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Opportunity to join the Board of a purpose-driven, values-led Company, working hard to ensure that Jersey Water continues to meet the needs of our Island community now and for generations to come.

Role: Non-Executive Director

Remuneration: Fees for Non-Executive Directors are currently £22,000 gross, per annum.

Location and time commitment: Board meetings take place approximately every 4 to 8 weeks and between 8 and 10 times per year along with an annual Board visit (all day) and one to two strategy sessions (all day).  Most meetings generally take no more than 4-5 hours.  In addition, all directors are  required to attend the AGM, which is scheduled to coincide with a Board meeting date.

Term: Board members service on an initial three year term and are eligible for re-appointment for up to two additional consecutive terms of three years.

About Us
With a history dating back to 1882, Jersey Water is the oldest registered Company in Jersey.  The Company is the sole provider of treated water to the Island and supplies approximately 95% of all households in Jersey.  Jersey Water is community focussed and our people have a strong positive can-do culture intent on delivering great quality water and customer service to Islanders.  We are passionate about the role we play in the community and the service we provide and are proud of our performance, which in many areas is industry leading.  Our values also set us up for success and feature throughout the organisation, from the boardroom to the shop floor, shaping our decisions, supporting our culture, and ensuring we are doing our bit for the planet through our sustainability work.

Board member recruitment  We are recruiting for two new Non-Executive Directors, one to join our Audit Committee who must have a strong strategic Finance background and for the other role, we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate expertise in one or both of the following areas: 

• People, culture and organisational change – this is important as we are mid-way through a business transformation programme focussed on building resilience in our people, systems and processes.

• Sustainability – we are looking for an NED to support our sustainability strategy and champion this area of our work.

We are looking for candidates who can bring demonstrable strategic leadership experience, who understand effective governance, enjoy working collaboratively, and who have the ability to marry the financial drivers of a commercial business with the need to maintain public trust and integrity in the delivery of essential public services. Jersey Water is committed to valuing diversity and to equality of opportunity for employment, career, and personal development. We believe that people from different backgrounds bring perspectives and skills that create fresh ideas, thinking and approaches which make the way work is undertaken more effective and efficient.  We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We are committed to continuous improvement in this space.  Our new Board Members will help inform this journey. If you believe you have the skills and qualities we are looking for, and the information in our candidate pack makes your heart beat a little faster, we look forward to hearing from you!

How to apply: Eastside Primetimers is supporting us in recruiting for this role. Please read the candidate information pack for further information prior to applying. To apply for this role, you will need to answer role-related questions. Please provide evidence and examples from your work history or other aspects of your life to answer the questions and demonstrate how you meet the criteria required. 

Our goal is to remove bias from the hiring process so for the first stage of the process, we have set up role-related questions which will allow us to assess your approach to a problem and understand what knowledge and skills you have.  Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by the selection panel.  We will use these scores to shortlist for interviews, at which stage we will also review CV’s. We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you'll see how well you performed during the application process.  

Please click here to apply.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our recruitment adviser at Eastside Primetimers, Bernice Rook, bernice@ep-uk.org – having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of the application.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Fri 16th December.  Interviews with Jersey Water will take place on the 18th and 20th January.

For more information please visit https://app.beapplied.com/apply/imisr4sxps.

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