Archibald reappoints member to the governing body of South Eastern Regional College

1. Mr Hagen is a qualified Accountant and has worked in various public sector service delivery organisations for most of his career. He has operational management experience of financial accounting, management accounting, budgeting and financial planning for large public sector organisations. He has also management experience in corporate planning, performance and risk management, and public accountability and corporate governance, and is currently head of corporate planning and performance for a large Non-Departmental Public Body. He was previously the independent member on the performance and risk committee of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council, and Ards and North Down Council. He does not hold any other public appointments.

2. SERC is one of the six further education colleges in Northern Ireland. Colleges are non-departmental public bodies of the Department for the Economy, which are established under the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. The governing body of a further education college is responsible for securing the efficient and effective management of the college, the provision of suitable further education to its students and determining the college’s strategic direction. In delivering college services, the governing body considers the educational needs of the business sector and the local community.

3. The post of governing body member is remunerated at £250 for a governing body meeting and £150 for a committee meeting or event sanctioned by the Chair plus travel and subsistence allowances which are payable at Northern Ireland Civil Service rates in respect of activities conducted whilst fulfilling their duties.

4. All appointments/reappointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland requires the political activity of appointees (if any declared) to be published. Mr Hagen has not undertaken any political activity in the last five years.

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