Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Non-executive

7 months ago

Galashiels, United Kingdom Scottish Government Full time

Overview:
**Will you help us to deliver our vision to provide excellent customer service, combining skills and technology to maximise efficiency and deliver best value to taxpayers in Scotland?**

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is proud to serve over 600,000 key workers in Scotland and provides a comprehensive pensions administration service to members of the NHS, Teachers, Police and Firefighters schemes.

The SPPA is recruiting for the following non-executive public appointees:

- Chair of Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Management Advisory Board
- Member of the Management Advisory Board
- Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

To hear more about being a board member at SPPA, click to hear from current board member Jane Malcolm.

The roles are rewarding and we would like to hear from you if you would like to contribute to SPPA’s progression on this journey.

**Responsibilities**:

- Communicate effectively
- Influence decision making and challenge constructively
- Analyse and review complex issues
- Work effectively as part of a team
- Participate in, and have experience of, managing appraisal processes

**Essential Criteria**

Analysis and use of evidence

Communications and engagement

Improving performance

Financial management

Skills/Experience Required:
The sections below set out the specific requirements and priority criteria to be addressed for each of the roles available.
- You will be offered training to support you in getting started in the role and throughout your time in post.

**Post 1 - Audit and Risk Committee Chair**:
**Priority Criteria**: Applicants for this key role will be asked to show evidence of:
1. Relevant leadership experience in the field of audit, risk, and financial services, and experience on a board and audit and risk committee in this context.

2. Experience in facilitating constructive discussion and building consensus between stakeholders gained via senior manager or board-level roles.

This role encompasses the requirements of the Audit and Risk Committee member, membership of the Management Advisory Board (all listed below), as well as:

- Prepare for and lead Committee meetings and other meetings and events as required
- Participate in quarterly performance monitoring meetings with the Director-General: Corporate, Scottish Government, and the SPPA Chief Executive

**Post 2 - Management Advisory Board Member**:
We are looking for board members to:

- Offer strategic advice and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and senior officers of the SPPA; seek to improve performance and promote good governance; and hold officials to account for identifying and managing risk.
- Develop good working relationships with other non-executive colleagues, both on the Committee and the Board, and with senior officers of the SPPA, including the SPPA Chief Executive (Accountable Officer) and members of the Executive Team.

**Priority Criteria**: In addition to the essential criteria listed above, applicants for this role will be asked to show evidence of:
1. Experience leading transformational change in an organisation

OR

2. Experience of digital transformation in the financial/pensions/public sector
- Please note these criteria are not required for the Audit and Risk Committee Chair role.

**Post 3 - Audit and Risk Committee member**:

- Provide scrutiny on the SPPA’s financial and corporate governance and financial and risk control mechanisms;
- Contribute to the SPPA’s corporate annual reporting cycle including the production of the Committee’s Annual Report;
- Participate in bilateral meetings with Internal Audit and the External Auditor.
- Ensure that the mechanism enabling key stakeholders to consider the overall risk and assurance needs of the SPPA is fit-for-purpose;
- Contribute to the work of the Board, with particular emphasis on aspects of audit, financial and risk controls.

**Priority Criteria**: In addition to the essential criteria listed above, applicants for this role will be asked to show evidence of:
1. Relevant experience in the field of audit, risk, and financial services, and an understanding of the role of a board and audit and risk committee in this context.

**Provisional Interview Dates**

W/C 29th April

**Location**

The meetings normally take place at SPPA, 7 Tweedside Park, Galashiels, TD1 3TE, however there will be a combination of virtual and face-to-face meetings.

**Additional Information**

**Appointment Details**

**Time Commitment**

The above Boards meet four times a year, although there may be additional meetings and training events through the year, the time commitment is not expected to exceed 10-15 days per annum. For the Audit and Risk Committee members and Chair, there are a number of additional meetings with Auditors and committee members as part of the meeting cycle.

**Remuneration and allowances**

A daily fee of £240 will be paid and you will receive reimbursement of all reasonable travel and subs

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