Non-Executive Appointments and Charity Trustee Roles

Public sector non-executive appointments present unique development opportunities.

Becoming a non-executive in government means working in an environment with distinct challenges and a distinct culture, bringing exposure to new perspectives and different business models.

A wide range of government departments and agencies engage The Whitehall & Industry Group (WIG) to recruit non-executives onto their boards, to gain from their expertise, contacts, perspective and support. The candidates come from business, local government and the voluntary sector, from a range of disciplines, and from WIG’s membership and beyond.

In the last 10 years WIG has placed over 140 non-executives on government boards, and is now harnessing its expertise to finding candidates for charity trustee roles and for non-departmental public bodies.

Non-executives previously placed by WIG point to the unique insights
obtained into the challenges of government and the knowledge gained from their involvement in the strategic and organisational development of a government department or service. For some, a key benefit to both them and their business is the opportunity to prove themselves in an entirely new arena.

Specifically, they gain:

• board level experience
• the opportunity to operate and develop at a strategic level
• the chance to expand their business knowledge
• new cross-sector networks.

Examples of recent appointments

• Bliss (charity role)
• Child Maintenance & Enforcement Commission (CMEC)
• Communities & Local Government
• Coram (charity role)
• Crisis (charity role)
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Crown Prosecution Service London
• Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)
• Department of Culture Media and Sport (DMCS)
• Department of Finance & Personnel (NI) - Department for Social development
• Department of Finance & Personnel (NI) - Land & Property
• Department of the Environment – Northern Ireland Civil
• Entrust
• FCO Services
• HMCS
• HM Land Registry
• Ministry of Justice
• Monitor
• National Fraud Strategic Authority (NFSA)
• The National Portrait Gallery Co Ltd
• Royal Air force (RAF) Board
• Royal Parks Agency
• Rural Payments Agency
• Valuation Office Agency
  

To see the list of current non-executive board member opportunities or charity trustee roles click here.