Vacancy -- Chair - Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to advise Welsh Ministers on all flood and coastal erosion risk management matters in Wales, including awareness raising, preparation and community resilience to flooding. The Committee will provide high level advice on the strategic direction of flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales, working closely with Risk Management Authorities and the Welsh Government.

It is envisaged that the Committee will establish its own programme of advisory activity that may reflect both immediate and longer term national priorities, including responding to consultations, identifying research needs and highlighting best practice in Wales and elsewhere.

The chief responsibility of the Chair is to lead the Committee and meet the Committee’s overall responsibilities to provide advice to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs.  In order to motivate, lead and inspire others to apply their skills to maximum effect you will need knowledge and experience of flood and coastal erosion risk management at a national and international level, and Wales in particular.  As well as providing leadership for the Committee, you will be required to develop consensus amongst the Committee members on formulating recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs and to represent the Committee in meetings with the Cabinet Secretary and other prominent figures as requested.

The Welsh Government acknowledges the importance of developing and growing bilingual capabilities in public appointments in Wales, and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.  The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the recruiting body of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the qualities, skills and experience to meet all the essential criteria for appointment.

Essential Criteria

Expertise

• A good understanding and appreciation of the legislation governing flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales;

• A good understanding and appreciation of the roles and responsibilities of flood and coastal erosion stakeholders in Wales;

• Experience of influencing policy development, gained from private, public or voluntary sector experience;

• An understanding of the objectives for flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales.

Skills and Behaviour

• Good leadership qualities, including the ability to motivate, lead and inspire others;

• Effective and influential communication skills, including being able to actively listen, seek information and ask questions to ensure the understanding of underlying concerns of others;

• Good relationship management skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders;

• A clear understanding and commitment to equality and diversity.

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For further information regarding the selection process, please contact:

The Corporate Shared Service Centre
Tel: 029 2082 5454
Email: sharedservicehelpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk

For further information regarding the role of the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee and the role of Chair please contact Richard Williams/Angela Smith:

Tel: 03000 628692
Email: Floodcoastalrisk@wales.gsi.gov.uk

If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Corporate Shared Service Centre Helpdesk on 029 2082 5454 or SharedServiceHelpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments

To apply for this role, click on the ‘Apply’ button below. 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 Corporate Shared Service Centre Helpdesk on 029 2082 5454 or SharedServiceHelpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk 

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments