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Permanent Project Director for new Hospital

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WQ.201/2021

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF MINISTER BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF ST. JOHN

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 4th MAY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 11th MAY 2021

Question

Will the Minister update members on the position of a permanent Project Director for the Our Hospital project, advising in particular –

  1. whether a permanent appointment has been made;
  2. what difference, if any, there is between the cost (including salary) of employing a permanent Director and that of engaging an Interim Director;
  3. what companies have been used for the recruitment process;
  4. the timeline for the latest recruitment process; and
  5. if no such appointment has been made to date, how this features on the Project's Risk Register?

Answer

  1. Subject to the approval of the States Employment Board, the interim Project Director will be appointed to the role on a permanent basis in Q2 2021.
  2. There is no difference in the coast as the terms will remain the same.
  3. Faerfield was used to support the recruitment process for the Project Director.
  4. See (a) above.
  5. The risk of loss of a key person is recorded in the Project Risk Register. The recorded mitigation is to retain key staff to achieve continuity of service where possible, or to recruit successors with a full handover if necessary.