Vacancy -- Board Members (x3) - Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Board

Vacancy details

Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Board
Board meetings are usually held in Aberystwyth with industry meetings, briefings, events and shows taking place across Wales, the UK and possibly worldwide.
The post of HCC Board Member is remunerated at £300 per day.
12
year

Function of body

The HCC Board provides leadership and governance to HCC and performs the important role of scrutinising all of HCC’s investments and activities. It also shapes its future goals. Board Members have individual and collective responsibility to the Welsh Government through the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.  

The HCC Chair is primarily responsible for leading the Board of non-executive Directors in ensuring the effectiveness of HCC whilst the Chief Executive has responsibility as Accounting Officer for the operation of HCC.  As a Welsh Government Sponsored Body, HCC is required to comply with the provisions of Managing Welsh Public Money. 


Role description

The key responsibilities of the Board will be to: 

  • Support the delivery the key recommendations from the independent review of HCC published October 2016.
  • Support the delivery of the ‘Vision 2025 - Vision and Strategic Direction for the Welsh Red Meat Sector to 2025’.
  • Attend Sub-Committees of the Board as appropriate.
  • Contribute to the development of the HCC Corporate Plan and the HCC Operational Plan through the Board.
  • Ensure systems are in place to monitor the effectiveness of HCC and that Board Members have accurate, timely and clear information on the company’s performance.
  • Maintain sound corporate governance and ensure all activities are discharged with probity and propriety as required of an organisation expending public monies.
  • Communicate and attend meetings where appropriate with stakeholders and the Welsh Government.
  • Play a key role in promoting the views of HCC to the general public.

Welsh language skills

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.
Desirable

Person specification

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

Essential Criteria 

Appreciation of the agriculture and wider food industry needs

  • Be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the issues facing the industry and Welsh Red Meat Levy Payers.  

Experience of Strategic Development

  • Creative thinking and strategy development; and
  • Analytical ability and effective decision making. 

Experience of Corporate Governance

  • Monitoring the effectiveness of activities and ensuring the collation of accurate, timely and clear information on performance; and
  • Discharging activities with probity and propriety. 

Communication Skills

  • Effective communication skills with the ability to promote the views of HCC and the industry to media, Government and stakeholders; and
  • Good interpersonal skills, able to develop sound relationships with stakeholders and others. 

Equality

  • Facilitate contact with HCC’s stakeholders and actively promote equality and diversity with communities and respective stakeholders. 

Experience and Knowledge: Specialist Criteria

To ensure a cross section of skills on the HCC Board, the Welsh Government will prioritise the appointments across the following specific areas.  

  • Marketing (consumer/ trade)
  • Finance and audit
  • Red meat levy payers (Primary producers and processing)
  • Legal and governance
  • Academia 

In addition to the specialist skills, it is desirable that Board Members would have the following skills: 

  • A solid understanding of the necessity of equality and diversity.
  • An ability to constructively challenge.   
  • A proven track record in building relationships with a range of stakeholders. 
  • Knowledge and understanding of learning and work issues at community, local and regional or national levels. 
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly explain complex issues, whilst demonstrating respect for the views of others.
  • Sound judgement, sensitivity and political awareness.
  • An understanding of public life and the principles of good governance.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in both Welsh and English.
  • Experience in being interviewed by the media. 

Welsh Language

Welsh language skills are desirable for 3 Board Members.

Interview dates

17 February 2020
18 February 2020

Closing date

05/01/2020, 16:00

Additional information

For further information regarding the selection process, please contact: 

The Corporate Shared Service Centre

Tel: 03000 255454

Email: publicappointments@gov.wales

 

For further information regarding the role of Hybu Cig Cymru and the role of board members, please contact: 

Maria Richards

Tel: 03000 255002

Email: Maria.Richards@gov.wales  


If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact publicappointments@gov.wales  

 

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

How to apply

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 Public Appointments Team on  PublicAppointments@gov.wales.

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

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