The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 43: June/July 2019 | Page 10

SWLEP Could you be our next Board Member? We mean business On 14 January 2019 SWLEP Ltd was incorporated and plans put in place for the new company to take over operational responsibility from the 1st April 2019. Working with Government and businesses we now have a business to business relationship. SWLEP Ltd will also take ownership of some of the roles that we were previously unable to do as a voluntary partnership, these include being an employer. Wiltshire Council is our Accountable Body and they will continue to have oversight of our decisions and use of funding 10 THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2019 to ensure we are compliant with our Governance arrangements. We are working closely with Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council as our Accountable Body to ensure a smooth transition of these roles and responsibilities. Many of our existing Board Members will become Directors of SWLEP Ltd and we have launched a recruitment campaign to attract new Board Members. We will be inviting businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire to be part of this new development by becoming Members of our company – watch this space. SWLEP Limited are recruiting local business leaders to join the Board to a increase its strategic leadership capacity and support our activities in growing our local economy. The SWLEP is keen for its board to reflect Swindon and Wiltshire’s diversity and so welcomes applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We are particularly keen to hear from women and people who are BAME. For further information about the role, please visit swlep.co.uk\vacancies. To apply email a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by midnight Monday 27th May 2019. Interviews will take place w/c 17 June 2019.