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Protector of The Millennium Awards Trust
Contents
Summary
- Organisation
- Millenium Awards Trust
- Sponsor department
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Location
- Various
- Sectors
- Culture, Media & Sport
- Skills
- Accountancy, Legal
- Number of vacancies
- 1
- Time commitment
- Adhoc
- Remuneration
- £5,000 per annum
- Length of term
- 3 years
- Application deadline
- 11:59pm on 8 October 2023
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Timeline for this appointment
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Opening date
26 July 2023
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Application deadline
11:59pm on 8 October 2023
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Sifting date
13 October 2023
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Interviews expected to end on
27 October 2023
Timeline dates are only an estimate and can change
About the appointment
Introduction
About UnLtd
UnLtd is the foundation for social entrepreneurs. Our vision is a world where enterprising people are transforming our society for good.
Each year, we back around 500 social entrepreneurs to get started and then grow their ventures, all of which are addressing major social challenges within the UK. Our support is a blend of funding, advice, mentoring, training and connections, and we extend this to 20+ social ventures each year to help them scale, providing them with intensive support and helping them secure early stage investment.
We’re also helping to shape the policy, infrastructure, and investment environments that will enable social entrepreneurs to thrive.
Our impact-driven work is currently focused on the following areas:
- Building access to employment for those distant from the labour market
- Developing solutions for an ageing society
- Fostering resilient communities
Context for the Role
UnLtd is a registered charity and the sole trustee of the Millennium Awards Trust (MAT).
The Millennium Awards Trust was established by the Millennium Commission, which founded it with a permanent endowment of £100 million of National Lottery funds.
The MAT is governed by a Trust Deed which defines the framework within which the MAT should operate. This Deed provides for the appointment of a Protector of the Trust (the Protector) who has a fiduciary duty to ensure the integrity of the administration of the Trust and the propriety of its procedures. The Protector is appointed to a term of three years by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
We are now looking to identify a suitably qualified individual to succeed the incumbent who is coming to the end of their term. We are looking to appoint a successor in Autumn 2023.
Appointment description
Responsibilities The Protector has a fiduciary duty to ensure the integrity of the administration of the Trust and the propriety of its procedures:
- Understand and ensure that UnLtd complies with and acts within its powers, as laid out in the governing Trust Deed, memorandum, and articles of association.
- Ensure that UnLtd complies with the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, and all legislation relevant to the charity’s work and activities.
- Review UnLtd’s policies, principles, and strategy to sustain the MAT’s assets and resources, and ensure they are applied to delivering its mission.
- Ensure UnLtd is providing the requisite information to follow the implementation of the policies of the MAT, the achievement of its objectives, and the decisions taken to further develop the MAT in line with its mission. This will include:
- Quarterly receipt of all papers relating to board meetings of the MAT, its committees, and any other body to whom UnLtd has delegated its award making functions.
- Review of relevant actions or changes to policies and procedures
- Review, approve and be signatory to an annual report on the activities, finances, and impact of UnLtd. This report is issued to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Person specification
Essential criteria
Qualifications
- Barrister, solicitor, chartered accountant, or chartered investment manager, qualified in England and Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland and with at least five years’ senior (board level) experience.
- Appropriate knowledge of UK trust and charity law.
Knowledge, Skills, and Values
- Embodies UnLtd’s values – brave, inclusive, accountable – and believes in its vision to contribute to a future where enterprising people are transforming our world for good.
- Adept at building and sustaining effective relationships at the highest level with key stakeholders.
- Thinks critically, independently, and strategically, and would be able to challenge and engage with the Chair, CEO and, as needed, the wider Board of Trustees and Executive Team of UnLtd.
- Understands risk, its challenges and opportunities.
- Demonstrates Nolan’s Seven Principles of Public Life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.
Application and selection process
- Carrie Cooke, Deputy Director, Strategy and Delivery, DCMS
- Nick Farhi, Chair, UnLtd
- Vanessa Johnson-Burgess, Chair, Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Committee, UnLtd
- Mark Norbury, CEO, UnLtd
Additional information for candidates
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- SELFLESSNESS - Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest. They should not do so in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends;
- INTEGRITY - Holders of public office should not place themselves under any financial or other obligation to outside individuals or organisations that might seek to influence them in the performance of their official duties;
- OBJECTIVITY - In carrying out public business, including making public appointments, awarding contracts, or recommending individuals for rewards and benefits, holders of public office should make choices on merit;
- ACCOUNTABILITY - Holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their office;
- OPENNESS - Holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands;
- HONESTY - Holders of public office have a duty to declare any private interests relating to their public duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interest;
- LEADERSHIP - Holders of public office should promote and support these principles by leadership and example.
The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. In support of this, all non-executive board members of UK public bodies must abide by the principles set out in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. The Code sets out the standards expected from those who serve on the boards of UK public bodies and will form part of your terms and conditions of appointment.
Holders of public office are expected to adhere and uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. Before you apply you should consider carefully:
- any outside interests that you may have, such as shares you may hold in a company providing services to government;
- any possible reputational issues arising from your past actions or public statements that you have made;
- and/or - any political roles you hold or political campaigns you have supported;
You will need to answer relevant questions in relation to these points when making an application. Many conflicts of interest can be satisfactorily resolved and declaring a potential conflict does not prevent you from being interviewed. If you are shortlisted for an interview, the panel will discuss any potential conflicts with you during that interview, including any proposals you may have to mitigate them and record that in their advice to ministers. Alongside your own declaration, we will conduct appropriate checks, as part of which we will consider anything in the public domain related to your conduct or professional capacity. This may include searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information. The successful candidate(s) may be required to give up any conflicting interests and their other business and financial interests may be published in line with organisational policies.
Details of declared political activity will be published when the appointment is announced, as required by the Governance Code (political activity is not a bar to appointment, but must be declared).
As this is an office holder appointment, you will not become a member of the Civil Service. You will not be subject to the provisions of employment law.
Appointments are for the term set out in this advert, with the possibility of re-appointment for a further term, at the discretion of Ministers. Any re-appointment is subject to satisfactory annual appraisals of performance during the first term in the post. There is no automatic presumption of reappointment; each case should be considered on its own merits, taking into account a number of factors including, but not restricted to, the diversity of the current board and its balance of skills and experience. In most cases, the total time served in post will not exceed more than two terms or serve in any one post for more than ten years
Remuneration for this role is treated as employment income and will be subject to tax and National Insurance contributions, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
This is an office holder appointment and does not attract any benefits under any Civil Service Pension Scheme. You will not be eligible for redundancy pay as you are not an employee. No other arrangements have been made for compensation upon the end of your term of appointment because an office holder who is appointed for a limited duration would have no expectation of serving beyond that period.
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