Chair and NED Recruitment for the UKEF Board

The provision of search services to obtain a diverse range of appointable candidates, leading to the appointment of a new Chair and a new Non-Executive Director for the board of UK Export Finance (full role description and personnel requirements later in document) by no later than end June 2016 with the option to extend for 6 months.

Aims To obtain a strong and diverse range of appointable candidates, leading to the appointment of a new Chair and a new Non-Executive Director to the board of UK Export Finance (full role description and personnel requirements later in document) by no later than end June 2016.

Objectives • To provide a professional, value-added service in delivering search and recruitment for the campaign with positive feedback on delivery from senior stakeholders; • To provide targeted search that ensures applicants have the relevant skills and abilities as set out in the role and person specification; • To manage an efficient and professional recruitment process, including handling intial and follow-on engagement with candidates • Applicants diversity monitoring data and political questionnaires submitted to the Shareholder Executive; • Success will be demonstrated by the appointment of high calibre candidates to the posts advertised drawing on a strong and diverse pool of applicants (to include women, BME candidates and those who declare a disability) that ensures that the SoS has a choice of appointable candidates The appointments will be made through fair and open competition, within the spirit of the Commissioner’s Code.

Additional information: How to apply UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

Please register on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement by emailing Expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. For help regarding the application process Tel 0345 010 3503