Community Justice Partnership - Independent Chair

Salary: £250 per day

Hours: 3 days a month

Contract type: Initially fixed for two years

Deadline to apply: 10am, 12th August 2024

Home Based with Travel

Role Purpose

To ensure the effective governance and leadership of the Community Justice partnership and the delivery of its strategic plan and ambitions. As the Chair you will be responsible for representing the CJP within Highland and Nationally. As Chair you would also have responsibility for providing direction and support to the CJP Manager on behalf of the partnership.

Duties

· To ensure that the CJP complies with its terms of reference and operates within the Highland Community Planning Partnership (CPP) values and principles.

· To ensure that the CJP pursues its statutory responsibilities to the fullest of its ability and to raise challenges in doing so with the CPP Board as appropriate.

· To ensure appropriate participation and delivery across the partnership against the CJP plan and agreed actions.

· To ensure the CJP uses its resources exclusively in pursuance of its purpose, including monitoring financial spend and maximising new opportunities to secure additional funding for new initiatives.

· To contribute actively to the CJPs role in providing strong leadership to the members, ensuring that collectively we set overall policy, define goals and impact measurements as required under legislation.

· To represent the CJP at the CPP as required

· Scrutinising CJP papers

· Leading discussions

· Focusing on key issues

· Providing guidance on new initiatives

Financial reimbursement

The candidate will be renumerated with £250 per day or an equivalent hourly rate based on a 7hr day. All reasonable expenses will be recoverable, however, please note that the post is not pensionable and preference would be for self employment but this is negotiable.

Performance

The Chair will agree personal areas of focus for action and activity annually with the CJP. These will then be monitored through reporting and reflective practice to provide assurance on the performance of the Chair in supporting the overall work of the CJP.

Eligibility

The successful candidate must meet the following criteria:

Not be a current employee, at the point of appointment in August 2024, of any statutory CJP Partner:

· Police Scotland

· NHS Highland

· The Highland Council

· Scottish Prison Service

· SFRS

· Skills Development Scotland

We are applying the same standard as necessary to undertake a Directorship within a company, so the candidate should not be prohibited to become a Director by law.

They must be fit to undertake the role and have sufficient capacity to undertake their responsibilities and be expected to do so for a period of not less than 12 months.

The CJP Chair will also be required to complete a self-declaration of any previous criminal convictions, appointment will be considered on a case-by-case basis for applicants with a history of offending.

Location and time commitment

The time commitment is variable, however, CJP meetings usually take place in Inverness on a quarterly basis.

The Chair will also be expected to participate in national meetings and sessions organised by Community Justice Scotland and locally within Highland by the Community Planning Partnership.

Finally, the Chair will also act as the CJP representative to the Community Planning Partnership Board, which normally meets a minimum of four times a year.

Overall, it is estimated that the Chair would work an average of 3 days per month, though this will vary from month to month. The candidate is expected to complete a minimum of 2 years subject to annual review. Reappointment beyond that will be subject to review.