Appointment of interim Director of Public Health Policy (FOI)

Request

My question concerns the recent appointment of Alex Khaldi as Interim Director of Public Health Policy

A

Is this to replace Dr Susan Turnbull?

B

If this is a different role, please specify who decided that we needed such a position?

C

Where, when and for how long this role was advertised?

D

Who were the members of the interview panel for this role?

E

Were the same people on the interview panels for any other applicants?

F

How long is this interim contract for?

G

Was the role advertised locally within the civil service and, if so, were there any local applicants?

H

Where can I find this person's CV?

If this is a different role, please supply the following information for the person who is acting as the interim Director of Public Health, replacing Dr Turnbull.

a

What is the name and experience of the person appointed?

b

Where, when and for how long this role was advertised?

c

Who were the members of the interview panel for this role?

d

Were the same people on the interview panels for any other applicants?

e

How long is this 'interim' contract for?

f

Was the role advertised locally within the civil service and, if so, were there any local applicants?

g

Where can I find this person's CV?

Response

A

No, this interim position was created to provide additional senior policy expertise and resource within Public Health. This is part of the department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance, with a particular emphasis on the Island’s Covid-19 emergency response.

B

The need for the temporary additional resource was identified by the Director General of the department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance. This was approved by the States Employment Board.

C

A specialist Interim executive search firm were engaged to identify suitably experienced (on and off island) candidates for the position. They were engaged on the 3 August 2020 and the role was advertised across a number of social media platforms for a period of seven days.

D

Tom Walker: Director General for the department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance

Steve Skelton: Director of Strategy and Innovation - Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance

Neil Wiseman: GOJ Head of Resourcing.

E

Yes.

F

The contract commenced on the 16 September 2020 for an initial term until the 15 March 2021.

G

Yes, the role was advertised locally. There were no local candidates identified for the position.

H

This information is exempt under Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 Law.

a

Cynthia Folarin has been appointed as Interim Director of Public Health Practice whilst a permanent recruitment process (overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission) is completed.

Ms Folarin is a public health consultant with over 30 years’ experience across statutory, voluntary and community sectors. She has a track record in developing and implementing public health programmes at a national, regional and local level.

She is RN; RM; DPSN; MPH and Cert Ed qualified.

b

A specialist Interim executive search firm were engaged to identify suitably experienced (on and off island) candidates for the position. They were engaged on the 3rd August 2020 and the role was advertised across a number of social media platforms for a period of seven days.

c

Tom Walker: Director General for the department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance

Steve Skelton: Director of Strategy and Innovation - Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance

Neil Wiseman: GOJ Head of Resourcing.

d

Yes.

e

The contract commenced on the 26 October 2020 for an initial term until the 26 April 2021.

f

Yes the role was advertised locally. There were no local candidates identified for the position.

g 

This information is exempt under Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 Law.

Article applied

Article 25 Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

(3) In determining for the purposes of this Article whether the lawfulness principle in Article 8(1)(a) of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 would be contravened by the disclosure of information, paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2 to that Law (legitimate interests) is to be read as if sub-paragraph (b) (which disapplies the provision where the controller is a public authority) were omitted.