Event information

Public sector NEDs sit on the board of central government departments, their arms-length bodies, local authorities, and other entities across the public sector. They play a pivotal role in ensuring good governance, they provide leadership and guidance to management, and they scrutinise and challenge policy, strategy, and operational performance. They are also a vital tool in holding senior leaders to account and represent public bodies to ministers, parliamentarians, stakeholders and the wider public.

Chartered accountants possess many of the skills required to be an effective NED within the public sector. They are able to act with integrity and objectivity, to apply professional scepticism, and have levels of financial expertise that enable effective decision making - therefore making them an ideal candidate to sit on a public sector board.

In this webinar we will hear from government teams who will explain the public sector appointments process and provide a greater understanding for attendees as to what the process entails. The webinar will also highlight what skills a typical role might be looking for and identify where to find NED roles across government and the wider public sector.

Key benefits

• Demystify the public sector appointments process.
• Identify where to find public sector NED roles.
• Understand the skills required to be an effective public sector NED.

CPD hours

ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this webinar could contribute up to 1hr of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the webinar booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

Costs

ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join. This event is organised by the Public Sector Community. Please click here to join online.