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Ministry of Justice – MAPPA Lay Advisor for West Yorkshire
“MAPPA Lay Advisers assist the police, probation and prison services in establishing arrangements for managing serious sexual and violent offenders in the community. These arrangements, called Multi- Agency Public Protection Arrangements or MAPPA, are required by Section 325 of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) 2003. Lay Advisers contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of MAPPA and act as critical friends in challenging professionals.“
Time: The successful candidate will usually provide up to 8 hours a month and will not be asked to provide more than 16 hours per month.
Remuneration: This is a part-time unpaid post (expenses paid).
Closes: 9th January
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Ministry of Defence – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) South East Chair
“VAPCs provide a distinct, identifiable, and independent point of reference for the Veteran community and all those supporting it to raise, respond to, promote and raise awareness of issues relating to Veterans Services, the Strategy for our Veterans, the Armed Forces Covenant and the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes and the availability of cross-Government support from multiple Departments to the Armed Forces, their families and Veterans.“
Time: Current tasking levels demand some 30-40 hours of activity for the Chair each month combining working from home and attending meetings.
Remuneration: None.
Closes: 15th January
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Ministry of Defence – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) South West Chair
“VAPCs provide a distinct, identifiable, and independent point of reference for the Veteran community and all those supporting it to raise, respond to, promote and raise awareness of issues relating to Veterans Services, the Strategy for our Veterans, the Armed Forces Covenant and the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes and the availability of cross-Government support from multiple Departments to the Armed Forces, their families and Veterans.“
Time: Current tasking levels demand some 30-40 hours of activity for the Chair each month combining working from home and attending meetings.
Remuneration: None.
Closes: 15th January
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Ministry of Defence – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) North East Chair
“VAPCs provide a distinct, identifiable, and independent point of reference for the Veteran community and all those supporting it to raise, respond to, promote and raise awareness of issues relating to Veterans Services, the Strategy for our Veterans, the Armed Forces Covenant and the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes and the availability of cross-Government support from multiple Departments to the Armed Forces, their families and Veterans.“
Time: Current tasking levels demand some 30-40 hours of activity for the Chair each month combining working from home and attending meetings.
Remuneration: None.
Closes: 25th January
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Ministry of Defence – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) Scotland Chair
“VAPCs provide a distinct, identifiable, and independent point of reference for the Veteran community and all those supporting it to raise, respond to, promote and raise awareness of issues relating to Veterans Services, the Strategy for our Veterans, the Armed Forces Covenant and the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes and the availability of cross-Government support from multiple Departments to the Armed Forces, their families and Veterans.“
Time: Current tasking levels demand some 30-40 hours of activity for the Chair each month combining working from home and attending meetings.
Remuneration: None.
Closes: 25th January
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Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy – Chair, Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership
“A successful candidate must be able to: provide leadership of the Board and ensure its effectiveness in all aspects of it’s role; support the LEP in developing the strategic direction and priorities that will deliver the LEP’s objectives; be an effective external advocate of Greater Lincolnshire and the Greater Lincolnshire LEP in public and with Local Authorities and Whitehall, as well as being a credible advocate in both print and broadcast media.“
Time: 3 years
Remuneration: None
Closes: 27th January