Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) Non-executive Board Members x3
- Body
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Appointing Department
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
- Sectors
- Business, Finance & Skills, Communities
- Location
- The Observatory, Castle Hill Drive, Castle Hill, Ebbsfleet Valley, DA10 1EE
- Skills required
- Audit and Risk, Major Projects
- Number of Vacancies
- 3
- Remuneration
- For the ARAC Chair role - £18,000 per annum; for the Civil Engineering role - £12,000 per annum; and for the Placemaking etc role - £12,000 per annum.
- Time Requirements
- For the ARAC Chair role - a minimum of 3 days per month; for the Civil Engineering role - a minimum of 2 days per month; and for the Placemaking etc role - a minimum of 2 days per month.
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
26/11/2021
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Closed for Applications
12/01/2022
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Panel Sift
14/02/2022
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Final Interview Date
24/03/2022
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Announcement
22/07/2022 at 18:00
Announcement
An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.
On 21 July 2022, the Right Honourable Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, appointed Valerie Owen, Fred Maroudas and Simon Blanchflower as Members of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation Board. Valerie, Fred, and Simon have been appointed for a term of 3 years from 20 July 2022 until 19 July 2025.
Date: 22/07/2022
Assessment Panel
- Panel Member
- Cathy Francis
- Added
- 11/06/2021
- Panel Role
- Panel Chair
- Positions
- Director of Housing Delivery, DLUHC Departmental Official
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- Panel Member
- Simon Dudley
- Added
- 11/06/2021
- Positions
- Chair of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation Representative of Organisation
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- Panel Member
- Professor Sadie Morgan
- Added
- 03/11/2021
- Positions
- Board Member, Homes England Independent Member
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- Panel Member
- Dr Samuel Hughes
- Added
- 10/10/2021
- Positions
- Senior Fellow, Policy Exchange (Built Environment) Other Panel Member
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Vacancy Description
The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is an Arm’s Length Body of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities set up to deliver a new Garden City of up to 15,000 homes at Ebbsfleet in North Kent. We are aiming to appoint three new Members to the EDC Board: 1) Someone with a good understanding of the role of audit to chair the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee; 2) A Civil Engineer to provide insight into the delivery of EDC’s infrastructure; and 3) Someone with expertise in the wider field of placemaking to help make Ebbsfleet a great place to live.
EDC Board members are responsible for:
- Setting the strategic direction for the Corporation;
- Overseeing and driving the successful delivery of the Corporation’s remit;
- Holding the Corporation’s management to account for the effective use of public funds and driving value for money by receiving and reviewing regular financial data and other information concerning the management of the Corporation;
- Ensuring that the Corporation’s affairs are conducted with probity and that high standards of corporate governance are observed at all times – abiding by the framework agreement with DLUHC and any subsidiary documents thereof;
- Ensuring that the Board operates within the limits of its statutory authority and in accordance with the authority delegated from its sponsoring Department and with guidance issued by it;
- Complying at all times with the rules relating to the use of public funds and to conflicts of interest; and
- Acting in accordance with the Seven Principles of Public Life (see Candidate Pack).
- The ARAC Chair will also have responsibility for giving assurance to the EDC Board on behalf of the ARAC by contributing impartial advice on the adequacy of assurances given on financial and risk management, internal controls, internal and external audit arrangements and on any implications for corporate governance.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
1. A strong track record of making effective decisions on significant issues within the private, public or voluntary sectors;
2. Excellent communication, interpersonal and engagement skills with the ability to contribute constructively to collective decision-making processes by listening to others and earning the respect of colleagues;
3. The ability to work effectively with others to challenge, support and hold an organisation to account for the delivery of its strategic aims and objectives;
4. Strong analytical skills with an ability to get to grips with complex issues.
5. We are looking for 1 person to Chair the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) with experience of sound financial risk and performance management by using performance information to scrutinise and approve the allocation of resources to achieve planned outcomes;
6. We are looking for 1 person with a background in Civil Engineering; and
7. We are looking for 1 person with knowledge, experience and achievement in relation to one, or ideally more, of the following areas – Placemaking*; the Built Environment; Sustainability; Architecture and / or Design.
*Placemaking defined as ‘designing or redesigning public places to be more useful, communal, safe, etc, especially with input from the communities using them’
Desirable Criteria:
1. For the ARAC Chair role: ARAC/ARC chair or member experience or senior professional finance/audit experience, e.g. Chief Finance Officer;
2. For the Civil Engineering and Placemaking etc roles: previous engagement in residential development projects
Additional Information
The EDC Board: The EDC Board Chair and Members have collective corporate responsibility for ensuring that the Corporation discharges its functions effectively and efficiently; that it fulfils the overall aims, objectives and priorities set out in its corporate plan; and that it complies with all statutory or administrative requirements relating to the use of public funds. As a general rule Non-executive Directors (NEDs) are expected to attend the 9 meetings of the Board each year in person in Ebbsfleet. However, remote access will be considered on an individual basis in exceptional circumstances. These meetings tend to cover the normal daytime working period (approximately 10.00am – 6pm).
Information about the current Board can be found at http://ebbsfleetdc.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-board/.
EDC Sub-committees: As well as attending Board meetings, the successful candidates will be expected to volunteer for other roles, for example on Board sub-committees, or other EDC Boards that include Non-executive Directors (NEDs), such as the EDC Infrastructure and Investment Panel, or the Ebbsfleet Central Project Board. These committees will often be open to NEDs to attend virtually rather than in person at Ebbsfleet.
The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) is a sub-committee of the EDC Board. It reviews assurances on governance, risk, internal control and integrity of accounting and reporting procedures. The ARAC is responsible for assessing and assuring the Corporation’s overall risk management framework and for ensuring financial propriety. The Committee gives independent advice to the Accounting Officer on the adequacy of audit arrangements (internal and external) and on the assurances received on the existence and effectiveness of systems for accountability and control in the organisation.
It is the intention that two of the three successful candidates will also be required to take on two of the Trustee / Director roles for the new Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust and that one will join the EDC Planning Committee as a member.
Information about Board Governance and the role of non-executives can be found in the Cabinet Office’s guidance at Public Bodies Non-Executive Directors: Principles and Standards.
How to Apply
Please submit the required documentation to PublicAppointments@communities.gov.uk by 11.00pm on 12 January 2022. If not provided, your application will not be taken forward. Late applications will not be considered.
Please ensure you include either ‘EDC Board Member – ARAC Chair’, ‘EDC Board Member – Civil Engineer’ or ‘EDC Board Member –(insert your area of other expertise, eg ‘Placemaking’, ‘the Built Environment’, ‘Sustainability’ or ‘Architecture and Design’) as the subject line of your email.
Please note: it is your responsibility to ensure we receive all parts of your application by the closing date.
1. A Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages). Include your education, professional qualifications and full employment history.
2. An accompanying Supporting Letter (maximum 2 pages). Please tailor, setting out your suitability for the role(s) and how you meet the Selection Criteria. We suggest you use specific examples to demonstrate how you meet the criteria. If you can offer experience in more than one of the areas referenced above, there is no need to submit more than one supporting letter – just clearly reference and example those criteria in a single supporting letter.
3. Application Form and Diversity Information. This is an online form. You should declare any potential issues including conflicts of interest (perceived, potential or actual). This includes your personal or professional history that could, if you were appointed, be misconstrued, cause embarrassment to the EDC, DLUHC or HM Government, or cause public confidence in the appointment to be jeopardised.
Candidates should note that ‘due diligence’ will be carried out as part of the assessment process if you are called to interview and will be shared with the Panel and Ministers. This will include searches on social media, blogs and/or other publicly available information. The Panel will explore your declarations during the interview process. Failure to disclose such information could result in an appointment either not being made or being terminated.
Diversity data will be treated in confidence and is used for data gathering information only and will not affect your application. Please complete the ‘Disability Confident Interviews’ section if relevant.
You will receive an automated acknowledgement of your application.
Please note that your application will not be considered if all documents are not provided.