Committee vacancies for Independent Members

Governance and Audit Committee

The Council’s Governance and Audit Committee probes and seeks assurance from a range of senior officers and oversees and accounts for the work of the Council’s internal and external auditors. The Committee is made up of twelve members, comprising eight Councillors, and four Independent Members.  This balance of elected and independent membership provides productive, robust, dynamic delivery of the responsibilities of the Committee, which is led by an Independent Chairperson.

Appointment of independent member

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Independent Member to join Cardiff Council's Governance and Audit Committee. 

Cardiff Council is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and financial stewardship. The remit of the Council's Governance and Audit Committee is to have high-level oversight of the Council's framework for governance, finance, treasury management, risk management, internal control, performance assessments and complaints procedures. To fulfil this remit, it probes and seeks assurance from a range of senior officers and oversees and accounts for the work of the Council's internal and external auditors. 

The Committee is made up of twelve members, comprising eight Councillors, and four Independent Members who were appointed from outside the Council. This balance of elected and independent membership provides productive, robust, dynamic delivery of the responsibilities of the Committee, which is led by an Independent Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson.

The successful applicant should have sound professional and practical skills, be inquiring and independent-minded, and be able to assist the work of the Governance and Audit Committee through their accumulated personal knowledge and experience in areas relevant to its role.

The role description and person specification provides more details of the skills and experience the successful candidate would require. 

The duties of the Independent Member will include attendance at five scheduled public meetings per year plus attendance at mandatory training and development events. The appointment is remunerated in accordance with the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales, which prescribes payments of £210 per day for activities over 4 hours and £105 per day for activities lasting up to 4 hours.  Payments can be claimed for meeting attendance, travelling, preparation time and attendance at training. 

The appointment will initially be for a 5 year term of office, with the possibility of reappointment for one further 5 year term.

​Members of diverse and disabled communities are currently under-represented on the Committee.  Applications from members of these groups are particularly welcome, although all applications will be considered on merit.

If you believe you meet the above requirements and are interested in this role, please email democraticservices@cardiff.gov.uk for an application pack, or you can find the link to the application form on this page. ​

If you would like to discuss the role informally, please contact: Christopher Lee, Corporate Director of Resources by email to Christopher.Lee@cardiff.gov.uk  

Closing date for applications: Midday on 24 February 2023

​Interviews: 13 March 2023