Cabinet Office
Board member (Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair) of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
| Body: | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) |
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| Appointing Department: | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
| Sector: | Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
| Location: | Board meetings will be mainly held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire |
| Skills required: | Accountancy, Audit and Risk, Business / Commercial |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Remuneration: | A non-pensionable remuneration of £11,100 per annum |
| Time Requirements: | A minimum time commitment of 36 days per year |
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
27/09/2019
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Closed for Applications
22/10/2019
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Panel Sift
November 2019
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Final Interview Date
December 2019
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Announcement
February 2020
Assessment Panel
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Tim Mordan Added 27/09/2019
Panel Chair
Deputy Director, Defra • Departmental Official
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Peter Kendall Added 27/09/2019
AHDB Chair • Representative of Organisation
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Lyndsay Chapman Added 27/09/2019
CEO of the Centre of Innovation and Excellence in Livestock • Independent Member
Vacancy Description
This role is firstly as an Independent Board member of AHDB with oversight of the whole organisation, taking responsibility for overseeing progress on organisation wide, cross-sector strategic priorities, and secondly, as chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. The role may require adjustment post Brexit, and to reflect an ongoing review of the AHDB.
Role:
• Provide inspirational leadership as an AHDB Board member and be an effective board member for AHDB as a whole, including by providing constructive challenge to other Board members;
• Actively support AHDB’s strategic direction and work with other Board members to ensure that AHDB delivers on its objectives;
• Chair the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee;
• Ensure that the values of good governance are upheld, particularly with regard to levy-funded activities;
• Ensure delivery of the sector’s aims and objectives as set out in legislation and AHDB’s corporate plan;
• Maintain excellent relationships with Defra, Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and sector stakeholders;
• Deliver outstanding value for money for the AHDB levy payers.
Person Specification
• A proven understanding of financial and risk management of an organisation.
• The ability to think strategically and develop a long-term organisational vision.
• Able to provide influential leadership and drive organisational change.
• The skills and ability to communicate clearly and convincingly within the organisation and with stakeholders, the media and a range of public and private sector organisations
Additional Information
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a UK-wide Non-Departmental Public Body which was established on 1st April 2008 under the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008.
AHDB has a central role in helping the industries it covers become more competitive and sustainable. It does this through knowledge transfer, research and development, market intelligence and market development. In short, AHDB is an organisation with a purpose to add value to its levy payers by providing tools that enable them to grow their businesses sustainably.
The overall aim of AHDB is to ensure it becomes the Centre of Agricultural Excellence for the industry and provides a top class service to levy payers that represents a positive return on their investment.
AHDB currently serves the six sectors of:
1. Pig meat in England.
2. Beef and lamb in England.
3. Horticulture in Great Britain.
4. Milk in Great Britain.
5. Potatoes in Great Britain.
6. Cereals and oilseeds in the United Kingdom.
Each industry sector has an Advisory Board made up of members (predominantly levy payers) appointed by AHDB, together with a Chair whom Ministers have appointed to the Board of AHDB. AHDB has delegated to each sector board functions they must deliver, the duty to develop the most appropriate strategies to meet the challenges of the sector, and the role of ensuring the relevant levy rate is recommended to AHDB to provide adequate funding for the required work.
AHDB is a public body accountable to levy payers, Ministers of Departments across government and for levy expenditure across the sectors above. It has formal legal responsibility to impose and raise levy at rates approved by Government for common planning, budgeting and performance monitoring across the sectors and for the provision of services to each of the industry sectors.
In autumn 2018, Defra in conjunction with the devolved administrations, carried out a request for views from levy payers and others about AHDB. The findings of this will inform a review of the AHDB which will make recommendations for its future role, function and structure.
We actively encourage applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. Defra is a Disability Confident employer.
How to Apply
All candidates are required to complete the following forms:
• Monitoring form 1 (Conflicts of Interest, Conduct and Political Activity Questionnaire)
• Monitoring form 2 (Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire)
Candidates should submit their CV with education, professional qualifications and employment history and the names and contact details for two referees, together with their statement of suitability.
The statement of suitability should give evidence of the strength and depth of your ability to meet the essential criteria for this role. Please provide specific examples to demonstrate how you meet each of the criteria (max two pages please).
Your CV and statement should be returned to the following address by the closing date: 12.00 (midday) on 22 October 2019. Email to publicappts@defra.gsi.gov.uk quoting reference APPT09-19.
For further information please email: Jackie.Kay@ahdb.org.uk
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