Non-Executive Director

Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd was created in 2010 as a Local Authority Trading Company, wholly owned by our shareholder Councils in Lincolnshire. We are an arms-length service provider, overseen by a Board of Directors made up of representatives from across our three Councils.
We provide a range of professional back and front office services including Financial Services, HR & Payroll, ICT & Digital, Procurement, Customer Contact, Revenues and Benefits, Health & Safety, Telecare and have an internal Corporate Services function.
PSPS is now seeking to appoint two Non-Executive Directors (NED) to its Board of Directors. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to our company, our Councils and local residents to whom we provide services for in South Holland, East Lindsey and Boston.
Successful applicants will join the PSPS Board of Directors at an exciting time, as we are about to launch our new (Apply online only) Business & Transformation Plans.
As a Non-Executive Director, you will:
* Provide strategic direction, leadership, and challenge to the Board of Directors to ensure that PSPS can be the best it can be
* Champion the PSPS values and behaviours in all interactions with our organisation
* Ensure that PSPS fulfils its statutory and legislative responsibilities
* Use your own professional expertise and experience to enhance PSPS's governance and strategy
* Champion the standards of public life - by upholding the highest standards of conduct and displaying the Nolan principles: Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.
Time Commitments:
* Board Meetings held on Mondays - 5x annually ½ day per meeting
* Board Development Day generally held Thursday - 2x annually full days meeting
* Board Papers reading/preparation time - 5x ½ days
* Please note these time allocations are approx. and could change as per business needs.
To be eligible to apply you must not:
(a) be a Member or officer of any District Council or otherwise employed under the direction of a local authority.
(b) has been a Member or officer of any District Council or otherwise employed under the direction of a local authority in the last 3 years.
(c) be a non-executive director of a similar LATCo or shared services provider in Lincolnshire.
(d) has any dealings with PSPS or its Shareholder Councils, which could be seen to be prejudicial to a person's independence or represent a conflict of interest.
(e) be subject to a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order.
(f) be subject to a sexual risk order or be on the sexual offender's register.
(g) be subject to a civil injunction or criminal behaviour order.
(h) be disqualified from acting as a director, a charter trustee or charity trustee
(i) within five years before the date of submission of application, have been a director or person of significant control of a company subject to a creditor's compulsory liquidation
(j) within five years before the date of submission of application, have been convicted of any offence and have had passed on them a sentence of imprisonment, whether suspended or not, for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine.
(k) be an active member of parliament, serve as an officer in any recognised political party or make substantial personal contributions to any recognised political party
To apply, you will need to submit:
* An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history, qualifications, experience including details of any other Non-Executive Director roles held (max of 3 pages). You will also need to include details of two referees.
* A supporting statement outlining your skills and interest in the role, and how your experience meets the person specification (max of 2 pages)- the recruitment team will contact you to request this once CV is submitted
* You will also need to complete a declaration form outlining any potential conflicts of interest or professional/personal relationships with any individuals connected to PSPS or our shareholder Councils this will be emailed to you after CV and supporting statement is submitted.
If you are interested in the role and would like to learn more ahead of submitting an application, we are holding a candidate briefing session via Teams on Tuesday 27th February from 10.30am until mid-day.
At this briefing session, you can learn more about Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions of our panel, which will include the PSPS Board Chair, Vice-Chair, along with the Chief Executive of PSPS. If you would like to attend this session, please contact PSPS to register your interest.
Remuneration £4000 per annum (which includes travel allowance)- paid monthly
Application Closing Date - Midnight Sunday 10th March 2024
Interview date Tuesday 9th April held in Horncastle
PSPS is committed to supporting applicants and employees with a disability or long-term health condition and has committed to be a Disability Confident employer.
PSPS is proud to offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of age, cultural background, disability, gender, identity, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, veteran status, religious or sexual orientation