Independent Chairperson – Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board 3 year term | 3-6 days per month | £600 per day (£80 per hour) subject to IR35 | Norwich Can you help lead the next phase of safeguarding adults work for Norfolk? Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB) is recruiting a new independent chair. NSAB is the formal arrangement which brings together three statutory safeguarding partners: the local authority, health (Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board) and the police, with a wide range of non-statutory agencies who are involved in co-ordinating safeguarding arrangements. All partners are highly engaged and actively support Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board to deliver its vision for safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and harm in Norfolk. Providing independent scrutiny and challenge, the Board holds to account the agencies to secure the delivery of high-quality safeguarding services and ensuring learning is embedded across the partnership. As an Independent Chairperson, you will provide effective leadership and critical challenge to members of the board and the wider partnership. You will help us drive forward developments in safeguarding adults in a way that balances our duties to protect people with the rights of people to take positive risks about their own lives, and listening to the lessons learned to inform and embed change and practice in Norfolk. To be considered for this post, you will have senior management/leadership experience in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and harm in a social care, health, police, education, probation, voluntary or academic sector. With evidence of successfully chairing meetings at a senior strategic level, you will have experience of positive partnership working in statutory and voluntary sectors. You will need a good, current knowledge of the national Safeguarding Adults Boards agenda, and current knowledge of legislation for adults at risk, and of research underpinning safeguarding work. Candidates must be independent of all organisations represented on the board. A commitment of approximately 3 - 6 days a month will be required, up to a maximum of 50 days per year. Payment will be circa £600 per day (£80 per hour). This is subject to IR35. Travel will be paid for within the county of Norfolk only, unless travel is required regionally or nationally in order to fulfil job functions. If you would like to find out more about the work of the board and role of the chair please contact Walter Lloyd-Smith, Board Manager m: 07785 355 831 Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specifications below to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for: Independent Chairperson - Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board To apply please provide a CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria on the person specification. Closing date: Sunday 8 December 2024. Provisional date for interviews w/c Monday 13 January 2025. We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate. We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county. We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation. We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.