Organisation:    SEM Committee

Duration:             Five year fixed term (Appointments effective from 1^st November 2022                             

Summary of Roles:

The Department for the Economy is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals (for the positions of Independent Member & Deputy Independent Member for the Single Electricity Market Committee (SEMC).

The Single Electricity Market (SEM) is the wholesale electricity market for the island of Ireland operating across both Northern Ireland and Ireland.  The SEM is jointly regulated by the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland (UR) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in Ireland (CRU) and the decision-making body which governs the market is the SEMC.

The Committee consists of three Utility Regulator representatives and three Commission for Regulation of Utilities representatives along with an Independent and a Deputy Independent Member.

The principal objective of the SEMC is to protect the interests of consumers of electricity wherever appropriate by promoting effective competition between persons engaged in, or in commercial activities connected with the sale or purchase of electricity through the SEM.

The Independent Member and Deputy Independent Member job descriptions are identical; the difference is purely that only the Independent Member has a vote within the SEM. However, both should attend all meetings, and where the Independent Member is not able to attend, the Deputy sits in his or her place, holding that individual’s vote.

The appointment of an Independent and Deputy Independent Member is to ensure that objective decision-making is achieved by the SEM Committee when performing the functions, exercising the powers and fulfilling the duties, as provided for in the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 and Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act, 2007, including relevant secondary legislation.

Appointees will be expected to attend SEM Committee meetings 12 times a year (meetings are likely to be in Belfast or Dublin or by video conference), with a similar commitment for preparation and ad-hoc meetings, making a total commitment of approximately 30 days.

Essential Criteria

• It is essential that any candidate is independent from all all-island industry participants, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government, UR and CRU. The appointees must not have been employed by any licensee in Northern Ireland or Ireland, its ultimate controllers or any affiliate or related undertaking of a relevant licensee within the last five years; and must not have a material business relationship with any licensee, its ultimate controllers or any affiliate or related undertaking of the licensee;
• Applicants must have Industry knowledge and substantial experience of energy regulation;
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate experience of working at Board or senior level in a significant organisation, preferably in the energy industry;
• Well-developed conceptual analytical skills with the ability to assess a wide range of technical, legal and economic data.

This list is by no means exhaustive and only represents a limited list of essential criteria.  Full details including key duties and responsibilities, essential and desirable criteria, person specification and application form are available at 1 Independent & 1 Deputy Independent Member of the Single Electricity Market Committee – Forde May Consulting 

If you have any queries about this role please contact Gerry May at Forde May Consulting Ltd Phone: 028 9062 8877 or email jobs@fordemayconsulting.com quoting ref no 1835SEMC.  Application forms and packs can be made available in a range of accessible formats on request. Candidates with a disability that require assistance will be facilitated upon request.

 Completed application forms must be received no later than Monday 27th June at 5pm.

Preliminary stage interviews (if required) will be held from w/c 27^th June 2022.

Final interviews will be held w/c 22^nd August 2022.

Members are appointed by the Department for the Economy in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Departments are committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates irrespective of religious belief, gender, disability, race, political opinion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependants. All applications will be considered strictly on the basis of merit.

SEM Committee Application form

SEM Committee candidate information booklet

Director of Marketing and Development

On behalf of our client, Waterways Ireland (WI), Forde May Consulting is assisting in the recruitment of a new Director of Marketing and Development. This role is principally responsible for the management of Marketing; Brand; Digital Communications; Property and Legal, Innovation and Development; and Dublin Docklands Development activities within WI.    The role involves working with regional management to create partnerships and joint ventures to deliver the development of the waterways whilst securing income to fund this work, and marketing and promoting these valuable recreational assets to increase use by both tourists and local communities.  This role is part of the WI senior management team and reports directly to the CEO.

The Marketing & Development Directorate is critical to the future enabling of growth work streams identified from the Long Term Strategy currently in development. It will be responsible for Waterways Ireland’s marketing strategic planning processes targeted towards recreational development, tourism, health and well-being initiatives to promote the inland waterways.  The Director will lead and undertake the formulation of business planning for the Directorate, performance management for staff and undertake any other duties on behalf of Waterways Ireland.

As a minimum requirement, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following eligibility criteria:

• A relevant degree or equivalent with a minimum of three year’s relevant senior management* experience which includes leading teams/staff management responsibilities within the public or private sector.

OR

• A minimum of five years’ senior management* experience which includes leading teams/staff management responsibilities within the public or private sector.

AND

• Have a full current driving licence and /or access to a form of transport which will permit the candidate to meet the requirements of the post in full.

*Senior management level / experience is defined as working or reporting directly to individuals at CEO level (or the next level) or equivalent, or managing a team where the role includes making decisions affecting strategic issues.  The onus is on candidates to demonstrate scope and scale in this area.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience of formulating a marketing or development strategy and plan for an organisation or major £/€ high value project.
• Proven experience of contributing to the development of strategy to successfully deliver the aims and objectives of an organisation at senior management level*.
• Proven ability to innovatively create and maintain working partnerships with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders to deliver strategic objectives.
• Proven ability to assess situations from a commercial perspective and implement change to achieve savings whilst developing customer services.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

1. Masters or equivalent in a Business related discipline.
2. Experience of managing an extensive property portfolio,
3. Experience of digital marketing & communications

For an informal discussion call Gerry May at Forde May Consulting Ltd on 028 9062 8877.  To apply send your tailored CV, covering letter and separate supporting statement to jobs@fordemayconsulting.com.  The supporting statement must document, by way of examples, how you meet the criteria for the role.  Please quote reference number 1834SMD. The closing date for applications is the 25^th May 2022.  Final interviews will take place on the 21^st  June 2022.

“Waterways Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. As we are currently under-represented by Protestants, we would particularly welcome applications from the Protestant Community”.

Reports To:                         Chief Electoral Officer

Organisation:                    Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI)

Base:                                     St Anne’s House, Belfast

Duration:                             Full-time, permanent contract

Summary of Job:

The senior team of the Northern Ireland Electoral Office currently consists of the Chief Electoral Officer and Heads of Function in the areas of Electoral Services, Business Support, Finance and Logistics and Data Services. The Chief Electoral Officer role is a fixed term contract which has recently been renewed until 2026.

In order to allow the organisation to continue to progress it has been identified that there is a need for a new role, that of a Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, to work closely with the Chief Electoral Officer and the wider Electoral Office team.

The Deputy Chief Electoral Officer will take on immediate line management responsibility for the senior team to allow the Chief Electoral Officer to be more outwardly focused and they will have a particular focus on reviewing the Electoral Office’s governance arrangements and continually improving its systems and processes with a particular focus on increasing productivity through the use of data analytics.

To be successful in this role the post holder will have strong political awareness, excellent judgement and people skills, have experience in project management and analysing business processes, and an aptitude for developing organisations through providing digital solutions.

 Essential Criteria

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience gained in the last 6 years at middle to senior management level 1. (1 Defined as being a minimum of DP or Grade 7 and above in NICS grading equivalency terms).
• Demonstrable experience of coaching and developing a team of staff in different functional areas.
• Excellent working knowledge of corporate governance and identification of risk.
• Previous experience of interpreting data analytics to seize opportunities to improve business performance.

If you have any queries about this role please contact Gerry May at Forde May Consulting Ltd Phone: 028 9062 8877 or email jobs@fordemayconsulting.com quoting ref no 1833DCEO.  Application forms and packs can be made available in a range of accessible formats on request. Candidates with a disability that require assistance will be facilitated upon request.

Completed application forms must be received no later than Monday 6^th June at 12pm.

Final interviews will be held w/c 20^th June 2022.

EONI is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates irrespective of religious belief, gender, disability, race, political opinion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependants. All applications will be considered strictly on the basis of merit.

EONI Final DCEO Application Form_May 2022

EONI Final Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Applicant Information Booklet – 2022