Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

Verified Company

Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Overview:

Board Member Appointment:
Appointment of two Non-Executive Directors of the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited Board

The appointments are for four years and take effect from 1 October 2024

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport is seeking to appoint up to two Non-Executive Directors to the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) Board.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited

CMAL owns ferries, ports and harbours and infrastructure necessary for vital ferry services serving the west coast of Scotland and the Clyde Estuary, and the Northern Isles.

It is wholly owned by the Scottish Government with Scottish Ministers the sole shareholder. It has an executive management team and support staff at headquarters in Port Glasgow. It aims to provide safe, efficient and cost-effective ferries, harbours and port infrastructure for operators, communities and users in and around Scotland

This is a period of real opportunity, as CMAL supports Ministers in the delivery of £580 million of investment in vessels and infrastructure to support island connectivity.

It is also a period of change, with consideration being given by Ministers to the corporate structures of the organisations which deliver ferry services on their behalf.

Remuneration and time commitment
Remuneration is £332.90 per day for a time commitment of three days per month. Reasonable expenses incurred will be reimbursed. The appointments are non-pensionable.

Appointments
The appointments are for four years from 1 October 2024.

Skills/Experience Required:

Skills and Experience
We are looking to fill two specific roles on the Board.

Priority Criteria

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate evidence of one of the following:

audit/finance experience, preferably in the role of the audit chair, in either the public or private sector;
OR:

- experience at board or senior operational level of management of large scale construction projects.

General Criteria

Regardless of which role applicants are interested in, by the end of the process they should demonstrate evidence of all of the following:

strong interpersonal and communication skills
including experience of team-working, constructive challenge, collaboration, and stakeholder management;

- an ability to harness diversity - including an understanding of the value of diverse challenge, tolerance and openness;
- strong analytical and decision-making skills;
- understanding of the role of the CMAL Board and its responsibility to Scottish Ministers.