Member of Senior Salaries Review Body
- Body
- Senior Salaries Review Body
- Appointing Department
- Cabinet Office
- Sectors
- Business, Finance & Skills, Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
- Location
- London with some visits required to other locations
- Skills required
- Business / Commercial, HR, Regulation
- Number of Vacancies
- 2
- Remuneration
- £300 per day
- Time Requirements
- 15-20 days
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
17/01/2019
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Closed for Applications
19/02/2019
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Panel Sift
04/03/2019
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Final Interview Date
20/03/2019
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Announcement
28/05/2019 at 12:00
Announcement
An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.
The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Miss Pippa Greenslade and Mr David Sissling as members of the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB), with immediate effect. The appointment is for a term of three years. The SSRB provides independent advice to the Prime Minister and ministers on the pay of many of the nation’s senior public servants.
Date: 28/05/2019
Assessment Panel
- Panel Member
- Rupert McNeil
- Added
- 01/11/2018
- Positions
- Rupert McNeil was appointed Government Chief People Officer in January 2016. The Government Chief People Officer leads the Civil Service human resources function. The Civil Service HR function runs expert services and provides expertise on people policies, talent development, recruitment, pay, diversity and inclusion, workforce planning and organisational design. The Government Chief People Officer also leads and is responsible for the HR profession, the wider community of HR professionals across government.
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| Notes | Rupert joined the Civil Service from Lloyds Banking Group, where he was the Group HR Director. He began his career at the Confederation of British Industry before becoming a partner in Deloitte and Arthur Anderson. Since then he has worked for Barclays Bank plc, first as Executive Management Director and then as the HR Director for Global, Retail and Commercial Banking, and at Aviva where he was HR Director and then HR Centre of Expertise Director. |
- Panel Member
- Dr Martin Read CBE MA DPhil FIET
- Added
- 01/11/2018
- Panel Role
- Chair of Senior Salaries Review Body Representative of Organisation
- Positions
- Martin Read is Chairman of Wincanton plc, the Remuneration Consultants Group and the UK Government’s Senior Salaries Review Body.
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| Notes | Martin is a former chairman of Laird plc and of the two government owned companies which manage contracts and payments under the electricity market reform programme (the Low Carbon Contracts Company and the Electricity Settlements Company). He was chief executive of international IT services company Logica from 1993 to 2007 and has served as a non-executive director on the boards of Lloyd’s, Invensys, Aegis Group, British Airways, Siemens Holdings, Boots, ASDA and the UK Government Efficiency and Reform Board. Martin was chairman of the Remuneration Committees at Invensys, British Airways and Boots and has been a senior adviser to private equity firms Candover and Actis and to Indian technology companies HCL and Zensar. He led UK government reviews on back office operations and IT across the public sector (2008/9) and management information (2012). |
- Panel Member
- Martin Williams
- Added
- 01/11/2018
- Panel Role
- Director of Manpower Economics Other Panel Member
- Positions
- The Director for OME is responsible for ensuring the effective provision of professional support to the Public Sector Pay Review Bodies and the Police Boards in England and Wales.
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| Notes | Martin started his civil service career in the Department of Employment group, where he worked on pay policy and industrial relations. He has also spent time in the Department of Education, handling school workforce issues, and in the Employment Service on jobcentre modernisation. He worked on the Higher Education Act 2004, and from 2007 to 2013 he was Director of Higher Education Policy during different machinery of government departmental changes, most recently in BIS. |
- Panel Member
- Mrs Colleen Harris
- Added
- 02/01/2019
- Panel Role
- Communications Consultant Independent Member
- Positions
- With more than 30 years’ experience, ranging from the British Royal Household, via Downing Street, to international NGOs, Colleen Harris has a strong track record of working in high-profile media and communications roles. This professional experience is complemented by a broad portfolio of trusteeships and non-executive director roles in the arts, education and health.
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Vacancy Description
The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) is tasked with giving advice to the Prime Minister, Secretaries of State and other top-level decision makers on the remuneration of senior civil servants, holders of judicial office, senior officers of the armed forces, Police and Crime Commissioners, and some senior managers in the NHS. The SSRB may be asked to look at other remuneration for other public appointments from time to time. The SSRB’s independent advisory role is valued highly by government and the remit groups – in particular its evidence-based and objective approach to making recommendations.
As a member of the SSRB, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging agenda and gain interesting insights into a cross-section of public service professions at senior levels. You will also have the chance to play a key role in the future direction of the SSRB under its Chair, Dr Martin Read CBE, helping to shape its thinking and recommendations. The SSRB has up to 8 members from a range of backgrounds, who pool their collective expertise to inform discussions.
Person Specification
For these current vacancies, you will have experience of strategic senior management of a large organisation. You will also have some practical experience of remuneration, pay and performance management questions, from an operational or strategic standpoint. Some experience of serving on a remuneration committee, or working knowledge of pay and reward systems, would be helpful. The ability to understand the different challenges faced by the SSRB’s remit groups, and the context within which public sector pay decisions are made, is essential.
Along with the above experience, you will bring strong personal skills and qualities to the Board:
Analysis and interpretation – the ability to analyse and make judgements from complex data, and to contribute to workable recommendations on complex and sensitive issues;
Strong communication, interpersonal and engagement skills – the ability to gain respect and keep the confidence of other SSRB members, members of the remit groups, and very senior key stakeholders, including Ministers and senior Government officials, through effective communication and influencing skills;
High standards of corporate and personal conduct – demonstrate a sound understanding of and strong commitment to equal opportunities, public service values and the seven principles of Public Life, enabling you to act impartially and uphold the independence of the Review Body;
We value diversity and want our board to reflect the communities that we serve. We are also committed to the employment and career development of disabled people.
To ensure a balance of expertise within the SSRB, candidates with the following experience are particularly welcomed:
- Senior leadership and management experience gained as a former CEO, or senior accountable director within the Health Service.
- Senior hands-on HR experience, ideally gained at board level in a large public or private sector organisation.
Additional Information
The two current advertised positions will be available from 1st September 2019. There may be an opportunity to commence in post before 1st September 2019.
How to Apply
The recruitment process is being undertaken by Odgers Berndtson on behalf of the Senior Salaries Review Body. If you wish to apply for this position, please supply the following:
- A comprehensive CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability and setting out how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of your application and is as much the means by which you will be assessed as your CV.
- Diversity Monitoring Form – All candidates are also requested to complete a Diversity Monitoring Form. Your Diversity Monitoring Form will be stored separately from your application and will play no part in the selection process.
- Political Activity Questionnaire – This can be found by visiting odgers.com/70460. Please download the form and return to anne.neill@odgersberndtson.com
- Guaranteed Interview Scheme Form (if relevant) – This can be found by visiting odgers.com/70460. Please download the form and return to anne.neill@odgersberndtson.com
The preferred method of application is online at www.odgers.com/70460
If you are unable to apply online please email your application to: 70460@odgersberndtson.com
All applications will receive an automated response.
Any postal applications should be sent to the Assignment team.
Government Practice
70460
Odgers Berndtson
20 Cannon Street
London EC4M 6XD
Further Information
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact Odgers Berndtson: Simon McDonald on +44 20 7529 6359 or Laura Spurgin on +44 207 529 1072.