Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund Board of Management: Appointment

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A decision made 25 January 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0011
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management		Date of Decision Summary:	25th January 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Projects Director – Pensions		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Membership of the Management Board		Date of Written Report:	25th January 2016
Written Report Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund - Membership of the Management Board until 31st December 2018.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved Mr Gerald White as a nominee to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board to act as a representative for the Employer’s side until 31st December 2018.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 gives the Minister for Treasury and Resources the power to recommend to the Chief Minister two representatives to the Board of Management to act for the Employer’s side. Mr White is recommended to the Chief Minister by the Minister for Treasury and Resources and will be replacing Mr Robin Harris who recently retired after nearly nine years’ service.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications arising from this appointment.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support – Treasury to advise the Projects Director – Pensions of the decision of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Management Board: Appointment

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

JERSEY TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND (JTSF) – MEMBERSHIP OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Purpose of Report

To request that the Treasury Minister approves Mr Gerald White as a nominee to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (JTSF) Management Board to act as a representative for the Employer’s side until 31st December 2018.

Background

A recruitment process was recently carried out for an employer representative on the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Management Board, which is an honorary position.

Following an advertisement in the local media, four candidates were interviewed in line with the Jersey Appointments Commission Code of Practice for Appointments to Autonomous and Quasi-Autonomous Public Bodies and Tribunals.

The candidates were provided with copies of the Schemes’ most recent annual report and assessed on the following:

Business Skills – strategic planning, board level experience, commercial and public sector experience, voluntary and partnership working.
Financial Skills – banking/financial management, pensions background, investments experience, audit experience and accounting experience
Governance Skills – regulatory experience, legal experience, monitoring and evaluation experience
Trustee Skills – trustee experience, actuarial experience, conflict resolution, sound judgement, constructive debate and communication skills.

The Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Management Board comprises of 6 employer and 6 employee representatives. The vacancy was the result of one resignation, Mr Robin Harris who had served on the board for a considerable period of time.

The panel decided to offer the vacant position on the JTSF Board to Mr Gerald White who has confirmed that, subject to SEB approval, he would be delighted to accept.

Recommendation

The Treasury Minister is recommended to approve Mr Gerald White as a nominee to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board to act as a representative for the Employer’s side until 31st December 2018.

Reason for Decision

Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 gives the Minister for Treasury and Resources the power to recommend to the Chief Minister two representatives to the Board of Management to act for the Employer’s side.

Mr White is recommended to the Chief Minister by the Minister for Treasury and Resources and will be replacing Mr Robin Harris who recently resigned after nearly nine years’ service.

Resource Implications

There are no resource implications arising from this appointment.

Report author : Projects Director - Pensions

Document date 25/01/2016

Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support

File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2016 - 00xx - JTSF Nominee Appointment

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