Public appointments opportunity - NI-CO Chair and Members Competition

Want to help promote Northern Ireland public services across the world?

Appointment of Chairperson and Board Members to NI-CO Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is seeking to appoint a Chairperson and three Members to the Board of Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO), a publicly owned company responsible for marketing, on a worldwide basis, the services, skills and expertise of government departments and other public bodies and organisations in Northern Ireland. The appointments will be for a three year term with effect from 1 September 2021 (Chairperson) and 1 October 2021 (Board members), and may be renewable for a second term.

The posts are part-time and remunerated: • Chairperson, an estimated 10 days per year - £4,857 per annum • Members, an estimated 6 days per year - £1,975 per annum. Meetings of the Board are generally held in NI-CO’s premises in Landmark House, Cromac Quay, Belfast.

Whilst there are no specific academic qualifications required for the posts, there are three essential criteria to be met, B, C & D below for Board Members and a fourth for the post of Chairperson (A, B, C & D). A. Leadership (Chair specific) B. Thinking Strategically C. Analytical Thinking D. Corporate Governance and Risk Management. All appointments will be made through open competition, strictly on the basis of merit.

An application pack with full details and guidance may be obtained from www.economy-ni.gov.uk/ni-co-competition from 9am on Thursday 18 March 2021 or by telephone from that date from Yvonne Green (028) 9052 9282 Text Relay: 18001 028 9052 9282 or Email: pau@economy-ni.gov.uk.

Should you require clarification on any aspect of the role, please contact Alistair Moffett in Invest NI on 028 90698327 or email: alistair.moffett@investni.com The application pack can be provided, on request, in alternative formats. All reasonable adjustments will be made to accommodate the needs of applicants/candidates with a disability.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm on Friday, 9 April 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.

Applicants invited for interview are eligible for reimbursement of reasonable travelling expenses incurred within the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Equality of Opportunity: The Department for Economy (DfE) and Invest NI are committed to the principles of public appointments based on merit with independent assessment, openness and transparency of process. Both are also committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes application forms from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of religious belief, gender, race, political opinion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependants. Women, people with a disability and those from ethnic minority communities are currently under-represented on Boards across Northern Ireland and applications from members of these groups would be particularly welcome.

We operate the Guaranteed Interview Scheme which means that applicants with a disability who meet or exceed the pass-mark set for the criteria will be offered an interview. Their application will not be subjected to short-listing.