Cabinet Office
The Crown Estate Non-Executive Board Commissioner (and Audit Committee Chair)
| Body: | HM Treasury |
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| Appointing Department: | HM Treasury |
| Sector: | Business, Finance & Skills |
| Location: | London |
| Skills required: | Business / Commercial |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Remuneration: | The remuneration for this appointment is £25,000 per annum. (The remuneration for a Board Commissioner is £20,000 plus an additional £5,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee position.) This appointment is on the basis of a four year Royal Warrant. |
| Time Requirements: | The time commitment is approximately 20 days per annum |
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
22/06/2022
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Closed for Applications
15/07/2022
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Panel Sift
TBC
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Final Interview Date
TBC
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Announcement
TBC
Assessment Panel
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Robin Budenberg – CBE Added 14/06/2022
Panel Chair
Chair of The Crown Estate • Representative of Organisation
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David Fairbrother Added 14/06/2022
Deputy Director, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury • Departmental Official
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Fleur Meijs Added 14/06/2022
Independent • Independent Member
Vacancy Description
The Crown Estate is driving the transformation of their business so that they continue to be at the forefront of business innovation, customer-focus and the deployment
of new technologies in a rapidly changing world.
With an asset value of £15.6 billion across a diverse and nationally important portfolio, alongside ambitious plans for growth and development in the future, the role of Board Commissioner and Chair of Audit Committee is a key position for the oversight and enablement of those plans.
The Crown Estate’s newly formed leadership team is managing the asset base to achieve or exceed market benchmark returns in a sustainable way, while at the same time preserving the heritage nature of many of them. They are grasping the opportunity to be a leader in supporting the UK towards a net zero carbon future and are helping to create modern communities and renew urban centres across the UK.
This Board Commissioner appointment is an exciting opportunity to contribute to and help influence the realisation of our goals for the development of the business across all its portfolios.
The Crown Estate would like to identify a suitably qualified and exceptional individual with extensive experience in financial oversight and controls assurance in a diversified business with comparable scale and complexity to The Crown Estate.
Person Specification
Experience and skills
Candidates will need to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
Deep knowledge and experience of finance leadership in a complex and diversified business;
Qualified accountant with evidence of continued professional development;
A commercial approach to exercise of oversight and controls that enables businesses to grow whilst managing risk effectively;
Ability to connect with and promote the Purpose and Values of The Crown Estate;
Commercial and business acumen that will make a real contribution to the Board’s business across a range of strategic and operational areas;
Excellent interpersonal and strategic stakeholder management skills coupled with the ability to work collaboratively with other Board members.
Additional Information
This is a Crown Appointment. The Prime Minister recommends the appointable candidate to Her Majesty, The Queen.
HM Treasury is a disability confident employer.
Please note that due diligence will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. Candidates should expect this to include searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information.
For further information about The Crown Estate please visit www.thecrownestate.co.uk
How to Apply
Egon Zehnder has been appointed to advise The Crown Estate on this recruitment. The closing date for applications is 23:00hrs on 15 July 2022.
To apply for this role please send applications to:
By email:
TheCrownEstateApplication@egonzehnder.com
By post:
Nese Guner
Egon Zehnder
160 Victoria Street
Nova South
SW1E 5LB
London
All applications must include:
The role title and marked – FAO Nese Guner
A CV, which provides details of your qualifications, employment history, skills and experience
A covering letter in which you succinctly address how your skills meet the requirements of the role
Names of at least two referees who may be contacted at short list stage, i.e. before final interview
Confirmation from you that you are happy for Egon Zehnder or its client to undertake any necessary background checks, including career, credit and qualifications, or similar at the appropriate stage in the process. No checks will be undertaken without your prior knowledge
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03 Appendices |
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02 Diversity Information Form - Accesible PDF |
