Cabinet Office
Commissioners - Design Commission for Wales
| Body: | Design Commission for Wales |
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| Appointing Department: | Welsh Government |
| Sectors: | Communities, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
| Location: | Board meetings are likely to be held mainly in Cardiff, but also at locations across Wales and online via video conference. You may also wish to attend Commission events throughout the year at various locations across Wales. |
| Number of Vacancies: | 3 |
| Remuneration: | Commissioners of DCFW are appointed via the Public Appointments process and serve in a voluntary, unpaid capacity as non-executive Directors. Commissioners are entitled to travel and other reasonable expenses within reasonable limits, agreed in advance with the DCFW and the Welsh Government. DCFW is a Private Limited Company incorporated in England and Wales and is a wholly controlled subsidiary of the Welsh Government. Commissioners are Directors of the company and therefore need to comply with all relevant legal requirements. Support and information in this regard is provided by the wider board and staff of the DCFW. |
| Time Requirements: | Commissioners will need to commit about 2 days per month to prepare for and attend board meetings 4 times a year including the Annual General Meeting (AGM). |
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
12/10/2020
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Closed for Applications
09/11/2020 at 16:00
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Panel Sift
16/11/2020
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Final Interview Date
15/01/2021
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Announcement
TBC
Assessment Panel
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Neil Hemington Added 12/10/2020
Panel Chair
Chief Planner, Welsh Government • Departmental Official
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Gayna Jones Added 12/10/2020
Chair, Design Commission for Wales • Representative of Organisation
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Jane Pagler Added 12/10/2020
Independent Member • Independent Member
Vacancy Description
As a Commissioner, you will sit on the Board of DCFW and be expected to act as an ambassador for DCFW and its work. You will be eager to play a part in good governance and advocate the importance of good design for a high quality built environment in Wales. You will strive to promote DCFW, its activities and needs to as many individuals and bodies as possible so as to enhance the organisation’s profile and purpose.
All Commissioners are collectively responsible for agreeing the DCFW’s strategic direction and acting in the interests of the success of the organisation.
Person Specification
We are seeking to appoint individuals who can demonstrate the following essential criteria:
— Awareness of and enthusiasm for good place-making, design and architecture in the built environment (but not necessarily as a practitioner) with the ability to operate in an inter-disciplinary arena;
— Interest and ability to undertake advocacy, management and governance;
— Good communication skills;
— A clear understanding and commitment to equality and inclusion and to challenging discriminatory practices; and
— An understanding of the importance of high standards in public life and ability to act in accordance with the Nolan Principles (https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life), which include holding standards of integrity and honesty and being able to take leadership in public office.
We welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate the following desirable criteria for appointment:
— A knowledge of corporate governance, finance, infrastructure delivery and property law; and
— A knowledge of key growth sectors such as transport and energy.
The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for all three new appointments, with the following basic skills set required:
— Reading – Can read some basic words and phrases with understanding;
— Writing – Can write basic messages on everyday topics;
— Understanding – Can understand parts of a basic conversation; and
— Speaking – Can hold a basic conversation in Welsh.
Even if you do not meet all of the desirable criteria, we are still interested to hear from you, whatever your background. We want to know how your interests and skills in being able to contribute to our work comes from experience in your working life, your own business, community or as a volunteer.
Additional Information
Contacts:
For further information regarding the selection process, please contact: Public Appointments Team on publicappointments@gov.wales.
For further information regarding the role of Commissioner to DCFW please contact: Carole-Anne Davies, Chief Executive Tel: 07779 802784 Email: connect@dcfw.org.
Stuart Ingram Welsh Government Tel: 03000 255040 Email: Stuart.Ingram@gov.wales.
If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact publicappointments@gov.wales.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, click on the ‘Apply’ button on the Welsh Government online recruitment centre. The first time you apply for a post, you will need to complete a registration form for the Welsh Government’s online application system. You will only need to register once, and you will be able to keep yourself updated on the progress of your application, and any other applications you make, via your registered account.
Once you’ve registered, you’ll be able to access the application form. To apply you will need to submit two supporting documents. The first, a document outlining how your knowledge, skills and experiences meet the criteria for the role as outlined in the information for candidates. This document should be no more than 2 sides of A4. Your application may be rejected if you exceed this limit. The second document is a full, up to date CV. The two documents should be uploaded to the ‘Reasons for applying’ section of the online application form.
In your application, you will also be asked to provide details of any activities which have helped you to develop skills that would be useful in a public appointment role, and list the organisations for which you undertook these activities. We also need to know about any political activity that you’ve undertaken over the last 5 years.
It is recommended that you register for an account and access the application form as soon as possible so that you see how the application form is structured, before starting to prepare your evidence. You don’t have to complete the application form all in one go. You can save your responses, and log in and out as required, until you’re ready to submit – just follow the guidance in the application form.
If you’d like to apply for this opportunity in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.
If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Team on: PublicAppointments@gov.wales.
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