{"id":14,"date":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/bre\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:17:12","slug":"person-specification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/person-specification\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification \u00ad\u2013 ECA Non-Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/459\/2026\/05\/uk-export-finance-banner1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"uk-export-finance-banner(1)\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Person Specification &#8211; Export Credit Non-Executive Director\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<p>We are seeking an outstanding individual with an enthusiasm for supporting UK exports. Candidates will be tested on their ability to\u00a0operate\u00a0effectively\u00a0as\u00a0a member of\u00a0the\u00a0\u00a0UKEF\u00a0Board\u00a0and\u00a0will be\u00a0asked\u00a0to attend Board\u00a0committee. Candidates\u2019 ability to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0the following will be considered:<\/p>\n<h2>Essential<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowledge: a clear understanding of the work,\u00a0priorities\u00a0and challenges of\u00a0UK Export Finance,\u00a0\u00a0especially\u00a0the context within which it\u00a0operates\u00a0as an Export Credit Agency.\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience:\u202fa strong\u00a0track record\u00a0either having worked for\u00a0or closely with\u00a0an export credit agency (ECA) or trade finance body)\u00a0.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relationship building ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, including with Ministers and Senior Government officials and external stakeholders.\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication:\u00a0strong communication\u00a0and interpersonal skills\u202fwith the ability to listen, accept challenge and constructively challenge others in discussions with clarity and respect.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Judgement: effective decision-making skills with the ability to critically analyse a wide range of information to make clear and objective evidence-based recommendations to support the delivery of the organisation&#8217;s\u00a0objectives.\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration: ability to work closely with the executive board and other key stakeholders, providing support, constructive\u00a0challenge\u00a0and assurance as\u00a0appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Desirable<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Previous\u00a0experience as a Non-Executive Director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience\u00a0of Credit\u00a0and\/or Enterprise\u00a0Risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukexportfinance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}