Member - Advisory Committee Scotland

Closing Date:
31/03/2025

Group:
Corporate Group

Management Level:
Job Type:
Non-Executive Director (Fixed Term)

Job Description:
We are planning to appoint one Non-Executive Member to Ofcom’s Advisory Committee for Scotland with a starting date of 1 June 2025.
- How to Apply.

Purpose of the role

Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, postal services, telecommunications and wireless communications services. We have recently taken on regulation of online safety to make online services safer for the people who use them.

The Advisory Committee for Scotland provides advice to Ofcom colleagues about the interests and opinions of people living in Scotland and its diverse communities across our regulatory responsibilities. The Committee strives to ensure that Ofcom’s work is informed by the widest possible understanding of the experience of consumers and citizens in Scotland, capturing the distinctive needs of people living across different parts of the country.

Committee Members are part-time and drawn from a range of backgrounds. We want to attract a wide variety of applicants to provide a good balance of skills and relevant sector experience, so we have a diversity of perspective and background on the Committee. In addition, we want the Committee’s membership to reflect the range of Scotland’s regions and communities to give as wide a geographical and social view as possible.

Essential Skills/Experience
- Applicants are expected to demonstrate:
- Recent knowledge and understanding of the broadcasting, streaming and other media sectors.- An understanding of Ofcom’s role and responsibilities in a complex political landscape.- An awareness of Scotland and their local region’s economy, society and culture.- The ability to appreciate and articulate the diverse needs and views of citizens and consumers in Scotland.- Effective communication skills and the ability to work as part of a committee.

Further Information
- The Committee meets up to 5 times per year, in Edinburgh and other locations around Scotland. Some of the Committee’s work may be carried out through sub-groups and additional informal meetings throughout the year. There are also other stakeholder meetings, conference calls, and preparation of consultation responses. The time commitment is a total of 12 days per year and the annual fee is £3,000.

Potential or actual conflicts of interest must be declared and discussed at interview. Advisory Committee Members are required to act in accordance with the- Code of Conduct for National Advisory Committees

, which applicants are encouraged to read. No Member of the Committee may be directly employed by organisations that Ofcom regulates or licenses or derive the majority of their employment income from such a company even if not so employed. Applicants must have personal integrity of a high order and ensure that their conduct accords with the- Seven Principles of Public Life.
- Ofcom is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with data protection legislation. We will handle your personal data in accordance with our General Privacy Statement and our- HR Privacy Notice


Where positions are listed as full-time, we remain open to reduced hours, part-time arrangements, job shares, and other flexible working options. From day one, we champion flexible work arrangements to accommodate individual needs.

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