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Appointment of an Independent Member for our Workforce, Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee

Remuneration: £198 per day plus reasonable travel expenses

Time Commitment: Approximately 10 days per year, including attendance at four committee meetings annually and including preparation time.

Llais is seeking to appoint an Independent Member to join our Workforce, Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee.

This is an exciting opportunity for a person with a background and experience in workforce or human resources to contribute independent advice, scrutiny and constructive challenge in support of Llais's mission to make sure the voices of people and communities help shape health and social care services across Wales.

We are looking for an individual with a background in workforce and human resources matters and someone with experience of working within organisational governance arrangements such as committees, who can support our committee in providing assurance to our Board.

More details of the responsibilities and requirements of the role are included in the attached role profile. 

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• Senior-level workforce, human resources or organisational development experience within the public or third sector 
• Experience of board or committee governance arrangements
• Expertise in people strategies and organisational development
• The ability to provide independent judgement, challenge and support
• Equity, diversity and inclusion knowledge and experience

Llais is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diverse communities of Wales.

Term of Appointment: Initial appointment for one year, with the potential for extension for a second year.

For further information and to submit an expression of interest, please contact Richard Bevan, Corporate Director of Governance and Board Secretary at [email protected]

Closing Date for expressions of interest – 09 September 2026

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Role profile – Independent Member Workforce, Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee

Llais is currently looking for a deputy chair.

We are particularly interested in candidates who are clearly connected to communities across Wales, but also individuals who might have one or more of the following backgrounds, skills or experience:

• Digital inclusion in health and social care 
• Change management 
• Institutional resilience 
• Workforce and human resources management 
• Social care background 
• Care in the third sector 

Applications are welcomed from candidates who do not have this specific experience but may have transferable knowledge and skills. The Deputy Chair must be able to commit to 4 days per month to Llais and be able to demonstrate that they are able to balance competing priorities with other commitments and roles. 

The Deputy Chair will need to: 

• Provide strong, effective and visible leadership as agreed with the Chair, internally through the Board and its committees and externally through connections with a wide range of stakeholders and partners within the wider community; 
• Deputise for the Chair and lead the Board in the Chair’s absence, performing additional functions as agreed with the Chair.

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Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales: Llais Cymru - Appointment of Deputy Chair to the Board - Welsh Government (Cais)

Be part of Llais and help us to raise the power and influence of people’s voices to shape health and social care services to meet everyone's needs.

Llais is a national, independent body set up by the Welsh Government to give the people of Wales a say in how they receive their health and social care services.

Everything we do is in line with our values of integrity, working together and being person driven. We are committed to putting people and communities at the heart of everything we do.

Our role is to engage with and listen to the people of Wales. We do this by reaching out to people in their local communities, hearing their views and understanding their experiences of health and social care. We feedback what we hear to decision-makers to help shape and influence the services people receive now and in the future.

Job Overview

Join us as Governance and Risk Manager

Location: National Team

Band & Salary: Band 6, £40,559.00 - £48,841.00    

Contract Type: Maternity Cover

Hours: 37.5

This is a hybrid role, with both remote and office-based working.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable

Organisation: Llais – The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care

Are you passionate about making real change in health and social care? Do you believe in the power of people’s voices to shape better services? If so, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

The Governance and Risk Manager will work closely with the Corporate Director of Governance and Board Secretary and will provide secretariat services for the Board, its committees and Tim Arwain (the senior leadership team) and any other organisational or partnership meetings, as required. 

They will work with and support the Corporate Director of Governance and Board Secretary to take forward the ongoing development of Llais’s governance and assurance framework and arrangements and will ensure that it meets standards of good governance.

Working for our organisation

We are looking for passionate and capable people from all walks of life who bring different lived experiences that will help change the way we think. We are looking for applications from diverse candidates who can bring fresh skills, lived experiences and perspectives to our work.

Llais provides staff with a full range of benefits including:

·         28 days annual leave (rising to 34 days with length of service) plus statutory holidays – pro rata for part time employees

·         Competitive salary

·         Flexible working

·         Automatic membership of the NHS pension scheme

·         Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, including our confidential counselling service

Job Description Main Responsibilities

If you are up for the challenge and want to be an important part of making a real difference to health and social care services in Wales, we want to hear from you. If you have any queries or wish to discuss this post, please contact: Richard Bevan, [email protected]

We welcome applications in Welsh and English. 

After registering and signing in on the Trac site, you can choose your preferred language. If you wish, your interview can also be conducted via the medium of Welsh.

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