and deliver this recruitment.