The advisory assessment panel will assess candidates’ personal statements and CVs to determine who it believes best meet the criteria for the roles, and who will be invited to interview. The panel will rely only on the information you provide in your CV and personal statement to assess whether you have the skills and experience required.
The panel will be chaired by the Independent Panel Member Dr. Prysor Williams and will also comprise Ryan Doyle, Deputy Director, Rural Economy and Legislation, Welsh Government, Rachel Garside-Jones Deputy Director, Cooperation Agreement, Welsh Government, and Sir David Henshaw, Chair of NRW. An executive search agency will be used to support the panel with the selection process.
Your application may be “long-listed”, subject to the volume of applications received, prior to shortlisting. However, your application will be shared with the assessment advisory panel and the executive search agency used to support the panel.
We anticipate the panel will be in the position in June to advise the Minister who should be invited for interview. Interviews are currently scheduled to be held during July.
If you have applied under the guaranteed interview scheme and you meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, then you will be invited for interview.
It is our intention interviews will take place online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
If invited to interview, the panel will question you about your skills and experience, asking specific questions to assess whether you meet the criteria set out for the post.
Candidates who the panel believe are ‘appointable’ will be recommended to Ministers who will make the final decision. The Minister may choose to meet with one or more appointable candidates before making a decision. There will be a time gap between interview and a final appointment decision being made.
Queries and complaints
For queries about your application or if you are not satisfied with the recruitment process then please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Unit.