Position Description
We are looking to appoint a Non-Executive Member to join the UKEF Board, who will bring an experience of digital transformation to the Board. Highly credible candidates will bring executive experience most likely as a CTO or CIO
As a Non-Executive Board member, you will bring an external, independent perspective to UKEF’s operations engaging in all items that come to the Board, and providing support, mentoring and challenge to colleagues across UKEF.
Broadly, Non-Executive Board Members are expected to contribute to the work of UKEF in the following areas:
- Independence: provide independent support, guidance and challenge on the progress and implementation of the business plan.
- Strategy: constructively challenge and contribute to the development of strategy and business planning, including the setting and development of key objectives and targets.
- Performance: scrutinise the performance of the organisation in meeting agreed goals and objectives, and monitor the reporting of performance, including financial targets.
- People: develop and encourage appropriate behaviours to maintain or improve the departmental people strategy, including ethical and directional issues such as diversity and senior jobholder moves.
- Governance: satisfy that governance, internal control and risk management systems are effective and capable of delivering relevant, accurate and timely management and financial information to the Board.
- Support: the Board in developing skills and tools to help it engage with strategic issues in ways which have practical resonance.
- Connect: the Board to people and organisations who can provide different perspectives, opinions and expertise which will assist in furthering the business of the Department.
- The successful candidate will be a full Board member and asked to attend committees, and will also be invited to join meetings of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) within UKEF.
Drawing on your experience, you will be the Board’s key source of advice on applying knowledge of digital innovation, emerging technologies (eg. AI, blockchain and quantum), data strategies and cyber resilience to support effective holistic transformation, data integrity and organisational capability.,. Challenging and supporting the executive team with embedding new technology. You will also be the Board’s lead for Cyber preparedness.
Successful candidates will have the credibility to advise the Board and key government stakeholders, based on private sector experience and expertise in key areas including digital and transformation. Successful candidates will be required to build an open and effective relationship with key stakeholders such as the Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Services and Director of Digital, Data and Technology.