A spokesman for the Fundraising Regulator has confirmed that the process of finding a new chair and chief executive of the organisation in the new year will be done through “open competition”.
The spokesman said that the regulator will make an announcement on its search for a new chair and chief executive “before Christmas”. Currently both Lord Michael Grade, the regulator’s chair, and Stephen Dunmore, its chief executive, are interim appointments.
The spokesman said it was “too early to comment”, when asked if either Grade or Dunmore would be applying as part of the open tendering process for their current roles on a permanent basis.
He also said that, as part of the announcement on the roles of chair and chief executive, the Fundraising Regulator would also be making an announcement about the appointment “of a Wales board member”.
In February, Stephen Dunmore told Fundraising Magazine that he would consider applying for the job on a permanent basis, once his interim contract came to an end.
“I have a contract and when it comes, I’ll give that some thought,” he said, when asked whether he anticipated staying in the role beyond his 12-month contract. “The intention is certainly that at the end of the 12-month period, as is absolutely right, we will go to open competition for the role of chief executive”.
He also said he was originally appointed on an interim basis so that Grade did not have to open the process up to public tender. He said that the appointment of an interim chief executive meant that the regulator could “cut corners in a sense, because you need to get on quickly with the job”.
The Fundraising Regulator has yet to respond when asked about the tenure of its current head of policy and communications Gerald Oppenheim. Civil Society News understands that his was also an interim appointment.
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