Sion Barry is reporting that the top civil servant vacancy in the Business, Enterprise, Technology & Science department is to be filled shortly after being advertised through Cardiff headhunting firm Ogders & Berndston.
He states ‘It is understood that she has struck up a good working relationship with interim head of the department James Price, who has to be a front-runner for the new role permanent if he has applied.
Mr Price was brought in last year after former director-general Gareth Hall was given a new role in North Wales.
Mr Price was highly regarded by former Minister for the Economy and Transport Andrew Davies and also played a key role with Plaid’s Ieuan Wyn Jones – Mrs Hart’s predecessor in the department – in helping to implement his Economic Renewal Programme.'
Sion also goes on to also make some interesting suggestions about who else might be considered to fill the role ‘With public sector job losses in Whitehall, the role will no doubt attract interest from experienced civil servants in London.
Having a former senior Whitehall civil servant at the helm of the department could
be a very positive move, not only in bringing an outside perspective, but in providing a deep understanding of the workings of the UK coalition Government.
There is also scope for going outside of the UK civil service and appointing someone from the private sector – or if in the public sector someone with notable private sector experience.
In a move designed to make the role more attractive to candidates from the private sector, the director-general role is also to be offered as a seconded post for up to five years’.
Whoever ends up getting the job it seems there will be little room for changing course and trying to help revive the welsh economy as Edwina Hart has publically stated she is sticking with the discredited Economic Renewal Plan plus that the previous Welsh Government introduced in July last year.
Its a shame for the 115,000 currently unemployed in Wales and the tens of thousands of welsh people about to be hit hard by the UK Government's welfare changes(some of which we in place before they came to power) who need real jobs and not more 'training places schemes' dressed up as job creation from the Welsh Government if its really serious about turning things around.Any source
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