Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) Non-Executive Board Member
- Body
- Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)
- Appointing Department
- Ministry of Defence
- Sectors
- Business, Finance & Skills, Defence, Regulation
- Location
- London
- Skills required
- Accountancy, Audit and Risk, Business / Commercial, IT / Digital, Major Projects, Procurement, Regulation
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- £500 per day
- Time Requirements
- Approximately 24 (but potentially up to 48) days a year
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
09/09/2022
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Closed for Applications
18/10/2022 at 00:00
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Panel Sift
17/11/2022
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Final Interview Date
w/c 09/01/2023
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Announcement
TBC
Assessment Panel
- Panel Member
- Hannah Nixon
- Added
- 02/09/2022
- Panel Role
- Panel Chair
- Positions
- Single Source Regulations Office Chair Representative of Organisation
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- Panel Member
- Tara Usher
- Added
- 02/09/2022
- Positions
- Head of Enabling Organisations Sponsorship Departmental Official
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- Panel Member
- Kate Ellis
- Added
- 02/09/2022
- Positions
- Oil and Pipelines Agency Chair Independent Member
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- Panel Member
- Kevin Craven
- Added
- 02/09/2022
- Positions
- CEO ADS Group Other Panel Member
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Vacancy Description
The SSRO requires a non-Executive Board Member who will augment the skills and experience of the existing Board. We are seeking individuals with broad commercial experience, particularly of large capital projects, either as a supplier or a buyer. We would particularly welcome applicants who have had a senior professional career.
Non-executive board members provide independent, constructive challenge and support and guidance to the SSRO executive.
Responsibilities:
- Establishing the strategic direction of the SSRO (within a policy and resources framework agreed with Ministers).
- Ensuring the SSRO are strategically placed and equipped to achieve their vision of becoming the recognised independent, authoritative expert on single source
- Overseeing the development and implementation of strategies, plans and priorities.
- Overseeing the development and review of key performance targets.
- Ensuring that the SSRO complies with all statutory and administrative requirements on the use of public
- Ensuring the SSRO is performing its role in providing value for money.
The new non-Executive Board Member to the SSRO will be appointed for a period of up to four years to start on 1 June 2023, to fill a position arising naturally from the end of the term of office of a current appointee.
Candidates should ensure they have considered the Eligibility Criteria and Conflict of interest and due diligence requirements.
The successful candidate must abide by the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members[1].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-conduct-for-board-members-of-public-bodies
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Candidates must demonstrate all of the following essential criteria:
- Commercial experience derived from a professional career at a senior level, particularly of large capital projects;
- Experience of operating as an Executive or non-Executive within current corporate governance good practice and providing challenge and support to the organisation;
- Ability to support a high-performing and inclusive approach to delivery, with a proven ability to balance trusted stakeholder relationships with delivering impartial advice;
- Thorough and contemporary understanding and knowledge of one or more of the following fields:
- Public procurement and commissioning;
- Regulation;
- Commercial contracting and delivery of major programmes;
- Corporate finance;
- Management accounting, cost engineering, risk management;
- Engineering; and
- Digital services/data analytics
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the Defence sector.
- Knowledge of procurement processes and practice in the public sector.
- An understanding of how central government operates.
- Understanding of data systems and economic regulation, and the ability to acquire knowledge through investigation.