Appointment of up to four Members to the Board of Community Justice Scotland inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 18 AUG 2024

Overview



Appointment of up to four Members to the Board of Community Justice Scotland


We value very highly the benefits of having different experience and points of view on our Board and we are keen that people from all walks of life apply. We particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience of the Justice System and under represented groups on Boards generally, including people who are care experienced, disabled, LGBTI+, from ethnic minority communities and people aged under 50.

Community Justice Scotland (“CJS”) is the national body for promoting, monitoring, and supporting improvement in the delivery of community justice services across Scotland. National and local partners provide community justice services to ensure that while people who have broken the law are held to account, they are also supported to address underlying causes of offending behaviour, and rehabilitate to reconnect with, and contribute to, their community.

Launched on 1st April 2by the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2, CJS aims to create a more robust and effective community justice system based on local planning and local delivery by a range of statutory partners. CJS provides national leadership and oversight to support and guide these partners to deliver the National Strategy for Community Justice .

CJS Members are appointed by Scottish Ministers. The Board plays a key role in setting the strategy, direction, plans, and policies of CJS, so that it fulfils the aims, policies, and priorities of the Scottish Ministers. Each of the four roles advertised is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to individuals and communities across Scotland by helping us work with our wide range of partners to reduce offending and victimisation.

Further information about what we do is available on the CJS website .


Skills/Experience Required


The successful applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of at least
one
of the following priority criteria:


Priority criteria

• Experience of the Criminal Justice System
• Finance, Audit & Risk
• Human Resources & Strategic People Management
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  
  

They will also need to demonstrate evidence of all of the essential criteria:


Essential Criteria

• Working co-operatively and collaboratively
• Analysis and Decision making
• Governance
• Seeing the ‘bigger picture’
• Constructive and supportive challenge
• Communication and influencing
  
  

Remuneration and time commitment


Members of the Board receive a daily fee of £ 248 for every day of not less than 7.5 hours (excluding meal breaks) devoted to performing your functions, on a pro rata basis, up to a maximum total fee of £4,960 per financial year. The time commitment is up to 20 days per year, as and when required.

The appointments are non-pensionable.


TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• Download the applicants pack Applicant Pack
• Click on the blue button at the top right hand of this advert that says ‘apply for this job online’.
• Complete the information required on the website, this includes: contact details, monitoring information and a declaration of interests.
• Download and complete this application form (word document) Application Form
• Return the completed application form to: by 5pm on Monday 9 September 2024.
  
  

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the appointments process or if require further support with your application, please contact the Public Appointments Team on or email at .


FURTHER INFORMATION

• FAQ’s about the application process is here: Public Appointments - Frequently Asked Questions .
• Guidance to support applicants is here: Public appointments - gov.scot ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jAubEq28
  
  

This appointment is regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner