Launch of recruitment competition for Non-Executive Members for the Drainage Council Northern Ireland

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced a recruitment campaign to appoint six Non-Executive Members to the Drainage Council.

The Department is seeking to recruit a Member from each of the following specialist areas: tourism, conservation, drainage, agriculture, industry and fisheries.

Launching the competition Minister Mallon said:

“These are important posts and the knowledge and expertise these Members will bring to the Drainage Council will be crucial as my Department continues to focus on the development of drainage and flood defence schemes across Northern Ireland.”

“I would encourage anyone who considers that they meet the criteria for the posts and has a genuine interest and desire to make a contribution to the work of the Drainage Council, to seriously consider applying.”

 The time commitment for the post will be approximately 3 to 4 meetings per year and meetings are generally held within normal working hours. The posts are not remunerated, however the Members will receive reasonable costs associated with their attendance at the meetings, including travel, subsistence and dependent care costs.

The appointment will be effective from as soon as practical after the Minister has made her selection of appointees and will run for a period of up to four years.

You can access the competition documents, including the Candidate Information Booklet which provides details of the role and competition criteria at nidirect - Public Appointment Vacancies or at DfI Public Appointments. 

Alternatively contact the DfI Public Appointments Unit:

• In writing at Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB;
• By Telephone on 028 9054 0994;
• By e-mail. Send your request to: publicappointmentsunit@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk.

Applications will be welcomed from all sections of the community.

Women, younger people, people with disabilities and people from ethnic minority communities are currently under-represented on DfI Boards. Applications from members of these groups would be particularly welcome. 

Notes to editors: 

1. The Drainage Council performs a general scrutiny role in relation to the Department’s drainage functions and has a statutory duty to ensure uniformity of treatment on drainage issues and flood protection programmes throughout Northern Ireland. 
2. DfI is running the recruitment competition in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments, Northern Ireland (CPANI) Code of Practice.
3. The appointment will be made on merit and political activity will play no part in the selection process.
4. All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office at: press.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
5. The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
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