ACC Is Looking For Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Members at Wellington Central, Wellington Full Time

• Do you have strong motorcycling networks?
• Come and make a valuable contribution to motorcycle safety
• Flexible location

The Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) was established in 2010 by the then Minister for ACC and exists to provide independent assurance to the Minister of ACC (or Associate Minister) that ACC is investing the Motorcycle Safety Levy (MSL) effectively against the Motorcycle Safety Strategy, considering the voice of all motorcycle communities and fully leveraging government partnerships.

It has up to eight members, including a Chair and Deputy Chair appointed by the Minister for ACC and we are now seeking expressions of interest for further council members for the next term that are representative of our diverse riding communities across NZ.

 This assurance role requires the council to provide the Minister with confidence that:

• There is a robust, evidentially based strategy in place to reduce the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries across all NZ
• All voices of motorcyclists and motorcycle communities are captured and integrated into the strategy and interventions delivered
• The MSL is fully invested and works with ACC to provide transparency about the investments and benefit of these investments to a diverse motorcycle community – both urban and rural
• The performance of the strategy and its interventions are tracked and are delivering reductions in the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries
• There are processes and systems in place to ensure government agents work together to reduce the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries.

Role of council members:

Through their individual and collective expertise, council members support the Chair in providing assurance to the Minister for ACC, fulfilling the Purpose and Terms of Reference of the council.

Key attributes expected of the council members:

The council members, between them, should have the following mix of skills and experience:

• A diverse representation of all communities within NZ with a particular focus on Māori riders who are role models within their motorcycling communities
• Strong networks within the rural motorcycling community
• Knowledge of government processes including planning, budgeting and accounting for investment of public funds
• Assurance and or governance experience
• The ability to think strategically and focus on outcomes
• The ability to interpret research and evidence
• Experience building constructive working relationships
• Credibility as a motorcycle communities advocate
• The ability to engage and effectively build trust and confidence with key stakeholder groups, and to communicate positively
• The ability to meet online every six weeks (occasional travel) plus pre-work time

Remuneration

Remuneration will be at the rate below for the day prior to the meeting to allow for any reading and the day of the council meeting (up to three hours).

Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission set the remuneration rates with consideration of the council ToR and roles of the council members, in line with the Cabinet Fees framework. This is $190 – $270 per day.

Further details

As part of your application, you will be asked to make an expression of interest for the role of MSAC council member.

Please click on the link below and submit your expression of interest (including your CV and covering letter).

For a position description click HERE For MSAC Terms of Reference click HERE

Applications close at 5pm on Monday, 23 January 2023. We welcome your application via the ACC careers website.

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